Bestseller Stat Shot
Books from three powerhouse authors topped the regional charts for the final week of 2015. Jeff Kinney’s 10th Wimpy Kid Book, Old School, ended the year strongly, claiming the top spot in four of eight regions and pushing its total print sales since its November publication to 1.5 million. Marie Kondo, whose The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was a fixture on this year’s frontlist nonfiction charts, is another member of 2015’s million-copy club and cleaned up on both coasts. And in the middle of the country, the mass market movie tie-in edition of Nicholas Sparks’s The Choice sold briskly ahead of the February 5 release of the film adaptation. Here’s how it all shook out.
| Region | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up | Marie Kondo | Ten Speed |
| Middle Atlantic | Old School (Wimpy Kid #10) | Jeff Kinney | Abrams/Amulet |
| East North Central | Old School (Wimpy Kid #10) | Jeff Kinney | Abrams/Amulet |
| West North Central | The Choice (Mass Market) | Nicholas Sparks | Grand Central |
| South Atlantic | Old School (Wimpy Kid #10) | Jeff Kinney | Abrams/Amulet |
| South Central | Old School (Wimpy Kid #10) | Jeff Kinney | Abrams/Amulet |
| Mountain | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up | Marie Kondo | Ten Speed |
| Pacific | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up | Marie Kondo | Ten Speed |
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