Behold the April Top Ten list, in all its bright pink glory! And in case the glare is too much for you:
- Lawless, Jeffrey Salane
- The Interestings, Meg Wolitzer
- Relish, Lucy Knisley
- When Women Were Birds, Terry Tempest Williams
- The Smart One, Jennifer Close
- Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris
- Several Short Sentences about Writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg
- Practical Classics, Kevin Smokler
- The Mothers, Jennifer Gilmore
- Wild, Cheryl Strayed
George Saunders is on our Top Ten list for the third month in a row!
Our bestselling physical books of February 2013:
- The Man in the Empty Suit, Sean Ferrell
- One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, Sarah MacLean
- Tenth of December, George Saunders
- Drinking with Men, Rosie Schaap
- Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Karen Russell
- Exercises in Style, Raymond Queneau
- Refugee Hotel, Juliet Linderman and Gabriele Stabile
- La Boutique Obscure, Georges Perec
- Scarlet, Marissa Meyer
- The Walk, Robert Walser
January’s bestselling books would like you to be very well-read. Romance, short stories, delicious food … and Scientology?
- One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, Sarah MacLean
- Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘n’ Roll Group, Ian F. Svenonius
- Tenth of December, George Saunders
- The Miniature Wife, Manuel Gonzalez
- Drinking With Men, Rosie Schaap
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- The Mini Minimalist, Mark Bittman
- Going Clear, Lawrence Wright
- This Is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz
- Safe As Houses, Marie-Helene Bertino
December was a gang-busters month, with some expected and some surprises. Here are the top ten:
- The Mini Minimalist, Mark Bittman
- This Is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Darth Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown
- Lucky Peach Issue 5
- Building Stories, Chris Ware
- NW, Zadie Smith
- Grace: A Memoir, Grace Coddington
- The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
- Big Mean Mike, Michelle Knudsen and Scott Magoon
So many wonderful things are represented in November’s top ten bestsellers list: a longtime staff favorite (in the top slot!), kids’ books, delicious things to eat, last month’s top seller, and a book group pick!
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7: The Third Wheel, Jeff Kinney
- The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, Deb Perelman
- This Is Not My Hat, Jon Klassen
- This Is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz
- The Mini Minimalist, Mark Bittman
- NW, Zadie Smith
- Benny’s Brigade, Arthur Bradford, illustrated by Lisa Hanawalt
- The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
- Among the Wonderful, Stacy Carlson
Our top ten bestselling physical books for October 2012:
- The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
- NW, Zadie Smith
- Judging a Book by Its Lover, Lauren Leto
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Pirate Cinema, Cory Doctorow
- This is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz
- Building Stories, Chris Ware
- That’s Not a Feeling, Dan Josefson
- Wonder, R.J. Palacio
- Saltie, Caroline Fidanza
Tumblr books, buzz books, and Laura Lamont, oh my! Here’s our well-rounded (if we do say so ourselves) September Top 10:
- Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, Emma Straub
- Big Mean Mike, Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Scott Magoon
- F*ck! I’m in My Twenties, Emma Koenig
- This is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon
- Suri’s Burn Book, Allie Hagan
- NW, Zadie Smith
- The Longest Way Home, Andrew McCarthy
- The Marriage Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides
You asked, we listened! Here’s a shot of our new Top Ten display.
Since the #1 bestselling book was originally a Tumblr blog, it feels distinctly appropriate to announce our August Top Ten here:
- Feminist Ryan Gosling, Danielle Henderson
- The Last Bohemia, Robert Anasi
- Boozy Brunch, Peter Joseph
- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed
- Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
- Crackpot Palace, Jeffrey Ford
- Gone to the Forest, Katie Kitamura
- The Believer, Issue 91: The Music Issue
- Lucky Peach Issue 4
