MAY
May 1
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25; ISBN 978-0-544-78676-9). 150,000 copies.
The 16th Seduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, $29; ISBN 978-0-316-27403-6).
Penguins of America by James Patterson and Jack Patterson with Florence Yue (Little, Brown, $20; ISBN 978-0-316-34699-3).
May 2
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-7352-1120-9). 1.5 million copies.
Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success by Ivanka Trump (Portfolio, $26; ISBN 978-0-7352-1132-2). 300,000 copies.
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Dey Street Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-239085-1). 200,000 copies.
Between Them by Richard Ford (Ecco, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266188-3). 200,000 copies.
JFK: A Vision for America by Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkely (Harper, $45; ISBN 978-0-06-266884-4). 150,000 copies.
Eat to Live Quick and Easy Cookbook: 131 Delicious Recipes for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Reversing Disease, and Lifelong Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman (HarperOne, $22.99; ISBN 978-0-06-268495-0). 150,000 copies.
Skitter by Ezekiel Boone (Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, $26; ISBN 978-1-5011-2507-2). 100,000 copies.
Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland (First Second Books, $22.99; ISBN 978-1-59643-936-8). 100,000 copies.
Knife: Texas Steakhouse Meals at Home by John Tesar (Flatiron Books, $35; ISBN 978-1-250-07917-6). 100,000 copies.
Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee by Wayne Flint (Harper, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266008-4). 100,000 copies.
Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson (William Morrow Paperbacks, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-238985-5). 100,000 copies.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (W. W. Norton, $18.95; ISBN 978-0-393-60939-4). 100,000 copies.
The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey (Orbit, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-30033-9). 100,000 copies.
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig (Park Row Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-7783-3016-5). 100,000 copies.
Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger (Atria Books, $16 paper; ISBN 978-1-4767-4927-3). 75,000 copies.
Until It Fades by K.A.Tucker (Atria Books, $16 paper; ISBN 978-1-5011-3338-1). 75,000 copies.
Real Friends by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (First Second Books, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-62672-785-4). 75,000 copies.
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn (Harper Perennial, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-265125-9). 75,000 copies.
One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work with a Mentor–And Why You’ll Benefit from Being One by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz (William Morrow, $22.99; ISBN 978-0-06-242930-8). 75,000 copies.
The Marriage Bureau: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London by Penrose Halson (William Morrow Paperbacks, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-256266-1). 75,000 copies.
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton (Portfolio, $27; ISBN 978-1-59184-814-1). 75,000 copies.
Language of Solitude by Jan-Philipp Sendker (37 Ink, $26; ISBN 978-1-4767-9367-2). 60,000 copies.
My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul (Henry Holt, $27; ISBN 978-1-62779-631-6). 60,000 copies.
Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan (MIRA, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-3068-4). 60,000 copies.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore (Sourcebooks, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-4926-4935-9). 55,000 copies.
The Leavers: A Novel by Lisa Ko (Algonquin Books, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-61620-688-8). 50,000 copies.
Radical Acceptance by Andrea Miller (Atria Books, $26; ISBN 978-1-5011-3920-8). 50,000 copies.
Talking to Animals by Jon Katz (Atria Books, $26; ISBN 978-1-4767-9547-8). 50,000 copies.
Trianimals: Color Me Cat by Cetin Karaduman (Harper Design, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-266314-6). 50,000 copies.
My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach (Harper Wave, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-242291-0). 50,000 copies.
Driving Miss Norma: One Family’s Journey Saying “Yes” to Living by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle (HarperOne, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266432-7). 50,000 copies.
Macarthur’s Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II by Peter Eisner (Viking, $28; ISBN 978-0-525-42965-4). 50,000 copies.
Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, 2nd Edition by Steven Raichlen (Workman, $17.95 paper; ISBN 978-1-5235-0081-9). 50,000 copies.
Paint by Stickers: Birds by Workman Publishing (Workman, $14.95 paper; ISBN 978-1-5235-0012-3). 50,000 copies.
You’re the Only One I Can Tell by Deborah Tannen (Ballantine, $27; ISBN 978-1-101-88580-2).
