THESE include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount and department stores; and newsstands. An (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics; and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on www.nytimes.com/books.
NONFICTION
- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (Penguin).First published in 2004, this biography of a founding father was turned into the Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop musical Hamilton. Weeks on list: 63
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Morrow/HarperCollins). The story of four of the black female mathematicians known as “human computers” whose work at then-segregated Nasa was key to launching John Glenn into space. The basis for the movie. Weeks on list: 3
- Thomas Jefferson and The Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger (Sentinel). The war against the Barbary pirates in 1801. Weeks on list: 10
- The Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown (Penguin). The story of the US rowers who pursued gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Weeks on list: 135
- Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). How we make choices in our business and personal lives. Weeks on list: 116
- The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson (Vintage). A story of how an architect and a serial killer were linked by the World’s Fair of 1893. Weeks on list: 331
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay/Little, Brown). Why some people succeed—it has to do with luck and opportunities, as well as talent. Weeks on list: 228
8*. The Road To Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson (Anchor). A US expatriate from Iowa travels around his adopted country, Britain. Weeks on list: 9
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Anchor). The adapted text of the much-watched TED talk by the Nigerian author. Weeks on list: 10
- Dead Wake by Erik Larson (Broadway). The tragic final voyage of the luxury ship Lusitania, sunk by a German submarine in 1915. By the author of The Devil in the White City. Weeks on list: 18
TRADE FICTION
- A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (Forge). From stray mutt to golden-haired puppy, a dog finds himself reincarnated over the years as he searches for his purpose in life. Weeks on list: 20
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Washington Square). An angry old curmudgeon gets new next-door neighbors, and things are about to change for all of them. Weeks on list: 52
- The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead). A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals. The basis for the movie. Weeks on list: 24
- Milk And Honey by Rupi Kaur (Andrews McMeel). A collection of poetry about love, loss, trauma and healing. Weeks on list: 37
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne/HarperCollins). A Spanish shepherd boy ventures to Egypt in search of treasure and his destiny. Weeks on list: 420
- Island Of Glass by Nora Roberts (Berkley). The hunt for the Ice Star leads to Ireland, and the immortal Doyle must face his tragic past. Book Three of the Guardians trilogy. Weeks on list: 3
- My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman (Washington Square). A girl is instructed to deliver a series of letters to various people after her grandmother dies. Weeks on list: 36
- In A Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (Scout Press). A crime writer attends a party in a cabin in the woods and is pulled back into the past, with frightening results. Weeks on list: 29
- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina
George (Broadway). Monsieur Perdu dispenses books to help mend broken hearts and decides to finally confront his own long-ago heartbreak. Weeks on list: 19
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Broadway). It’s 2044, life on a resource-depleted Earth has grown increasingly grim, and the key to a vast fortune is hidden in a virtual-reality world. Weeks on list: 23 New York Times News Service