Weekly Bestsellers, 19 September 2022

As expected, Stephen King’s Fairy Tale (Scribner), debuts strongly, ranking #1 on three print lists. Just behind at #2 is J.D. Robb’s Desperation in Death (St. Martin’s), the 55th book in her long-running series.

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed   10×3 10×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Haig, The Midnight Library 10.12.20 / 92 14 -4 xx 109 -33 xxx.. x xxx.. 45 +13
King, Fairy Tale 08.15.22 / 6 1 ++ 4 ++ 1 ++ 1 ++ 7 -2 14 -1 12 +9
Kuang, Babel 08.29.22 / 4 x xx x 24 -14     xxx
Robb, Desperation in Death 09.19.22 / 1 2 ++   2 ++ 2 ++      
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition 03.07.22 / 9         33 -9 73 = 65 +7
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Blake, The Atlas Six [tpb] 09.19.22 / 1       23 ++      
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 07.20.03 / 397   xxx.. 121 -40 xxx.. 67 +6 xxx.. xxx..
Haig, The Midnight Library (UK) [tpb] 02.22.21 / 74           63 +27 xxx..
Huxley, Brave New World 06.23.14 / 12     147 +   xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth [tpb] 09.12.22 / 2     x 16 =      
King, If It Bleeds 08.15.22 / 4       19 +      
Lowry, The Giver 09.02.13 / 180   xxx.. 108 + xxx.. xxx..   xxx..
Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury [tpb] 05.14.18 / 54     80 -3   84 +    
Maas, A Court of Silver Flames [tpb] 09.12.22 / 2 4 ++   7 ++ 2 ++ x    
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses [tpb] 05.16.16 / 80 xxx..   30 +3 xxx.. 46 -14    
Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin [tpb] 05.14.18 / 24     105 -8 xxx..      
Martin, Fire & Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros, Volume 1 09.27.21 / 8       8 +4   23 +20 93 +
Martin, Fire & Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros, Volume 1 [tpb] 08.17.20 / 17 xx   19 -5 20 -5 57 +42    
Miller, Circe [tpb] 09.06.21 / 44 xxx.. 5 + xxx        
Miller, The Song of Achilles [tpb] 09.06.21 / 55 xxx.. xxx 126 -21   xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (UK) [tpb] 03.23.15 / 305           xxx.. 62 -26
Rowling, Harry Potter Paperback Box Set [tpb] 06.08.15 / 100     xxx..   102 -30   xxx..
Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Box Set 02.23.03 / 26     150 +   x    
Tolkien, The Silmarillion [tpb] 01.19.03 / 5     89 ++   x   xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
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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