Weekly Bestsellers, 28 July

Deborah Harkness’ The Book of Life (Viking), final volume in her All Souls trilogy, debuts strongly, ranking #1 this week on the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today lists.

 

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
08.03
WP
07.13
LAT
07.27
USAT
07.20
PW
07.28
Amz
(07.28)
UK:
Amz UK
(07.28)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(07.28)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed 30×4 10×2 15×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Abercrombie, Half a King 07.28.14 / 1 103 ++
Butcher, Skin Game 05.26.14 / 9 xx 17 + xxx xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Clare, City of Heavenly Fire 05.26.14 / 10 45 -5 11 + x 55 -18 47 +5
Clare, City of Lost Souls 05.14.12 / 42 xxx.. 24 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Collins, Mockingjay 02.16.10 / 227 xxx.. xxx.. 15 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Gabaldon, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood 06.23.14 / 6 13 + [ 6 ] 15 -3 67 -19 13 -4 x 15 -5
Harkness, The Book of Life 07.07.14 / 4 1 ++ 1 +111 1 ++ 31 -23 70 -22 14 +33
King, Mr. Mercedes 02.17.14 / 16 10 -2 [ 4 ] 18 -8 28 -1 8 -2 99 -23 xxx.. 68 -34
Koontz, The City 07.14.14 / 3 20 -3 [ 9 ] 54 -10 12 -5
Lepucki, California 07.21.14 / 2 x 10 ++ x 9 +11
Martin, A Feast for Crows (UK) 09.06.05 / 21 59 +14
Riggs, Hollow City 01.06.14 / 30 13 +1 xxx.. 19 + xxx.. xxx..
Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 05.14.12 / 96 9 +2 xxx.. xxx..
Roth, Allegiant 08.26.13 / 49 xxx.. 16 +7 4 + 50 +8 53 +4 49 +1
Roth, Divergent Series Complete Box Set 03.31.14 / 18 110 +13 xxx.. xxx.. 25 +
Roth, Four: A Divergent Collection 07.07.14 / 4 4 -2 1 ++ 12 -7 10 +11
Roth, Insurgent 05.07.12 / 117 xxx.. xx 15 +5 xxx.. 26 +1 64 -23 x
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
08.03
WP
07.13
LAT
07.27
USAT
07.20
PW
07.28
Amz
(07.28)
UK:
Amz UK
(07.28)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(07.28)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Atkinson, Life After Life [tpb] 01.20.14 / 28 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 46 +3
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 07.20.03 / 182 94 = xxx.. 41 +1 xxx.. xxx..
Card, Ender’s Game 07.05.11 / 117 9 +4 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Collins, Catching Fire [tpb] 06.04.12 / 64 xxx.. xxx.. 93 + xxx..
Collins, Mockingjay [tpb] 06.04.12 / 66 130 + xx xxx.. 80 +4 xxx..
Dashner, The Maze Runner 03.31.14 / 18 11 = 17 +5 43 -15
del Toro/Hogan, The Strain 07.13.10 / 6 17 + 126 + xxx..
Eggers, The Circle [tpb] 05.05.14 / 12 x 13 -5
Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane [tpb] 06.16.14 / 7 14 -2 x xxx.. 14 -1
Harkness, A Discovery of Witches [tpb] 01.09.12 / 26 23 + xxx.. 86 + xxx.. xxx.. 78 +
King, Doctor Sleep [tpb] 06.23.14 / 6 20 -4 x 11 -2
Lowry, The Giver 09.02.13 / 30 12 +6 9 + 15 +6
Martin, A Clash of Kings 04.19.11 / 160 11 -3 xx x xxx.. xxx.. 33 -7 xxx..
Martin, A Dance with Dragons 10.28.13 / 40 5 = xxx 112 -10 23 + 96 -1 40 +2 74 -7
Martin, A Feast for Crows 09.19.06 / 167 15 -1 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Martin, A Game of Thrones 12.28.10 / 176 1 = 10 = 52 -5 xxx.. xxx.. 19 +3 xxx..
Martin, A Storm of Swords 04.19.11 / 159 12 +3 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 48 -10 xxx..
Martin, George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones 5-Book Set 03.31.14 / 18 85 +12 19 -3 2 +1
Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four 07.20.03 / 201 121 +10 47 -16 49 +11 x
Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children [tpb] 06.17.13 / 56 xxx.. 80 +3 xxx..
Roth, Divergent [tpb] 06.17.13 / 59 xxx.. 12 +1 13 +3 16 + 32 +20 66 +14 95 +
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK) 97 -2
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
08.03
WP
07.13
LAT
07.27
USAT
07.20
PW
07.28
Amz
(07.28)
UK:
Amz UK
(07.28)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(07.28)
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]