Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 22, 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. SIMPLY LIES, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, by Bonnie Garmus. (Doubleday) A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 50
3. HELLO BEAUTIFUL, by Ann Napolitano. (Dial) In this homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” a young man’s dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
4. HANG THE MOON, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
5. DARK ANGEL, by John Sandford. (Putnam) The second book in the Letty Davenport series. Letty takes an undercover assignment that puts her in harm’s way with a group of hackers.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, by Gabrielle Zevin. (Knopf) Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
7. CITY OF DREAMS, by Don Winslow. (Morrow) The second book in the City trilogy. When a movie is made about his former life, Danny Ryan looks for his cut and seeks to restart his criminal empire.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. IT ENDS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover. (Atria) A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. (Simon & Schuster) In a follow-up to “Where Are the Children?,” Melissa and Mike use their experience of being abducted to search for a missing girl.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER, by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson. (Little, Brown) Secrets and hopes get unpacked when a mother and daughter vacation together in Paris.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
11. ROMANTIC COMEDY, by Curtis Sittenfeld. (Random House) A late-night show’s sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
12. HOMECOMING, by Kate Morton. (Mariner) An unemployed journalist connects events in a true-crime book, which details a long-buried murder in 1959 in South Australia, to her own family.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
13. DEMON COPPERHEAD, by Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper) A re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 27
14. PINEAPPLE STREET, by Jenny Jackson. (Pamela Dorman) Three women navigate their roles in a well-to-do family living in Brooklyn Heights.
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
15. 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: 14
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NONFICTION
1. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
3. YOU CAN’T JOKE ABOUT THAT, by Kat Timpf. (Broadside) The co-host of “Gutfeld!” and Fox News contributor gives her take on free speech and comedy. (b)
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy. (Simon & Schuster) The actor and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 37
5. SPARE, by Prince Harry. (Random House) The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
6. THE LIGHT WE CARRY, by Michelle Obama. (Crown) The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
7. POVERTY, BY AMERICA, by Matthew Desmond. (Crown) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
8. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 90
9. I SWEAR, by Katie Porter. (Crown) The Democratic congresswoman from California describes challenges she faced before and during her time in office.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL, by Maggie Smith. (Atria/One Signal ) The poet explores her love for her children and commitment to herself after the end of her marriage.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
11. IT. GOES. SO. FAST., by Mary Louise Kelly. (Holt) The co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” reflects on the period when her father died and her older son would soon leave for college.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
12. THE COURAGE TO BE FREE, by Ron DeSantis. (Broadside) The Florida governor gives his account of his achievements and shares his opinions about the political left. (b)
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
13. FOLLOW ME TO HELL, by Tom Clavin. (St. Martin’s) A portrayal of a ranger named Leander McNelly and his men in 1870s Texas.
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
14. GOT YOUR NUMBER, by Mike Greenberg with Paul Hembekides. (Hyperion Avenue) The ESPN host and his producer create their list of top 100 sports legends.
Weekend Scoop
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
15. CHOOSING TO RUN, by Des Linden with Bonnie D. Ford. (Dutton) The Boston Marathon winner and Olympian shares her racing highlights and training methods.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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