Weekly Bestsellers, 9 March 2020

Three titles debut on lists this week, though none impressively. Eoin Colfer’s Highfire (Harper Perennial) is #17 at LA Times, Seanan McGuire’s Imaginary Numbers (DAW) is #65 at USA Today, and Ben Aaronovitch’s False Value (DAW) is #84 at USA Today.

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
03.14
LAT
03.08
USAT
03.01
PW
03.09
Amz
(03.09)
UK:
Amz UK
(03.09)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(03.09)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed   10×3 15×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Aaronovitch, False Value 03.09.20 / 1     84 ++        
Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone 03.12.18 / 105 5 +3 xxx xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance 12.16.19 / 13 3 =   xxx.. 21 +1      
Clare, Chain of Gold 03.02.20 / 2         78 +1 107 -58 75 -16
Colfer, Highfire 03.09.20 / 1   17 ++          
de la Cruz, The Queen’s Assassin 02.24.20 / 3 8 -2            
King, The Institute 02.25.19 / 31 xx xxx.. x 17 +4 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Maas, House of Earth and Blood 03.02.20 / 2         37 -10 76 -36 50 -17
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition 04.01.19 / 26     xx 24 -8 xxx xxx.. xxx..
Silvera, Infinity Son 02.03.20 / 6 9 -2            
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
03.14
LAT
03.08
USAT
03.01
PW
03.09
Amz
(03.09)
UK:
Amz UK
(03.09)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(03.09)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale [tpb] 01.16.17 / 140 x xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..   95 -19
James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf [tpb] 03.02.20 / 2   6 -1          
King, The Outsider [tpb] 06.17.19 / 29 3 = xxx.. 69 -22 11 +2 xxx.. xxx..  
McGuire, Imaginary Numbers 03.09.20 / 1     65 ++        
Powers, The Overstory [tpb] 04.15.19 / 48 7 -1 1 = 131 -35 10 +1 x    
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK)             49 -32  
Sapkowski, Blood of Elves 06.29.15 / 16     128 -42       xxx..
Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny [tpb] 12.30.19 / 11 15 +   x   xxx xxx.. x
Sapkowski, The Last Wish 06.15.15 / 35 xxx 13 -4 62 -42   xxx.. xxx xxx
Sapkowski, The Witcher Boxed Set: Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire [tpb] 12.30.19 / 6     xx   xxx..   25 -7
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
03.14
LAT
03.08
USAT
03.01
PW
03.09
Amz
(03.09)
UK:
Amz UK
(03.09)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(03.09)

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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