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman (Berkley, $16 paper; ISBN 978-0-399-58358-2).
Forever On by Rob Reid (Del Rey, $28; ISBN 978-1-101-88270-2).
Against All Odds by Danielle Steel (Dell, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-101-88391-4).
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6’ 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell (Dutton, $28; ISBN 978-1-101-98587-8).
The Fallen: A Testament Novel by Eric Lustbader (Forge Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-8857-5).
The Dinner Party by Joshua Ferris (Little, Brown and Company, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-46595-3).
Crime Song by David Swinson (Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-26421-1).
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $25; ISBN 978-0-7352-1275-6).
Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies by Ace Atkins (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-17700-2).
The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-5011-1164-8).
Raven Rock by Garrett M. Graff (Simon & Schuster, $28; ISBN 978-1-4767-3540-5).
The Little Book of Life Hacks by Yumi Sakugawa (St. Martin’s Griffin, $19.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-09225-0).
The Beach House Cookbook by Mary Kay Andrews (St. Martin’s Press, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-250-13044-0). One-day laydown.
The Best of Adam Sharp: A Novel by Graeme Simsion (St. Martin’s Press, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-13040-2).
Fabio’s 30-Minute Italian: Over 100 Fabulous, Quick and Easy Recipes by Fabio Vivian (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-10995-8).
Odd Birds by Ian Harding (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-250-11707-6).
Scrappy: Use Everything You Have, Trust Yourself, and Press the Reset Button for Success, the Lolly Wolly Doodle Way by Brandi Temple (St. Martin’s Press, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-250-08809-3).
May 9
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama by David Garrow (William Morrow, $45; ISBN 978-0-06-264183-0). 250,000 copies.
A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like by Ashley Graham (Dey Street Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266794-6). 150,000 copies.
Pantsuit Nation by Libby Chamberlain (Flatiron Books, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-250-15332-6). 150,000 copies.
The Girl on the Bridge: A McCabe and Savage Thriller by James Hayman (William Morrow Paperbacks, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-266133-3). 150,000 copies.
Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom by Condoleezza Rice (Twelve, $35; ISBN 978-1-4555-4018-1). 150,000 copies.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Pamela Dorman Books, $26; ISBN 978-0-7352-2068-3). 100,000 copies.
Teammate by David Ross with Don Yaeger (Hachette Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-316-55944-7). 100,000 copies.
Sycamore by Bryn Chancellor (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266109-8). 75,000 copies.
The Evolution of Beauty by Richard O. Prum (Doubleday, $30; ISBN 978-0-385-53721-6). 60,000 copies.
Gumbo Love: Recipes for Gulf Coast Cooking, Entertaining, and Savoring the Good Life by Lucy Buffett; foreword by Thomas McGuane (Grand Central Life & Style, $30; ISBN 978-1-4555-6644-0). 60,000 copies.
The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness by Paula Poundstone (Algonquin Books, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-61620-416-7). 50,000 copies.
CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It by Steve Clifford (Blue Rider Press, $23; ISBN 978-0-7352-1239-8). 50,000 copies.
Man of the Year by Lou Cove (Flatiron Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-12396-1). 50,000 copies.
Since Tuesday by Luis Carlos Montalván with Ellis Henican (Hachette Books, $27; ISBN 978-0-316-31441-1). 50,000 copies.
Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin (Harper, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-228409-9). 50,000 copies.
Party Girls Die in Pearls by Plum Sykes (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-242902-5). 50,000 copies.
Mother Land by Paul Theroux (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28; ISBN 978-0-618-83932-2). 50,000 copies.
We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson (Riverhead Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-7352-1151-3). 50,000 copies.
Archie: Vol. 3 by Mark Waid and Joe Eisma (Archie Comic Publications, $17.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-68255-993-2).
The Grill Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick (Berkley, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-17447-6).
A Dog’s Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron (Forge Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-7465-3).
Dinner with DiMaggio by Dr. Rock Positano and John Positano (Simon & Schuster, $26; ISBN 978-1-5011-5684-7).
The Jersey Brothers by Sally Mott Freeman (Simon & Schuster, $28; ISBN 978-1-5011-0414-5).
The Range Bucket List by James Dodson (Simon & Schuster, $27; ISBN 978-1-4767-4671-5).
The Road to Camelot by Thomas Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie (Simon & Schuster, $28; ISBN 978-1-5011-0556-2).
The Book of Summer: A Novel by Michelle Gable (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-250-07062-3).
The Killing School: Inside the World’s Deadliest Sniper Program by Brandon Webb and John David Mann (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-12993-2).
Deadman Walking: A Deadman’s Cross Novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Tor Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-8568-0).
May 16
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane (Ecco, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-212938-3). 500,000 copies.
Testimony by Scott Turow (Grand Central Publishing, $28; ISBN 978-1-4555-5354-9). 300,000 copies.
G-Man by Stephen Hunter (Blue Rider Press, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-57460-3). 175,000 copies.
Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-239078-3). 150,000 copies.
The Beach House: Coming Home by Georgia Bockover (William Morrow Paperbacks, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-238898-8). 150,000 copies.
Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-385-53142-9). 125,000 copies.
Price of Duty by Dale Brown (William Morrow, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-244197-3). 125,000 copies.
Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Grand Central Publishing, $29; ISBN 978-1-4555-4227-7). 100,000 copies.
What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything by Rob Bell (HarperOne, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-219426-8). 100,000 copies.
PAPI: My Story by David Ortiz with Michael Holley (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28; ISBN 978-0-544-81461-5). 100,000 copies.
The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 Transatlantic Crossing by Dan Hampton (William Morrow, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-246439-2). 100,000 copies.
Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick (Park Row Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7783-1999-3). 100,000 copies.
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Flatiron Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-08054-7). 80,000 copies.
Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century by Chuck Klosterman (Blue Rider Press, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-18415-4). 75,000 copies.
Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours by Ben Falcone (Dey Street, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-247362-2). 75,000 copies.
Lou: Fifty Years of Kicking Dirt, Playing Hard, and Winning Big in the Sweet Spot of Baseball by Lou Piniella and Bill Madden (Harper, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-266079-4). 75,000 copies.
Love, Africa: A Memoir of Romance, War, and Survival by Jeffrey Gettleman (Harper, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-228409-9). 75,000 copies.
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon by Jeffrey Kluger (Henry Holt, $30; ISBN 978-1-62779-832-7). 75,000 copies.
50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People That Changed Our Culture by Rolling Stone, LLC and Jann S. Wenner (Abrams, $65; ISBN 978-1-4197-2446-6). 50,000 copies.
Grocery by Michael Ruhlman (Abrams, $28; ISBN 978-1-4197-2386-5). 50,000 copies.
Dog Called Hope by Jason Morgan (Atria Books, $26; ISBN 978-1-4767-9700-7). 50,000 copies.
No Time Like the Present by Jack Kornfield (Atria Books, $25; ISBN 978-1-4516-9369-0). 50,000 copies.
Autumn of the Black Snake: The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West by William Hogeland (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28; ISBN 978-0-374-10734-5). 50,000 copies.
The Mighty Franks: A Memoir by Michael Frank (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26; ISBN 978-0-374-21012-0). 50,000 copies.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker (HarperOne, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-241604-9). 50,000 copies.
The Push by Tommy Caldwell (Viking, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-56270-9). 50,000 copies.
Road to Riverdale: Vol. 2 by Mark Waid, Chip Zdarsky and Marguerite Bennett; illustrated by Adam Hughes and Fiona Staples (Archie Comic Publications, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-68255-962-8).
Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer (Ballantine, $27; ISBN 978-1-101-96707-2).
Do I Make Myself Clear? by Harold Evans (Little, Brown and Company, $27; ISBN 978-0-316-27717-4).
The Illustrated Art of Manliness by Brett McKay, illustrated by Ted Slampyak (Little, Brown and Company, $25; ISBN 978-0-316-36265-8).
Two and Two by Rafe Bartholomew (Little, Brown and Company, $27; ISBN 978-0-316-23159-6).
