Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 21, 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. 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: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
2. 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: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
3. BLOODLUST, by Sandra Brown. (Grand Central) The mutual attraction between Detective Mitch Haskell and his therapist may hinder his attempt to avenge his murdered wife.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. MY HUSBAND’S WIFE, by Alice Feeney. (Pine & Cedar) In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they seem.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
5. INNAMORATA, by Ava Reid. (Del Rey) Passion and revenge fuel Agnes as she seeks to recapture her family’s honor.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. 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: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
7. MOTHER OF DEATH AND DAWN, by Carissa Broadbent. (Bramble) The third book in the War of Lost Hearts series. Tisaanah, Maxatarius and Aefe are caught in an upheaval between two worlds.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. 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: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
9. 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: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
10. 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: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
11. 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: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
12. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 26
13. 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: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
14. THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Obstacles abound on the fifth floor of the dungeon.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
15. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
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NONFICTION
Joining the nonfiction list at No. 5: Ibram X. Kendi’s look at the conspiracy theory that says elites in the West are replacing native-born white people with nonwhite immigrants. (Courtesy/One World)
1. 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: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
2. 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: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
3. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES, by Christina Applegate. (Little, Brown) The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
4. 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 of the highs and lows of her life and career. (b)
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
5. CHAIN OF IDEAS, by Ibram X. Kendi. (One World) The author of “How to Be an Antiracist” and “Stamped From the Beginning” examines the impact of the “great replacement” theory.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. A WORLD APPEARS, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press) The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
7. 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: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
8. KILLED TO ORDER, by Jan Jekielek. (Skyhorse) A senior editor of The Epoch Times shares his views on the Chinese Communist Party and its practices.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. MOBILIZE, by Shyam Sankar and Madeline Hart. (Bombardier) The chief technology officer of Palantir Technologies posits ways to prevent World War III using our industrial base. (b)
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. TOLD YOU SO, by Mayci Neeley. (Simon & Schuster) The star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” describes how she grew up Mormon and challenges she faced as an adult.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
11. 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: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 100
12. 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: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
13. THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD, edited by Alice Hoffman. (Scribner) Fourteen essays by authors paying tribute to their canine companions.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
14. 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: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
15. 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: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
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