Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 11, 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. RITES OF THE STARLING, by Devney Perry. (Red Tower) The second book in the Shield of Sparrows series. Secrets uncovered may stop the devastation of a cursed realm.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. YESTERYEAR, by Caro Claire Burke. (Knopf) Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. REVENGE PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam) The 36th book in the Prey series. Davenport and White must protect a Russian intelligence officer and his family who are in hiding.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. 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: 24
5. STARSIDE, by Alex Aster. (Avon) Aris traverses a realm of magic and immortals, where she faces dangers as she seeks to avenge her family’s death.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. BLOODSINGER, by Juliette Cross. (Bramble) The second book in the Fire That Binds series. After being freed, Lela Bihari seeks to use her increasingly powerful gift to get vengeance.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. 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: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
8. THE NIGHT WE MET, by Abby Jimenez. (Forever) Larissa makes a choice after a concert to ride home with Chris’ best friend, which may cause life-changing results.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. STRIXHAVEN: OMENS OF CHAOS, by Seanan McGuire. (Random House Worlds) Eula Blue, who has the ability to travel to other planes, is invited to study magic at a faraway school.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF, by Evelyn Clarke. (Harper) Six struggling authors are summoned to a deceased, bestselling author’s private island to compete in finishing his last novel.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
11. AMERICAN FANTASY, by Emma Straub. (Riverhead) Annie tags along with her sister on a cruise featuring a ’90s-era boy band and connects with a new sense of possibility.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. 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: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
13. THE WICKED SEA, by Jordan Stephanie Gray. (Requited) A warlock will spare Zephyra’s life if she helps him locate the mystical heart.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
14. INTO THE BLUE, by Emma Brodie. (Ballantine) A member of a famous acting family and a video store clerk reconnect years later when they are both cast in a sci-fi TV series.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. THE KEEPER, by Tana French. (Viking) The third book in the Cal Hooper series. Old feuds are reignited when a girl who was to be betrothed is found dead in a remote Irish village.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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NONFICTION
From the author of “Say Nothing,” another tale of secrets, this time in England. It joins the nonfiction list at No. 1. (Courtesy/Doubleday)
1. LONDON FALLING, by Patrick Radden Keefe. (Doubleday) The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
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: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
3. PLANET MONEY, by Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR’s “Planet Money.” (Norton) Stories illustrating global economic forces at work and how they affect decisions we make.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY, by Molly Crabapple. (One World) A portrayal of the Jewish Labor Bund, and the ways its development and dissolution resonate today.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. 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: 8
6. RORY, by Alan Shipnuck. (Avid Reader) The many facets and contradictions of the life and career of professional golfer Rory McIlroy.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. CONCRETE BOTANY, by Joey Santore. (Cool Springs) The host of the YouTube show and podcast “Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t” explains how humans depend on plants to survive.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
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: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
9. HOMESICK NOMAD, by Brianna Madia. (HarperOne) The author of “Never Leave the Dogs Behind” navigates life decisions as she splits her time between the wild desert and suburbia.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. PHASES, by Brandy with Gerrick Kennedy. (Hanover Square) The actress and Grammy Award-winning musician shares some of her early struggles and her rise to fame.
LAST WEEK: 1
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 how a phone-based life affects children’s mental health.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 103
12. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, by Beverly Gage. (Simon & Schuster) The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian describes a road trip she took that evoked America’s past.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
13. APPLE, by David Pogue. (Simon & Schuster) The CBS “Sunday Morning” correspondent chronicles the first 50 years of the tech company.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
14. THANK YOU, TEACHERS, by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney. (Little, Brown) Stories about teachers working today.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. 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: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
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