HARDCOVER FICTION
1. “The 19th Christmas” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) Last week: —
2. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner) Last week: 2
3. “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron) Last week: —
4. “What Happens in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) Last week: —
5. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett (Harper) Last week: 4
6. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) Last week: 1
7. “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Talese) Last week: 5
8. “Child’s Play” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) Last week: —
9. “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes (Viking/Dorman) Last week: —
10. “Bloody Genius” by John Sandford (Putnam) Last week: 3
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth” by Rachel Maddow (Crown) Last week: 1
2. “Movies (And Other Things)” by Shea Serrano (Twelve) Last week: —
3. “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) Last week: 4
4. “Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For” by Susan Rice (Simon & Schuster) Last week: —
5. “Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History” by Gregg Jarrett (Broadside) Last week: —
6. “The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America” by Bill O’Reilly (Holt) Last week: 3
7. “Debt-Free Degree: The Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Kid Through College Without Student Loans” by Anthony ONeal (Ramsey) Last week: —
8. “The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience” by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 2
9. “Year of the Monkey” by Patti Smith (Knopf) Last week: 30
10. “Inside Out: A Memoir” by Demi Moore (Harper) Last week: 6
For the week ended Oct. 12, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
— Publishers Weekly