Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 14, 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
This legal thriller by Viola Davis and James Patterson joins the bestseller list at No. 1 in hardcover fiction. (Courtesy/Little, Brown and JVL)
1. JUDGE STONE, by Viola Davis and James Patterson. (Little, Brown and JVL) Judge Mary Stone oversees an ethically complex case in her courtroom in Union Springs, Alabama.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. THE WINGS THAT BIND, by Briar Boleyn. (MIRA) The third book in the Bloodwing Academy series. A second dragon awakens and a new headmaster arrives.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. THE CORRESPONDENT, by Virginia Evans. (Crown) Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 20
4. KIN, by Tayari Jones. (Knopf) Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
5. CARL’S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The second book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
6. THE CROSSROADS, by C.J. Box. (Putnam) The 26th book in the Joe Pickett series. After Joe takes a gunshot to the head, his daughters seek to find out who did it.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
7. BETWEEN TWO FIRES, by Christopher Buehlman. (Tor Nightfire) In 1348, a disgraced knight shepherds an orphan of the Black Death and winds up on a battlefield of conflicting forces.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
8. MY HUSBAND’S WIFE, by Alice Feeney. (Pine & Cedar) In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
9. FELICIA’S FAVORITES, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) Felicia Morgan Weston’s will contains revelations that might affect the lives of her five surviving daughters.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. THE WIDOW, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
11. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 25
12. THE DUNGEON ANARCHIST’S COOKBOOK, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The third book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut are up against a subway system filled with monsters.
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
13. THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE, by Tiffany Crum. (Pine & Cedar) When a host of a humorous podcast about near-death experiences disappears, her co-host becomes a prime suspect.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
14. CROSS & SAMPSON, by James Patterson and Brian Sitts. (Little, Brown) The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
15. LADY TREMAINE, by Rachel Hochhauser. (St. Martin’s) In a spin on the Cinderella story, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley discovers a royal family secret.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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NONFICTION
1. KIDS, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS!, by Liza Minnelli as told to Michael Feinstein, with Josh Getlin and Heidi Evans. (Grand Central) The EGOT icon shares some highs and lows of her life and career. (b)
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. GETTING NAKED, by Valerie Bertinelli. (Harper Wave) The author of “Enough Already” recounts difficult moments in her life, and her work toward self-acceptance.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. STRIPPED DOWN, by Bunnie Xo. (Dey Street) The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
4. NOBODY’S GIRL, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. (Knopf) The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
5. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES, by Christina Applegate. (Little, Brown) The Emmy Award-winning actor, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. APPLE, by David Pogue. (Simon & Schuster) The CBS “Sunday Morning” correspondent chronicles the first 50 years of the tech company.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. WE THE WOMEN, by Norah O’Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower. (Ballantine) A collection of portraits of women whose lives and work helped shape American history.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
8. A WORLD APPEARS, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press) The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD, edited by Alice Hoffman. (Scribner) Fourteen essays by authors paying tribute to their canine companions.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. STRANGERS, by Belle Burden. (Dial) Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
11. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, by John Kennedy. (Broadside) The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
12. 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: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 99
13. STREETWISE, by Lloyd Blankfein. (Penguin Press) The former chair and CEO of Goldman Sachs chronicles his journey in life and business leadership. (b)
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
14. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Viking) The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
15. YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY, by Gavin Newsom. (Penguin Press) The governor of California traces his family’s history and describes his journey in politics. (b)
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
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