Weekly Bestsellers, 26 November 2018

 

Two new sets of Harry Potter books debut on lists this week, both from US publisher Arthur A. Levine.

First, in paperback, Harry Potter Books 1-7 Special Edition Boxed Set, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of the series first book in the US. And second, Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection, a boxed set of the first three illustrated volumes of the series, in hardcover. (The image here is two views of the first set.)

 

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
12.02
LAT
11.25
USAT
11.18
PW
11.26
Amz
(11.26)
UK:
Amz UK
(11.26)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.26)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed 10×3 15×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone 03.12.18 / 38 6 = xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
King, Elevation 06.11.18 / 6 8 -2 13 -6 19 -4 8 -2 82 -17 xxx.. 43 +4
King, The Outsider 05.14.18 / 29 xxx.. xxx.. xx 22 = xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Maas, Kingdom of Ash 10.22.18 / 6 74 -24 14 = xxx xxx.. xxx..
Martin, Fire and Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros, Volume 1 04.30.18 / 5 19 +3 18 +3 8 +17
Riggs, A Map of Days 10.08.18 / 8 x 12 = xxx..
Sanderson, Skyward 11.19.18 / 2 3 = 119 -100 5 =
Scalzi, The Consuming Fire 10.29.18 / 2 16 + xxx.. xxx..
Shusterman, Thunderhead 01.22.18 / 27 10 -1 xxx.. xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection 11.26.18 / 1 25 ++
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
12.02
LAT
11.25
USAT
11.18
PW
11.26
Amz
(11.26)
UK:
Amz UK
(11.26)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.26)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Gaiman, Norse Mythology [tpb] 03.12.18 / 22 xxx.. 13 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House [tpb] 10.15.18 / 7 135 -10 xxx.. xx xxx..
Martin, George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones 5-Book Set 03.31.14 / 133 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 98 +
Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four 07.20.03 / 378 7 +2 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xx
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [tpb] xxx.. xxx.. 57 +59 xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [tpb] 07.09.18 / 15 24 =
Rowling, Harry Potter Books 1-7 Special Edition Boxed Set [tpb] 11.26.18 / 1 93 ++ 13 ++
Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (UK) [tpb] 03.23.15 / 151 71 -31 4 +15
Rowling, Harry Potter Paperback Box Set [tpb] 06.08.15 / 50 xxx.. 48 +27 xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
12.02
LAT
11.25
USAT
11.18
PW
11.26
Amz
(11.26)
UK:
Amz UK
(11.26)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.26)
This cell color indicates rankings on children’s bestsellers lists This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales [Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data — rankings from one or more weeks before — and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals]

 

The table shows the current rank of each book and the change since last week, where:

= same as last week

+/- change since last week

+ back on list

++ new on list

x no longer on list (number of x’s: weeks off list)

All lists rank hardcovers and paperbacks separately, except for the USA Today list, which is a single list combining fiction and nonfiction in all formats. Dates shown are posted dates, except those in parentheses, which are dates compiled. New York Times posts its list one week in advance of print publication.

Note that some sources do not compile paperback bestsellers, and some exclude YA books (like the Harry Potter series) from their hardcover and paperback fiction lists.


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