Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Feb. 1, 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. ONYX STORM, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
2. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 65
3. THE NIGHT IS DEFYING, by Chloe C. Peñaranda. (Bramble) The second book in the Nytefall series. Shifting alliances and impending doom add pressure to Astraea and Nyte’s tenuous relationship.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. 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: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 31
5. 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: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 52
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: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 82
7. THE WEDDING PEOPLE, by Alison Espach. (Holt) A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
8. 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: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 29
9. WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS, by Grady Hendrix. (Berkley) In 1970, a pregnant teenager, who is placed under watchful eyes at a home in Florida, comes across an occult book.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
10. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family during a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
11. INTERMEZZO, by Sally Rooney. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) After the death of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
12. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, by Shelby Van Pelt. (Ecco) A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 62
13. PRESUMED GUILTY, by Scott Turow. (Grand Central) The third book in the Presumed Innocent series. A retired judge is asked to come to the defense of his fiancee’s son, who is accused of first-degree murder.
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
14. SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, by Claire Keegan. (Grove) A coal merchant discovers something that causes turmoil in a small Irish town controlled by the church in 1985; the basis of the film.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
15. COUNTING MIRACLES, by Nicholas Sparks. (Random House) A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom, and rumors circulate of the appearance nearby of a white deer.
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
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NONFICTION
1. THE SIRENS’ CALL, by Chris Hayes. (Penguin Press) The MSNBC host considers ways in which attention capitalism affects politics and society.
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: 45
3. MELANIA, by Melania Trump. (Skyhorse) The first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
4. THE SERVICEBERRY, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. (Scribner) The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
5. THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU, by Neko Case. (Grand Central) The Grammy Award nominee describes her life’s journey from an impoverished childhood to international acclaim.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 87
7. THE HOUSE OF MY MOTHER, by Shari Franke. (Gallery) Franke gives an account of abuse within her family, who gained a following with their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.”
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
8. BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS, by Ina Garten. (Crown) A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
9. SUPERAGENCY, by Reid Hoffman and Greg Beato. (Authors Equity) An overview of the pluses and minuses of artificial intelligence.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. THE JFK CONSPIRACY, by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. (Flatiron) The authors of “The Nazi Conspiracy” and “The Lincoln Conspiracy” tell the story of a retired postal worker who might have changed the course of history.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
11. BEING JEWISH AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA, by Peter Beinart. (Knopf) The editor at large of Jewish Currents and a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times evaluates potential narratives in light of the war in the Gaza Strip.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD, by Brooke Shields with Rachel Bertsche. (Flatiron) The actor shares moments from her life and looks at myths regarding aging.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
13. CONFRONTING THE PRESIDENTS, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (St. Martin’s) The commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
14. FRAMED, by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey. (Doubleday) Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 16
15. ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MONEY, by James Comer. (Broadside) The Republican congressman from Kentucky gives his analysis of the Biden family’s finances.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
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