Bestsellers for the week ending Dec. 28

January 6, 2025 8:12 pm

Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by Circana BookScan for the week ending Dec. 28.

HARDCOVER

FICTION

1. JAMES, by Percival Everett (Doubleday)

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

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

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

5. WIND AND TRUTH, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)

6. COUNTING MIRACLES, by Nicholas Sparks (Random House)

7. INTERMEZZO, by Sally Rooney (FSG)

8. THE HOUSE OF CROSS, by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

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

10. NOW OR NEVER, by Janet Evanovich (Atria)

NONFICTION

1. THE LET THEM THEORY, by Mel Robbins (Hay House)

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

3. CHER, by Cher (Dey Street)

4. FRAMED, by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Doubleday)

5. MELANIA, by Melania Trump (Skyhorse)

6. BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS, by Ina Garten (Crown)

7. THE SMALL AND THE MIGHTY, by Sharon McMahon (Thesis)

8. WE WHO WRESTLE WITH GOD, by Jordan B. Peterson (Portfolio)

9. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2025 (Guinness World Records)

10. THE SERVICEBERRY, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Scribner)

1. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)

2. QUICKSILVER, by Callie Hart (Forever)

3. THE BOYFRIEND, by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)

4. WICKED (media tie-in), by Gregory Maguire (Morrow)

5. THE FROZEN RIVER, by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage)

6. LIGHTS OUT, by Navessa Allen (Slowburn)

7. HAUNTING ADELINE, by H.D. Carlton (Zando)

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

9. THE 2025 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC (Old Farmer’s Almanac)

10. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey (Crown)