Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 17, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.

(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2025, PWxyz LLC.)

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Curse Carved in Bone. Danielle L. Jensen. Del Rey

2. The Emperor of Gladness. Ocean Vuong. Penguin Press

3. Great Big Beautiful Life. Emily Henry. Berkley

4. The Devils. Joe Abercrombie. Tor

5. Shield of Sparrows (deluxe ed.). Devney Perry. Red Tower

6. My Friends. Fredrik Backman. Atria

7. Fever Beach. Carl Hiaasen. Knopf

8. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride. Matt Dinniman. Ace

9. The Missing Half. Ashley Flowers. Bantam

10. Silver Elite. Dani Francis. Del Rey

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Let Them Theory. Mel Robbins. Hay House

2. Mark Twain. Ron Chernow. Penguin Press

3. I Hope You Remember. Josie Balka. Simon Element

4. We Can Do Hard Things. Doyle/Wambach/Doyle. Dial

5. The #1 Dad Book. James Patterson. Little, Brown

6. Metabolic Freedom. Ben Azadi. Hay House

7. The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook. Meredith Hayden. Ten Speed

8. Don’t Believe Everything You Think (expanded ed.). Joseph Nguyen. Authors Equity

9. Big Dumb Eyes. Nate Bargatze. Grand Central

10. Good Energy. Casey Means. Avery

TRADE PAPERBACK

1. The Tenant. Freida McFadden. Poisoned Pen

2. Can’t Get Enough. Kennedy Ryan. Forever

3. One Golden Summer. Carley Fortune. Berkley

4. Remarkably Bright Creatures. Shelby Van Pelt. Ecco

5. King of Envy. Ana Huang. Bloom

6. Lights Out. Navessa Allen. Slowburn

7. The Boyfriend. Freida McFadden. Poisoned Pen

8. Fourth Wing. Rebecca Yarros. Red Tower

9. Cursed Fates. Peckham/Valenti. King’s Hollow

10. The Crash. Freida McFadden. Poisoned Pen

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