Bestsellers
On the List: The Memory of Borrowed Books
The debut novelist focused early on promoting to booksellers and librarians.
On the List: A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin
A Time of Witches, Martin’s 43rd novel, builds upon her successes but also reflects a willingness to adapt.
On the List: Silver Sweet by Krista & Becca Ritchie
The identical twins—one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek—are bestselling authors who have written 34 novels together.
Clarification: USA Today bestseller list
Anecdotal reports are that the USA Today bestseller list no longer reflects a ranking that’s straight sales data across formats.
On the List: Step Brother Bear by G.M. Fairy
The author credits her fourteenth novel’s success to a preorder campaign with the many bookstores she knew and loved.
On the List: Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti
Cincotti strives to bring back the magic found in iconic early 2000s romantic comedies: a whimsical feel paired with wholesome, relatable characters.
On the List: Witch Season by Julia Bianco
The publisher prioritized social media over legacy media, and advance review copy readers talked the book up on Instagram and TikTok.
On the List: Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant
The author credits the memoir’s success to three key partnerships: book clubs, indie booksellers, and libraries.
On the List: Valley of the Moms by Hannah Selinger
Hannah Selinger is a James Beard Award–nominated lifestyle writer and mother of two. Valley of the Moms is her first work of fiction.
On the List: Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn
Spencer Quinn is the pen name of Peter Abrahams, author of many novels including the bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series.
On the List: Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley
The journalism graduate decided “hard news” didn’t contain nearly enough magic and kissing, so she flung herself into the land of fiction.
On the List: How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson
Lawson’s new book shares tools and tricks she relies on when her brain isn’t working properly due to depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
On the List: A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Rosanne Parry is the author of nine novels for young readers, which have been translated into more than 14 languages.
On the List: This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
The novelist studied bestsellers to learn what could help her reach a wider audience, and identified two crucial elements to incorporate.
On the List: The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson
The Poison Daughter is her fourth novel and her first USA Today bestseller.
New York Times adds two new bestseller lists and removes one
Added to their audio lists: Children’s, and Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous. They will stop publishing a mass market bestseller list.
On the List: Beatrix and the Unicorn by Lita Judge
While Judge had plenty of success with the 30 books prior to Beatrix and the Unicorn, this was her first bestseller.
New UK bestseller list: BookTok Charts
The list, a partnership between NielsenIQ and Media Control, will combine verified retail sales data and engagement from the BookTok community.
On the List: Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
Bernet, who lives and works in Dallas, Texas, said her debut novel took ten years and six manuscripts to get published.
On the List: Moses and the Doctor by Luke Epplin
This social history and underdog story chronicles the hopes and heartbreaks of two basketball legends who revolutionized what was possible.
On the List: I’m Not Trying to Be Difficult by Drew Nieporent
The memoir tells Nieporent’s story of being a middle-class kid from New York’s East Side who developed a lifelong passion for food.
On the List: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Many booksellers have told the author they recommend it, then the same reader comes back to buy copies for friends, relatives, and others.
There’s a new bestseller list for small and independent publishers
It’s based on the fiction and nonfiction that’s selling at independent bookstores and includes only small and independent publishers.
When You Publish a Career-Changing Book: Q&A with Elinor Florence
The author’s historical novel, Finding Flora, was an instant number-one bestseller in Canada which led to rerelease of two previous novels.
