Edition Addition
In its first week on sale, Daniel Silva’s 18th Gabriel Allon thriller, The Other Woman, sold more than 41K print copies in its conventional edition—enough to debut as the #1 book in the country. The book is also available, signed and unsigned, in a B&N exclusive edition, featuring an interview with the author, bringing total print units sold to almost 56K.
BookScan considers special editions whose sales are reported under different ISBNs ineligible to chart on its bestseller lists, but even so, those editions can add significantly to a title’s purse. Here are more examples from this week’s hardcover nonfiction list.
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
The B&N exclusive edition includes a Nashville travel guide highlighting locations featured in the book.
Print unit sales since June 26 release: 63K conventional, 17K exclusive
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
The B&N exclusive edition includes a reading guide and an essay by Tyler about the book’s origins.
Print unit sales since July 10 release: 18K conventional, 14K exclusive
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
The B&N exclusive edition includes an essay by Ware about how literary Cornwall has always been an inspiration.
Print unit sales since May 29 release: 50K conventional, 25K exclusive
Dueling Dossiers
Two authors with opposite views of the current political climate debut on our hardcover nonfiction list.
Who: Jeanine Pirro, host of Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News
What: Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy
Where: #1 hardcover nonfiction, #2 overall
Sample chapter title: “The Lying, Leaking, Liberal Swamp’s Secret Court”
Who: Michiko Kakutani, former New York Times chief book critic
What: The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Where: #16 hardcover nonfiction
Sample chapter title: “The Schadenfreude of the Trolls”
Second Helpings
Two 2017 Instant Pot books are back on our hardcover nonfiction list after long absences, thanks to Amazon Prime Day.
#11 The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook
Coco Morante
Up 556%
#18 Dinner in an Instant
Melissa Clark
Up 1,256%
New & Notable
The Adventure Zone
Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Carey Pietsch
#1 Trade Paper, #3 overall
Based on the McElroy family's podcast, which is loosely based on D&D and other role-playing games, this graphic novel is "a delightful visual experience that balances exposition and action," our review said.
All Your Perfects
Colleen Hoover
#12 Trade Paper
In her new novel, Hoover, who made her name in new adult romances exploring first loves, looks at how a troubled marriage might be saved.
Top 10 Overall
| Rank | Title | Author | Imprint | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Other Woman | Daniel Silva | Harper | 41,281 |
| 2 | Liars, Leakers, and Liberals | Jeanine Pirro | Center Street | 34,730 |
| 3 | The Adventure Zone | McElroy/Pietsch | First Second | 33,630 |
| 4 | The President Is Missing | Clinton/Patterson | Little, Brown/Knopf | 27,176 |
| 5 | Girl, Wash Your Face | Rachel Hollis | Nelson | 25,175 |
| 6 | Origin | Dan Brown | Anchor | 21,776 |
| 7 | Cottage by the Sea | Debbie Macomber | Ballantine | 19,809 |
| 8 | Magnolia Table | Joanna Gaines | Morrow | 19,428 |
| 9 | The Rooster Bar | John Grisham | Dell | 17,616 |
| 10 | Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan | Anchor | 16,624 |
All unit sales per Nielsen BookScan except where noted.
