Bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 3

August 9, 2024

Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by Circana BookScan for the week ending Aug. 3.

HARDCOVER

FICTION

1. THE BOOK OF BILL, by Alex Hirsch (Hyperion Avenue)

2. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s)

3. HARD TO KILL, by James Patterson and Mike Lupica (Little, Brown)

4. THE WEDDING PEOPLE, by Alison Espach (Holt)

5. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)

6. SWAN SONG, by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown)

7. ERUPTION, by Michael Crichton (Little, Brown)

8. THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore (Riverhead)

9. THE SPELLSHOP, by Sarah Beth Durst (Bramble)

10. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?, by Shari Lapena(Viking / Dorman)

NONFICTION

1. ALL IN THE FAMILY, by Fred C. Trump (Gallery)

2. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press)

3. LOUD, by Drew Afualo (Auwa)

4. SHEPHERDS FOR SALE, by Megan Basham (Broadside)

5. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson (Crown)

6. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, by Joe Concha (Broadside)

7. AUTOCRACY, INC., by Anne Applebaum (Doubleday)

8. THE NEW MENOPAUSE, by Mary Claire Haver (Rodale)

9. PRACTICING THE WAY, by John Mark Comer (Waterbrook)

10. THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES, by Amy Tan (Knopf)

1. IT ENDS WITH US (media tie-in), by Colleen Hoover (Atria)

2. THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING, by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)

3. JUST FOR THE SUMMER, by Abby Jimenez (Forever)

4. FIVE BROTHERS, by Penelope Douglas (Berkley)

5. STITCH!: THE MANGA COLLECTION, by Yumi Tsukurino and Nao Kodaka (Disney Manga)

6. THE INMATE, by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)

7. NEVER LIE, by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)

8. TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage)

9. THE EXCHANGE, by John Grisham (Vintage)

10. BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD, by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn)