Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 21, 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 Institute" by Stephen King (Scribner) Last week: 2
2. "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Talese) Last week: 1
3. "The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled" by Jonathan Cahn (Frontline) Last week: 3
4. "Land of Wolves" by Craig Johnson (Viking) Last week: _
5. "Killer Instinct" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) Last week: 4
6. "The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel" by David Lagercrantz (Knopf) Last week: 7
7. "The Titanic Secret" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (Putnam) Last week: 5
8. "Vendetta in Death" by J.D. Robb (St. Martin's) Last week: 6
9. "Red at the Bone" by Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead) Last week: _
10. "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) Last week: 13
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) Last week: 1
2. "Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed" by Tilman Fertitta (HarperCollins Leadership) Last week: _
3. "Permanent Record" by Edward Snowden (Metropolitan) Last week: _
4. "Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead" by Jim Mattis and Bing West (Random House) Last week: 2
5. "Dungeons & Dragons Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus" by Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast) Last week: _
6. "Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America" by Jeanine Pirro (Center Street) Last week: 6
7. "How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations" by Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson) Last week: _
8. "Glute Lab: The Art and Science of Strength and Physique Training" by Bret Contreras and Glen Cordoza (Victory Belt) Last week: _
9. "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement" by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (Penguin Press) Last week: 9
10. "Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency" by Andrew C. McCarthy (Encounter) Last week:33
