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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28, 9780593318171
2. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
3. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
4. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010
5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
6. The Committed
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $27, 9780802157065
7. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291
8. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
9. How Beautiful We Were
Imbolo Mbue, Random House, $28, 9780593132425
10. Brood
Jackie Polzin, Doubleday, $24, 9780385546751
11. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28, 9781501160837
12. We Begin at the End
Chris Whitaker, Holt, $27.99, 9781250759665
13. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525658184
14. The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28, 9781982134198
15. Dark Sky
C.J. Box, Putnam, $28, 9780525538271
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
2. Caste
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32, 9780593230251
3. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781982115852
4. Dusk, Night, Dawn
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20, 9780593189696
5. The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee, One World, $28, 9780525509561
6. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258
7. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders, Random House, $28, 9781984856029
8. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385546133
9. Keep Sharp
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28, 9781501166730
10. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24, 9780593189481
11. Four Hundred Souls
Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, $32, 9780593134047
12. World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $25, 9781571313652
13. The Soul of a Woman
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $22.99, 9780593355626
14. Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic
Natalie Warren, University of Minnesota Press, $24.95, 9781517907846
15. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson, Portfolio, $29, 9780593084649
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
2. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
3. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780735216730
4. Later
Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $14.95, 9781789096491
5. Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Talia Hibbert, Avon, $15.99, 9780062941275
6. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
7. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17, 9780062963680
8. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
9. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $17, 9780802124944
10. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
11. Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17, 9780802148506
12. Writers & Lovers
Lily King, Grove Press, $17, 9780802148544
13. Valentine
Elizabeth Wetmore, Harper Perennial, $17, 9780062913272
14. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
15. The Seed Keeper
Diane Wilson, Milkweed Editions, $16, 9781571311375
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
2. Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
3. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145
4. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
5. My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
6. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
7. Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987
8. Shade
Pete Souza, Voracious, $24.99, 9780316458214
9. Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18, 9781984820389
10. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18, 9780735225312
11. The Best American Food Writing 2020
Sylvia Killingsworth, J.Kenji Lopez-Alt (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358344582
12. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17, 9780525562641
13. We Do This 'til We Free Us
Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642595253
14. The Deficit Myth
Stephanie Kelton, PublicAffairs, $18.99, 9781541736191
15. The Rise of Wolf 8
Rick McIntyre, Greystone Books, $17.95, 9781771647809
MASS MARKET
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353689
3. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353658
4. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
5. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
6. Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9781101884249
7. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353641
8. Long Range
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538257
9. Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, With Love
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353733
10. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. We Are Water Protectors
Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Milo Imagines the World
Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR, $18.99, 9780399549083
4. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter, Frederick Warne, $7.99, 9780723247708
5. You Matter
Christian Robinson, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534421691
6. I Am Every Good Thing
Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99, 9780525518778
7. Ambitious Girl
Meena Harris, Marissa Valdez (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316229692
8. The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael Lopez (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99, 9780399246531
9. Little Blue Truck's Springtime
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544938090
10. Peter Easter Frog
Erin Dealey, G.Brian Karas (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $9.99, 9781481464895
MIDDLE GRADE &
YOUNG ADULT
1. Wow in the World: The How and Wow of the Human Body
Mindy Thomas, Guy Raz, Jack Teagle (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780358306634
2. Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
Michelle Obama, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593303740
3. Ground Zero
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752
4. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763687649
5. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
6. When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524715700
7. Skunk and Badger
Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057
8. See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536204278
9. The Silver Arrow
Lev Grossman, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316539531
10. Yolk
Mary H.K. Choi, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781534446007
CHILDREN'S SERIES
1. The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, Book 14)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $16.99, 9781338214543
2. Claudia and the New Girl (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #9)
Ann M. Martin, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338304572
3. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608
4. The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #4)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338344219
5. The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316479264
6. The Wild Robot
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316382007
7. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338535624
8. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781481497077
9. What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!)
Ryan T. Higgins, Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $9.99, 9781368045735
10. Heat of the Lava Dragon (Dragon Masters, #18)
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