Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 5, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan (c) 2019 NPD Group.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. (c) 2019, PWxyz LLC.)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Water Dancer. Ta-Nehisi Coates. One World
2. The Institute. Stephen King. Scribner
3. Bloody Genius. John Sandford. Putnam
4. The Dutch House. Ann Patchett. Harper
5. The Testaments. Margaret Atwood. Doubleday/Talese
6. Vince Flynn: Lethal Agent. Kyle Mills. Atria/Bestler
7. Full Throttle. Joe Hill. Morrow
8. Cilka's Journey. Heather Morris. St. Martin's
9. A Mrs. Miracle Christmas. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine
10. The Oracle. Jonathan Cahn. Frontline
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Blowout. Rachel Maddow. Crown
2. The Book of Gutsy Women. Clinton/Clinton. Simon & Schuster
3. The United States of Trump. Bill O'Reilly. Holt
4. Talking to Strangers. Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown
5. Stillness Is the Key. Ryan Holiday. Portfolio
6. Inside Out. Demi Moore. Harper
7. Where Do I Begin? Elvis Duran. Atria
8. Over the Top. Jonathan Van Ness. HarperOne
9. Metahuman. Deepak Chopra. Harmony
10. Face It. Debbie Harry. Dey Street
MASS MARKET
1. Holy Ghost. John Sandford. Putnam
2. Target: Alex Cross. James Patterson. Vision
3. Kisses in the Snow. Debbie Macomber. Mira
4. Immortal Born. Lynsay Sands. Avon
5. Look Alive Twenty-Five. Janet Evanovich. Putnam
6. Bullets Don't Argue. William W. Johnstone. Pinnacle
7. Year One. Nora Roberts. St. Martin's
8. Play Dirty. Sandra Brown. Pocket
9. Doctor Sleep (movie tie-in). Stephen King. Pocket
10. Season of Wonder. RaeAnne Thayne. HQN
TRADE PAPERBACK
1. The Great Alone. Kristin Hannah. Griffin
2. The 18th Abduction. Patterson/Paetro. Grand Central
3. My Hero Academia, Vol. 21. Kohei Horikoshi. Viz
4. Embrace Your Weird. Felicia Day. Gallery.
5. A Spark of Light. Jodi Picoult. Ballantine
6. Before We Were Yours. Lisa Wingate. Ballantine
7. Nine Perfect Strangers. Liane Moriarty. Flatiron
8. Liar Liar. Patterson/Fox. Grand Central
9. The Whole Truth. David Baldacci. Grand Central
10. Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste Ng. Penguin
