Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2021 NPD Group.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2021, PWxyz LLC.)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Sooley: A Novel" by John Grisham (Doubleday) Last week: 2
2. "While Justice Sleeps: A Novel" by Stacey Abrams (Doubleday) Last week: —
3. "21st Birthday (Women's Murder Club, 21)" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) Last week: 1
4. "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir (Ballantine) Last week: 4
5. "That Summer: A Novel" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria) Last week: —
6. "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig (Viking) Last week: 8
7. "A Gambling Man" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) Last week: 6
8. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) Last week: 7
9. "The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel" by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 3
10. "Finding Ashley" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) Last week: 5
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (St. Martin's) Last week: 1
2. "Yearbook" by Seth Rogen (Crown) Last week: —
3. "Billie Eilish" by Billie Eilish (Grand Central) Last week: —
4. "What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey (Flatiron/Oprah) Last week: 2
5. "The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country" by Amanda Gorman (Viking) Last week: 5
6. "Brat: An '80s Story" by Andrew McCarthy (Grand Central) Last week: —
7. "The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today" by Shannon Bream (Broadside) Last week: 3
8. "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story" by Michael Lewis (Norton) Last week: 4
9. "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey (Crown) Last week: 11
10. "The Bomber Mafia" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) Last week: 8