Weekly Bestsellers, 19 September 2016

Three new books by Harry Potter-related books by J.K. Rowling, released as e-books on September 6th, debut on this week’s USA Today list — but not on any of the others compiled here, which compile print books only.

 

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
WP
09.18
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed 30×4 10×2 15×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Rowling, Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide 09.19.16 / 1 7 ++
Rowling, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies 09.19.16 / 1 6 ++
Rowling, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists 09.19.16 / 1 8 ++
Clare, Lady Midnight 03.21.16 / 27 6 -2 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Crouch, Dark Matter 08.01.16 / 8 x 13 -2 131 -65 x xxx..
King, End of Watch 05.23.16 / 18 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 24 -5 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury 05.09.16 / 20 5 +2 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Maas, Empire of Storms 09.05.16 / 3 4 ++ 2 ++ x 95 -48 xx
McGee, The Thousandth Floor 09.19.16 / 1 2 ++
Riggs, Library of Souls 09.28.15 / 49 xxx.. 73 +29 6 +1 xxx.. xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 02.15.16 / 32 2 = 5 -4 1 = 4 -2 4 = 5 -2
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition 10.05.15 / 51 xxx.. 15 -1 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Sanderson, Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians: The Dark Talent 09.19.16 / 1 24 ++
Whitehead, The Underground Railroad 08.08.16 / 7 3 -1 4 -2 1 = 17 -6 5 -2 27 -3 xx
Yancey, The Last Star 06.06.16 / 16 xxx.. 17 -4 xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
WP
09.18
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 07.20.03 / 232 3 +4 93 -39 xxx.. 37 +4 xxx.. xxx..
Cline, Ready Player One [tpb] 06.18.12 / 82 x xxx.. 12 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx
Jemisin, The Fifth Season [tpb] 09.19.16 / 1 123 ++
Lowry, The Giver 09.02.13 / 103 xxx.. 106 -39 xxx.. xxx xxx..
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses [tpb] 05.16.16 / 7 10 + xxx..
McGuire, Once Broken Faith 09.19.16 / 1 45 ++
Ness, A Monster Calls [tpb] 08.22.16 / 5 5 +1
Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four 07.20.03 / 274 6 + x x 88 -33 87 -1
Riggs, Hollow City [tpb] 03.09.15 / 68 xxx.. xxx.. 46 +10 xxx.. 77 +6
Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children [tpb] 06.17.13 / 143 xxx.. 3 +3 10 -3 4 -1 30 +20 41 +37 68 +
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [tpb] xxx.. xxx.. 127 -10 xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK) 45 +9
Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [tpb] xxx.. xxx.. 35 -4 89 -5
Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (UK) [tpb] 03.23.15 / 39 51 -5 29 -11
Rowling, Harry Potter Paperback Box Set [tpb] 06.08.15 / 22 xxx.. 38 +13 xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
09.25
WP
09.18
LAT
09.18
USAT
09.11
PW
09.19
Amz
(09.19)
UK:
Amz UK
(09.19)
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.19)
This cell color indicates rankings on children’s bestsellers lists This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales [Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data — rankings from one or more weeks before — and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals]