Bestsellers for the week ending May 25

May 31, 2024

Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by Circana BookScan for the week ending May 25.

HARDCOVER

FICTION

1. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King (Scribner)

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

3. MIND GAMES, by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s)

4. HEAVENBREAKER (deluxe ltd. ed.), by Sara Wolf (Red Tower)

5. FUNNY STORY, by Emily Henry (Berkley)

6. ONE PERFECT COUPLE, by Ruth Ware (Scout)

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

8. THINK TWICE, by Harlan Coben (Grand Central)

9. THE 24TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

10. TOM CLANCY: ACT OF DEFIANCE, by Brian Andrews and Jeffery Wilson (Putnam)

NONFICTION

1. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU, by Bill Maher (Simon & Schuster)

2. DAY TRADING ATTENTION, by Gary Vaynerchuk (Harper Business)

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

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

5. OLD TIME HAWKEY’S RECIPES FROM THE CEDAR SWAMP, by Old Time Hawkey (DK)

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

7. THE SITUATION ROOM, by George Stephanopoulos (Grand Central)

8. GOOD ENERGY, by Casey Means (Avery)

9. THE OFFICIAL STARDEW VALLEY COOKBOOK, by ConcernedApe and Ryan J. Novak (Random House Worlds)

10. TAKE BACK YOUR BRAIN, by Kara Loewentheil (Penguin Life)

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

2. THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT, by Carley Fortune (Berkley)

3. KING OF SLOTH, by Ana Huang (Bloom)

4. THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET, by Freida McFadden (Mobius)

5. MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER, by Rupert Holmes (Avid Reader)

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

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

8. MURDLE, Vol. 1, by G.T. Karber (Griffin)

9. WHEN THE MOON HATCHED, by Sarah A. Parker (Avon)

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