Exit Strategy by Steve Hamilton (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $26; ISBN 978-0-399-57438-2).
Wrestling with His Angel by Sidney Blumenthal (Simon & Schuster, $35; ISBN 978-1-5011-5378-5).
The Prada Plan 5 by Ashley Antoinette (St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-13449-3).
It’s Always the Husband: A Novel by Michele Campbell (St. Martin’s Press, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-08180-3).
The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis–and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance by Ben Sasse (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-11440-2).
May 23
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton (Harper, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-247335-6). 1 million copies.
Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: Civil War by David Fischer (Henry Holt, $35; ISBN 978-1-250-10984-2). 750,000 copies.
Just One Touch: A Slow Burn Novel by Maya Banks (William Morrow Paperbacks, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-241018-4). 200,000 copies.
Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy by Helene Stapinski (Dey Street Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-243845-4). 150,000 copies.
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (Doubleday, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-385-54223-4). 100,000 copies.
The Badass Life: 30 Amazing Days to a Lifetime of Great Habits–Body, Mind, and Spirit by Christmas Abbott (William Morrow, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-264519-7). 100,000 copies.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy DeGruy (Amistad, $18.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-269266-5). 60,000 copies.
Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes by Richard A. Clarke and R.P. Eddy (Ecco, $29.99; ISBN 978-0-06-248802-2). 50,000 copies.
What She Saw by Gerard Stembridge (Harper Paperbacks, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-256898-4). 50,000 copies.
Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal by Jack Ewing (W. W. Norton, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-393-25450-1). 50,000 copies.
The Frozen Hours by Jeff Shaara (Ballantine, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-345-54922-8).
Target Omega by Peter Kirsanow (Dutton, $26; ISBN 978-1-101-98529-8).
The Long Drop by Denise Mina (Little, Brown and Company, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-38057-7).
Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin Press, $28; ISBN 978-1-59420-613-9).
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen by Julie Ann Sageer with Leah Bhabha (St. Martin’s Griffin, $29.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-09493-3).
May 30
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken (Twelve, $28; ISBN 978-1-4555-4041-9). 325,000 copies.
Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf (Park Row Books, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-1995-5). 250,000 copies.
Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D’Amato by Mike Tyson (Blue Rider Press, $28; ISBN 978-0-399-17703-3). 150,000 copies.
Never Call Me A Hero: An Autobiography of a Battle of Midway Dive Bomb Pilot by Jack “Dusty” N. Kleiss and Timothy Orr (William Morrow, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-269205-4). 150,000 copies.
In This Moment by Karma Brown (Park Row Books, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-2991-6). 100,000 copies.
I Am Death by Chris Carter (Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, $25; ISBN 978-1-4767-6571-6). 75,000 copies.
Spectacle by Rachel Vincent (MIRA, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-1820-0). 60,000 copies.
Stronger by Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter (Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4789-2039-7). 50,000 copies.
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28; ISBN 978-0-544-93527-3). 50,000 copies.
Betty & Veronica, written and illustrated by Adam Hughes (Archie Comic Publications, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-68255-985-7).
No Middle Name by Lee Child (Dell, $27; ISBN 978-0-399-59357-4).
Spirit of the Horse: A Celebration in Fact and Fable by William Shatner (Thomas Dunne Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-13002-0).
The Reminders by Val Emmich (Little, Brown and Company, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-31699-6).
Theft by Finding by David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company, $28; ISBN 978-0-316-15472-7).
The White Road by Sarah Lotz (Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, $26; ISBN 978-0-316-39660-8).
Launch Your Dream by Dale Partridge (Nelson Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7180-9341-9).
Nighthawk by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $29; ISBN 978-0-399-18401-7).
Touch by Courtney Maum (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $26; ISBN 978-0-7352-1212-1).
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Dark Zone by George Galdorisi (St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-02689-7).
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-12307-7). One-day laydown.
Extraordinary Adventures: A Novel by Daniel Wallace (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-250-11845-5).
Trophy Son: A Novel by Douglas Brunt (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-250-11480-8).
