New York Times Best Sellers

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1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts
5. DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris

1. THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro
2. HARD MEASURES, by Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. and Bill Harlow
3. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg
4. MANHUNT, by Peter L. Bergen
5. LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, by Anna Quindlen

1. DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris
2. THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, by Stephen King
3. THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci
4. CALICO JOE, by John Grisham
5. THE WITNESS, by Nora Roberts

1. THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro
2. MY CROSS TO BEAR, by Gregg Allman with Alan Light
3. LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, by Anna Quindlen
4. PRAGUE WINTER, by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
5. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts
5. THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks

1. THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks
2. BURIED PREY, by John Sandford
3. SUNRISE POINT, by Robyn Carr
4. THE FIFTH WITNESS, by Michael Connelly
5. A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin

1. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson
2. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
3. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
4. BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey
5. THEN AGAIN, by Diane Keaton

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts
5. DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris

1. THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro
2. HARD MEASURES, by Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. and Bill Harlow
3. MANHUNT, by Peter L. Bergen
4. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg
5. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern

1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: FOOD FROM MY FRONTIER, by Ree Drummond
2. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman
3. VEGAN COOKING FOR CARNIVORES, by Roberto Martin
4. THE 17 DAY DIET, by Mike Moreno
5. WEEKNIGHTS WITH GIADA, by Giada De Laurentiis

1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
2. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
4. THE MAGIC, by Rhonda Byrne
5. THE HUNGER GAMES TRIBUTE GUIDE, by Emily Seife

1. PETE THE CAT AND HIS FOUR GROOVY BUTTONS, by Eric Litwin. Illustrated by James Dean
2. THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!?, by Mo Willems
3. LADYBUG GIRL AND BINGO, by David Soman and Jacky Davis
4. THE VERY FAIRY PRINCESS: HERE COMES THE FLOWER GIRL!, by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. Illustrated by Christine Davenier
5. GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE, by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld

1. INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth
2. BITTERBLUE, by Kristin Cashore
3. THE INVADERS, by John Flanagan
4. MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs
5. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green

1. DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth
2. OUT OF MY MIND, by Sharon M. Draper
3. MATCHED, by Ally Condie
4. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak
5. THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan

1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins
2. KANE CHRONICLES, by Rick Riordan
3. BIG NATE, written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney
5. THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, by Trenton Lee Stewart

1. ARE YOU MY MOTHER?, by Alison Bechdel
2. THE WALKING DEAD, BOOK 1, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
3. JERUSALEM: CHRONICLES FROM THE HOLY CITY, by Guy Delisle
4. BATMAN INCORPORATED DELUXE, VOL. 1, by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette
5. CLEVELAND, by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant

1. THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM, by Robert Kirkman and others
2. FUN HOME, by Alison Bechdel
3. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 1, by Gene Luen Yang and others
4. BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL, VOL. 1, by Various
5. SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE SPECTRE, VOL. 1, by Various

1. POKEMON BLACK AND WHITE, VOL. 7, by Hidenori Kusaka
2. BLACK BUTLER, VOL. 9, by Yana Toboso
3. AI ORE: LOVE ME, VOL. 5, by Mayu Shinjo
4. NEGIMA! MAGISTER NEGI MAGI, VOL. 34, by Ken Akamatsu
5. LOVE HINA, OMNIBUS VOL. 3, by Ken Akamatsu

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris
5. THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts