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New in bestsellers: Daniel Silva, Emily Giffin, Gretchen Whitmer and more

The New York Times — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:53 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 13, 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. A DEATH IN CORNWALL, by Daniel Silva. (Harper) The 24th book in the Gabriel Allon series. Gabriel forges six Impressionist canvases and enlists an unlikely team of operatives to go after a new foe.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

3. THE SUMMER PACT, by Emily Giffin. (Ballantine) Ten years after a tragedy close to graduation, Hannah and her college friends grapple with turning points in their lives.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

Harper

Daniel Silva’s 24th Gabriel Allon novel joined the list at No. 1 in fiction.

4. SWAN SONG, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

5. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 62

6. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

7. THE SPELLSHOP, by Sarah Beth Durst. (Bramble) When the Great Library of Alyssium is set aflame, Kiela and Caz take the spellbooks and bring magic to Kiela’s childhood home.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

9. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

10. THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore. (Riverhead) When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

11. CAMINO GHOSTS, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

12. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

13. THE MIDNIGHT FEAST, by Lucy Foley. (Morrow) An opening night party turns deadly at a luxury resort located near an ancient forest.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

14. THE BRIAR CLUB, by Kate Quinn. (Morrow) During the McCarthy era, Grace March’s bonds with her oddball neighbors at a female boardinghouse are tested.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

15. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

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NONFICTION

1. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health effects of a phone-based life on children.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

2. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

3. THE WAR ON WARRIORS, by Pete Hegseth. (Broadside) The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences in the Army and his views on the state of the American military.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

4. TRUE GRETCH, by Gretchen Whitmer with Lisa Dickey. (Simon & Schuster) The governor of Michigan recounts defining moments from her life and time in office.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. ON CALL, by Anthony S. Fauci. (Viking) The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

6. NUCLEAR WAR, by Annie Jacobsen. (Dutton) The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes after a nuclear missile launch.

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

7. THE SINGULARITY IS NEARER, by Ray Kurzweil. (Viking) A look at the potentially positive and negative aspects of biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

8. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 68

9. ASK NOT, by Maureen Callahan. (Little, Brown) The author of “American Predator” puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 63

11. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster) A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

12. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher. (Simon & Schuster) The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

13. WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT DELAY, by Gary Janetti. (Harper) The author of “Start Without Me” recalls trips he has taken to various parts of the world.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

14. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, by Griffin Dunne. (Penguin Press) The actor and director mixes stories from his family with tales of celebrities.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

15. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy. (Simon & Schuster) The actor and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 87

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In YA bestsellers, a new fantasy romance (cue death and a stranger)

The New York Times — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:59:45 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 13, 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.

Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. 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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PICTURE

1. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 450

2. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 25

3. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 401

4. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 390

5. TAYLOR SWIFT, by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Illustrated by Borghild Fallberg. (Frances Lincoln) A biography of the pop star. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

6. HOW TO CATCH A UNICORN, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) Children try to capture the mythical creature. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 50

7. PETE THE CAT SCREAMS FOR ICE CREAM!, by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. (HarperCollins) Pete eagerly awaits the ice cream truck. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

8. MILLIE FLEUR’S POISON GARDEN, by Christy Mandin. (Orchard) Garden Glen is transformed when Millie’s garden comes to town. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

9. THE BIG CHEESE, by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (HarperCollins) The Big Cheese learns a lesson in humility. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

10. TIME FOR SCHOOL, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK, by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Blue gives a friend a ride to school. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 37

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 451

2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 265

3. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

4. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 63

5. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 82

6. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

7. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 39

8. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 207

9. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

10. FAKER, by Gordon Korman. (Scholastic) Trey grows tired of running scams with his father and longs for a different way of life. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

Feiwel & Friends

In Tricia Levenseller’s novel — which debuts at No. 1 in YA — a noble dies and a stranger appears, claimimg that the inheritance is his, not the widow’s.

1. THE DARKNESS WITHIN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) When Chrysantha’s husband, the Duke of Pholios, dies, she believes she’s the sole heir to his fortune. Until Eryx Demos arrives and claims to be the duke’s estranged grandson. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 56

3. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

4. THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price’s mother is presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

5. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 29

6. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

7. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

8. TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER, by Danielle Valentine. (Putnam) When Camp Lost Lake reopens 16 years after brutal murders have taken place there, two girls arrive to look for answers to their mysterious pasts. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

9. SWEET NIGHTMARE, by Tracy Wolff. (Entangled Teen) Clementine would love to leave Calder Academy, the boarding school for rogue paranormals, but her mother, the headmaster, will not have it. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

10. BETTING ON YOU, by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) Charlie and Bailey place bets on the love lives of others, while fighting their feelings for each other. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

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SERIES

1. THE POWERLESS TRILOGY, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

2. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 146

3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 800

4. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 799

5. BOYS OF TOMMEN, by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

6. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 117

7. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 25

8. ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, by Stephanie Garber. (Flatiron) The story of Evangeline Fox, Jacks, the Prince of Hearts and the pursuit of true love. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

9. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 733

10. THE INHERITANCE GAMES, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) Avery Grambs tries to figure out why a stranger left her an inheritance. (Ages 12 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 84

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In bestsellers, mystery, fantasy and the Kennedys’ treatment of women

The New York Times — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:15:51 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 6, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

2. SWAN SONG, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

Riverhead

Liz Moore’s novel joined the fiction list at No. 3.

3. THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore. (Riverhead) When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

5. CAMINO GHOSTS, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the “Camino” series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

6. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 61

7. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

8. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

9. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the “Empyrean” series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

11. THE MIDNIGHT FEAST, by Lucy Foley. (Morrow) An opening night party turns deadly at a luxury resort located near an ancient forest.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

12. THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE, by K.X. Song. (Ace) The Three Kingdoms are at war and Meilin disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the army in her father’s place.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

13. MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, by Riley Sager. (Dutton) Thirty years after the disappearance of his friend, Ethan returns to his childhood home and encounters unsettling experiences.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

14. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.

LAST WEEK: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

15. SANDWICH, by Catherine Newman. (Harper) During a summer vacation in Cape Cod, Rocky faces changes with her family, body and life.

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

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NONFICTION

1. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

2. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

3. ON CALL, by Anthony S. Fauci. (Viking) The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

4. THE SINGULARITY IS NEARER, by Ray Kurzweil. (Viking) A look at the potentially positive and negative aspects of biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

5. ASK NOT, by Maureen Callahan. (Little, Brown) The author of “American Predator” puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. THE WAR ON WARRIORS, by Pete Hegseth. (Broadside) The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

7. THE SITUATION ROOM, by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey. (Grand Central) The ABC host and former adviser to President Bill Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

8. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher. (Simon & Schuster) The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

9. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 67

10. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 62

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

12. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, by Griffin Dunne. (Penguin Press) The actor and director mixes stories from his family with tales of celebrities.

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

13. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy. (Simon & Schuster) The actor and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 86

14. NUCLEAR WAR, by Annie Jacobsen. (Dutton) The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

15. LOVE & WHISKEY, by Fawn Weaver. (Melcher Media) A portrayal of the bond between Jack Daniel and African American distiller Nearest Green.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

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In new bestsellers for young readers, celebrating the strange and the honest

The New York Times — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:14:09 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 6, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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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PICTURE

1. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 24

2. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 449

3. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 400

4. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 389

5. PETE THE CAT SCREAMS FOR ICE CREAM!, by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. (HarperCollins) Pete eagerly awaits the arrival of the ice cream truck. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

6. TAYLOR SWIFT, by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Illustrated by Borghild Fallberg. (Frances Lincoln) A biography of the pop star. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

7. MILLIE FLEUR’S POISON GARDEN, by Christy Mandin. (Orchard) Garden Glen is transformed when Millie’s garden comes to town. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. TIME FOR SCHOOL, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK, by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Blue gives a friend a ride to school. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

9. HOW TO CATCH A MERMAID, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) A young girl tries to catch a mermaid and befriend her. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

10. THE SMART COOKIE, by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (Harper) Cookie builds up her self-confidence. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

Scholastic

Gordon Korman’s novel about a family of liars — and a kid who wants to stop the whole scam — joins the middle-grade list at No. 4.

1. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 264

2. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 450

3. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

4. FAKER, by Gordon Korman. (Scholastic) Trey grows tired of running scams with his father and longs for a different way of life. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 62

6. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

7. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 38

8. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

9. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 81

10. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 206

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

1. THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price’s mother is presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

2. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 55

3. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

4. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

5. TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER, by Danielle Valentine. (Putnam) When Camp Lost Lake reopens 16 years after brutal murders there, two girls arrive to look for answers to their mysterious pasts. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

6. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 28

7. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

8. SWEET NIGHTMARE, by Tracy Wolff. (Entangled Teen) Clementine would love to leave Calder Academy, the boarding school for rogue paranormals, but her mother, the headmaster, will not have it. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

9. HEARTLESS HUNTER, by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

10. BETTING ON YOU, by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) Charlie and Bailey place bets on the love lives of others while fighting the feelings they have for each other. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

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SERIES

1. THE POWERLESS TRILOGY, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 145

3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 799

4. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 116

5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 732

6. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 798

7. LEGACY OF ORÏSHA, by Tomi Adeyemi. (Holt) Zélie Adebola fights to bring magic back to the land of Orïsha. (Ages 14 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 24

9. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 334

10. WHO WAS/IS …?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

WEEKS ON LIST: 162

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New bestsellers for young readers, and the ‘Legacy of Orisha’ series hits No. 1

The New York Times — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:27:29 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 29, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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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PICTURE

1. THE YELLOW BUS, by Loren Long. (Roaring Brook) The life span of a yellow school bus. (Ages 3 to 6)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 448

3. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

4. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 399

5. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 388

6. THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES, by B.J. Novak. (Dial) Silly songs and sound effects. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 192

7. PETE THE CAT SCREAMS FOR ICE CREAM!, by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. (HarperCollins) Pete eagerly awaits the ice cream truck. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. THE SOUR GRAPE, by Jory John and Pete Oswald. (HarperCollins) A grape holds grudges against everyone, then reevaluates life when one is held against him. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

9. GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK, by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Blue and Toad offer shelter from a storm to other farm animals. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 47

10. TAYLOR SWIFT, by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Illustrated by Borghild Fallberg. (Frances Lincoln) A biography of the mega pop star. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 449

2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 263

3. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

4. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) The demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 61

5. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

6. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

7. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 37

8. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 205

9. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 80

10. THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE, by Dave Eggers. Illustrations by Shawn Harris. (Knopf, McSweeney’s) A dog who serves as the eyes for three bison in a park enclosure devises a plan to free them. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

1. POWERLESS, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Forbidden love is in the air when Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, become romantically involved. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

2. POWERFUL, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Adena is on her own in Loot after Paedyn is selected for the Purging Trials. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

3. THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price’s mother is presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

4. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 54

5. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

6. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

7. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 27

8. TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER, by Danielle Valentine. (Putnam) When Camp Lost Lake reopens 16 years after brutal murders there, two girls arrive to look for answers to their mysterious pasts. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

9. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

10. SWEET NIGHTMARE, by Tracy Wolff. (Entangled Teen) Clementine would love to leave Calder Academy, the boarding school for rogue paranormals, but her mother, the headmaster, will not have it. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

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SERIES

Holt

The book that started the hit “Legacy of Orisha” trilogy.

1. LEGACY OF ORÏSHA, by Tomi Adeyemi. (Holt) Zélie Adebola fights to bring magic back to the land of Orïsha. (Ages 14 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 144

3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 798

4. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 115

5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 731

6. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 333

7. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

8. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 797

9. THE ONE AND ONLY, by Katherine Applegate. (HarperCollins) The stories of Ivan, Bob and Ruby. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 33

10. WHO WAS/IS . . . ?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

WEEKS ON LIST: 161

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Bestsellers: In fiction, Danielle Steel and Chris Whitaker serve up summer hits

The New York Times — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:15:01 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 29, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

2. SWAN SONG, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

Crown

Chris Whitaker’s mystery-thriller-love story joins the fiction list at No. 3.

3. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

5. RESURRECTION, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) After a shocking discovery and the onset of a global health crisis, a successful blogger begins to see new possibilities while staying in France.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. CAMINO GHOSTS, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

7. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

8. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

9. THE MIDNIGHT FEAST, by Lucy Foley. (Morrow) An opening night party turns deadly at a luxury resort located near an ancient forest.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 60

11. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

12. MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, by Riley Sager. (Dutton) Thirty years after his friend disappears, Ethan returns to his childhood home and encounters unsettling experiences.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

13. RED SKY MOURNING, by Jack Carr. (Atria/Emily Bestler) The seventh book in the Terminal List series. Questionable allegiances and various threats bring James Reece back into action.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

14. SANDWICH, by Catherine Newman. (Harper) During a summer vacation in Cape Cod, Rocky faces changes with her family, body and life.

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

15. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of Jim.

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

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NONFICTION

1. ON CALL, by Anthony S. Fauci. (Viking) The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

2. 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: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

3. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

4. THE SINGULARITY IS NEARER, by Ray Kurzweil. (Viking) A look at the potentially positive and negative aspects of biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. (b)

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher. (Simon & Schuster) The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

6. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster) A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

LAST WEEK: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

7. LOVE & WHISKEY, by Fawn Weaver. (Melcher Media) A portrayal of the bond between Jack Daniel and the African American distiller Nearest Green. (b)

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. THE WAR ON WARRIORS, by Pete Hegseth. (Broadside) The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military. (b)

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

9. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 61

10. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 66

11. THE SITUATION ROOM, by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey. (Grand Central) The ABC host and former adviser to President Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

12. APPRENTICE IN WONDERLAND, by Ramin Setoodeh. (Harper) An editor in chief for Variety chronicles Donald J. Trump’s time in reality TV.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

13. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, by Griffin Dunne. (Penguin Press) The actor and director mixes stories from his family with tales of celebrities.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

14. WHEN THE NIGHT COMES FALLING, by Howard Blum. (Harper) The author of “American Lightning” delves into the murders of four students at the University of Idaho. (b)

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

15. A WALK IN THE PARK, by Kevin Fedarko. (Scribner) The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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In bestsellers for younger readers: how to be a good friend

The New York Times — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:59:02 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 22, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

Zonderkidz

In Taraji Henson’s book, Lil TJ is new at school, sticking out — and a target.

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PICTURE

1. YOU CAN BE A GOOD FRIEND (NO MATTER WHAT!), by Taraji P. Henson. Illustrated by Paul Kellam. (Zonderkidz) A spirited young girl tries to make friends at her new school. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 398

3. WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD, by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A father’s love for his daughter. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

4. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

5. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 447

6. I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) Celebrating Dad with help from that insatiable insect. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 31

7. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 387

8. PETE THE CAT SCREAMS FOR ICE CREAM!, by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. (HarperCollins) Pete eagerly awaits the arrival of the ice cream truck. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

9. THE BIG CHEESE, by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (HarperCollins) The Big Cheese learns a lesson in humility. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

10. MAY YOU LOVE AND BE LOVED, by Cleo Wade. (Feiwel & Friends) Well wishes for the future. (Ages 3 to 6)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 448

2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 262

3. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

4. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 20

5. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 60

6. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 204

7. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

8. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 79

9. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

10. FERRIS, by Kate DiCamillo. (Candlewick) During the summer before fifth grade, 10-year-old Ferris contends with friends’ and family’s bouts with love. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

1. POWERLESS, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Forbidden love is in the air when Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, become romantically involved. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 33

2. POWERFUL, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Adena is on her own in Loot, after Paedyn is selected for the Purging Trials. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

4. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 53

5. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

6. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 33

7. SWEET NIGHTMARE, by Tracy Wolff. (Entangled Teen) Clementine would love to leave Calder Academy, the boarding school for rogue paranormals, but her mother, the headmaster, will not have it. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

8. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 33

9. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 26

10. TWELFTH KNIGHT, by Alexene Farol Follmuth. (Tor Teen) A girl poses as a male on an online role playing game. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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SERIES

1. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 143

2. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 114

3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 797

4. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 730

5. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 332

6. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

7. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 796

8. THE ONE AND ONLY, by Katherine Applegate. (HarperCollins) The stories of Ivan, Bob and Ruby. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

9. WHO WAS/IS …?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

WEEKS ON LIST: 160

10. FOLK OF THE AIR, by Holly Black. (Little, Brown) Jude’s quest to become the first mortal queen of the High Court of Faerie. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 48

In bestsellers, Elin Hilderbrand, Questlove on hip-hop, swimmer Katie Ledecky and more

The New York Times — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:30:52 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 15, 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.

Little, Brown

Elin Hilderbrand’s new novel joins the fiction list at No. 1.

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FICTION

1. SWAN SONG, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 19

4. CAMINO GHOSTS, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

5. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

6. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

7. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 58

8. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

9. THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY, by K.A. Linde. (Red Tower) A thief breaks the Monster Treaty that was created in the aftermath of the destruction of New York City years ago.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. THE ROM-COMMERS, by Katherine Center. (St. Martin’s) An aspiring screenwriter hopes to convince a famous but jaded screenwriter that love stories matter.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

11. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of Jim.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

12. THE ASHES & THE STAR-CURSED KING, by Carissa Broadbent. (Bramble) The second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. Oraya faces a difficult choice between love and power.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

13. HORROR MOVIE, by Paul Tremblay. (Morrow) A Hollywood reboot of an art-house horror flick brings up decades-old, on-set tragedies for its sole surviving cast member.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

14. A CALAMITY OF SOULS, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) Lawyers from different backgrounds represent a Black man charged with killing a wealthy white couple in Virginia in 1968.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

15. CLETE, by James Lee Burke. (Atlantic Monthly) The 24th book in the Dave Robicheaux series. Robicheaux and his partner Clete Purcel go after smugglers of a new drug.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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NONFICTION

1. THE WAR ON WARRIORS, by Pete Hegseth. (Broadside) The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

2. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

3. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health effects of a phone-based life on children.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

4. THE SITUATION ROOM, by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey. (Grand Central) The ABC host and former adviser to President Bill Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

5. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 59

6. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, by Griffin Dunne. (Penguin Press) The actor and director mixes stories from his family with tales of celebrities.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

7. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher. (Simon & Schuster) The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

8. WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE, by Garrett M. Graff. (Avid Reader) An oral history, based on numerous interviews, of D-Day and events that led up to it.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

9. HIP-HOP IS HISTORY, by Questlove with Ben Greenman. (AUWA) The musician and filmmaker pulls together some of the creative and cultural forces behind hip-hop.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 64

11. JUST ADD WATER, by Katie Ledecky. (Simon & Schuster) A memoir by the seven-time Olympic gold medalist and 21-time world champion swimmer.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

12. PATTON’S PRAYER, by Alex Kershaw. (Dutton) The author of “Against All Odds” chronicles Gen. George Patton’s actions during World War II.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

13. THE END OF EVERYTHING, by Victor Davis Hanson. (Basic) The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

14. THE WIDE WIDE SEA, by Hampton Sides. (Doubleday) The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

15. ROCTOGENARIANS, by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenburg. (Simon & Schuster) The author of “Mobituaries” profiles people who made an impact later in life.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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In YA bestsellers, ‘The Shadows Between Us’ series opener returns

The New York Times — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:29:23 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 15, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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PICTURE

1. WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD, by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A father’s love for his daughter. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

2. WHY A SON NEEDS A DAD, by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Gail Yerrill. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The bond between father and son. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

3. I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) Celebrating Dad with help from that insatiable insect. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 30

4. HOW TO CATCH A DADDYSAURUS, by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids try to snare the Daddysaurus, known for his acts of kindness and bravery. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

5. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 397

6. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

7. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 446

World of Eric Carle

The 2023 release from the late Eric Carle is back on the hit list.

8. I LOVE GRANDPA WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle. (World of Eric Carle) The caterpillar shows love to Granddad. (Ages 2 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

9. BECAUSE OF YOU, DAD, by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Natalie Russell. (Compendium) A celebration of fatherhood. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. WILLOW THE WHITE HOUSE CAT, by Jill Biden. Illustrated by Kate Berube. (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman) Willow’s journey from a farm in Pennsylvania to the White House. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 447

2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 261

3. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 59

4. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 78

5. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 19

6. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

7. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 203

8. ROSWELL JOHNSON SAVES THE WORLD!, by Chris Colfer. (Little, Brown) Roswell is accidentally abducted by aliens and learns of a sinister plot against Earth. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

9. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

1. POWERLESS, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Forbidden love is in the air when Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, become romantically involved. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

2. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. POWERFUL, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) Adena is on her own in Loot after Paedyn is selected for the Purging Trials. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

5. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 52

6. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

7. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 25

8. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

9. TWELFTH KNIGHT, by Alexene Farol Follmuth. (Tor Teen) A girl poses as a male on an online role playing game. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

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SERIES

1. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 142

2. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 331

3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 796

4. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 113

5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 729

6. THE ONE AND ONLY, by Katherine Applegate. (HarperCollins) The stories of Ivan, Bob and Ruby. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 31

7. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 795

8. WHO WAS/IS …?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

WEEKS ON LIST: 159

9. BOYS OF TOMMEN, by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

10. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

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In a flood of new bestsellers, ‘The War on Warriors’

The New York Times — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:30:51 +0000

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 8, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.

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. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. CAMINO GHOSTS, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

4. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

5. THE ASHES & THE STAR-CURSED KING, by Carissa Broadbent. (Bramble) The second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. Oraya faces a difficult choice between love and power.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY, by K.A. Linde. (Red Tower) A thief breaks the Monster Treaty that was created in the aftermath of the destruction of New York City years ago.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

7. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

8. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 57

9. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 31

10. THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS, by Jacqueline Winspear. (Soho Crime) The 18th book in the Maisie Dobbs series. Maisie looks into a decades-old mystery that involved her late husband.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

11. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of the character Jim.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

12. ONE PERFECT COUPLE, by Ruth Ware. (Gallery/Scout) On a storm-swept island, there is a killer amid five couples who were cast on a reality TV series and now cannot contact their crew.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

13. HEAVENBREAKER, by Sara Wolf. (Red Tower) A giant machine left over from the war has something unstoppable in it.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

14. MIND GAMES, by Nora Roberts. (St. Martin’s) Thea has the gift of seeing into the minds and souls of others. But so does the inmate who killed her parents when she was 12, and he is after revenge.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

15. THE 24TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown) The 24th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. A high-society killer could spell trouble for members of the club.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

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NONFICTION

Broadside

“The War on Warriors” landed on the list at No. 1 in nonfiction.

1. THE WAR ON WARRIORS, by Pete Hegseth. (Broadside) The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health effects of a phone-based life on children.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

3. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

4. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher. (Simon & Schuster) The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

5. WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE, by Garrett M. Graff. (Avid Reader) An oral history, based on numerous interviews, of D-Day and events that led up to it.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. ENTRANCES AND EXITS, by Michael Richards. (Permuted) The comedic actor, known for his role as Kramer on “Seinfeld,” shares insights on physical comedy and moments from his life.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

8. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster) A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

9. WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE, by Julie Satow. (Doubleday) The impact three women had on the American department store business in the 20th century.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 58

11. THE END OF EVERYTHING, by Victor Davis Hanson. (Basic) The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

12. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 63

13. YOU NEVER KNOW, by Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican. (Dey Street) The actor charts his journey from his California childhood to success in Hollywood.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

14. IN MY TIME OF DYING, by Sebastian Junger. (Simon & Schuster) After suffering a ruptured aneurysm, the author of “Tribe” and “The Perfect Storm” addresses some imponderables related to mortality.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

15. A WALK IN THE PARK, by Kevin Fedarko. (Scribner) The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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