Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept. 27, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
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FICTION
1. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. THE SECRET OF SECRETS, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday) As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
3. TOURIST SEASON, by Brynne Weaver. (Slowburn) When a true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage in search of a serial killer, a local gardener and a handsome tourist pause their deadly ways.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE, by Jennifer L. Armentrout. (Blue Box) The sixth book in the Blood and Ash series. The Blood Crown has fallen and the Primal of Death must be stopped.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. ONE DARK WINDOW, by Rachel Gillig. (Orbit) Elspeth Spindle and the treasonous nephew to the king seek to gather 12 Providence Cards before solstice.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. TWO TWISTED CROWNS, by Rachel Gillig. (Orbit) The second book in the Shepherd King series. Elspeth and Ravyn go on a quest to save the kingdom.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. THIS INEVITABLE RUIN, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. After becoming fully self-aware, the NPCs join the Faction Wars.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. CIRCLE OF DAYS, by Ken Follett. (Grand Central) A priestess envisions a great stone circle put together by divided tribes, but drought and violence may impede its creation.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. THE ACADEMY, by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham. (Little, Brown) Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. ANATHEMA, by Keri Lake. (Bloom) An assassin who dwells in Witch Knell is obsessed with Maevyth Bronwick, whose blood might help to break his curse.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
11. WHAT WE CAN KNOW, by Ian McEwan. (Knopf) In 2119, a scholar living in a world of rising seas after a nuclear catastrophe seeks clues about a missing poem written in 2014.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY, by Kiran Desai. (Hogarth) A novelist and a journalist, whose grandparents once tried to arrange their union, go on a search for happiness together.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
13. KATABASIS, by R.F. Kuang. (Harper Voyager) A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
14. BUCKEYE, by Patrick Ryan. (Random House) Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
15. WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY, by Mona Awad. (Marysue Rucci) A debut novelist is kidnapped by her former frenemies, who recount their dark adventures.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
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NONFICTION
1. 107 DAYS, by Kamala Harris. (Simon & Schuster) The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. POEMS & PRAYERS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. AWAKE, by Jen Hatmaker. (Avid Reader) The host of the “For the Love” podcast describes major shifts in her life after her marriage of 26 years ended.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. CONFRONTING EVIL, by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer. (St. Martin’s) O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
5. SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU, by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley with Mary Jane Ross. (Grand Central) Presley recounts her tribulations and search for identity after spending a decade with Elvis.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Riverhead) The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” depicts her journey through a cycle involving self-destructive tendencies.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
7. THE BOOK OF SHEEN, by Charlie Sheen. (Gallery) The actor, known for his roles in “Platoon” and “Two and a Half Men,” shares stories about his life in Hollywood.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
8. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the effects of a phone-based life on children’s mental health.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 79
9. BLACK AF HISTORY, by Michael Harriot. (Dey Street) A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that put at the center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
10. HISTORY MATTERS, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster) A posthumous collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on history’s impact on our present and our future; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
11. AGAINST THE MACHINE, by Paul Kingsnorth. (Thesis) A warning about the potential ramifications of the technological-cultural matrix and suggestions on ways to push back.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS …, by Steven Pinker. (Scribner) The cognitive scientist and author of “Rationality” considers aspects of common knowledge.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
13. SUCCESSFUL FAILURE, by Kevin Fredericks. (Convergent) The NAACP Image Award–winning comedian describes setbacks and moments of embarrassment he encountered.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
14. STORIES FROM A STRANGER, by Hunter Prosper. (Simon Element) An ICU nurse brings together revealing stories told by an assortment of people.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. WE THE PEOPLE, by Jill Lepore. (Liveright) The author of “These Truths” examines the history of the U.S. Constitution and challenges its interpretation by the Supreme Court and the theory of originalism.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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