2021 SPRING
MAY
May 4
The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff (Park Row Books, $17.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-8938-5). 500,000 copies.
Persist by Elizabeth Warren (Metropolitan Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79924-1). 350,000 copies.
A Dog’s Courage by W. Bruce Cameron (Forge Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-25762-8). 300,000 copies.
Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-299417-2). 200,000 copies.
Films of Endearment by Michael Koresky (Hanover Square Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-335-77379-1). 150,000 copies.
Live Free by DeVon William Franklin (Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-303117-3). 150,000 copies.
A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape by Joe Pera, illustrated by Joe Bennett (Forge Books, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-250-78269-4). 100,000 copies.
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku (Harper, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-06-309768-1). 100,000 copies.
The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-296058-0). 100,000 copies.
Influence, New and Expanded by Robert B. Cialdini (Harper Business, $32.50; ISBN 978-0-06-293765-0). 100,000 copies.
Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30; ISBN 978-0-358-45754-1). 100,000 copies.
Confessions from the Quilting Circle by Maisey Yates (HQN, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-335-77585-6). 100,000 copies.
Find You First by Linwood Barclay (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-267831-7). 100,000 copies.
How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-304683-2). 100,000 copies.
Windsor Diaries by Alathea Fitzalan Howard (Atria Books, $30; ISBN 978-1-982169-17-6). 75,000 copies.
Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter (Avery, $24; ISBN 978-0-593-18879-8). 75,000 copies.
The Siren by Katherine St. John (Grand Central Publishing, $28; ISBN 978-1-5387-3368-4). 75,000 copies.
Metabolical by Robert H. Lustig (Harper Wave, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-302771-8). 75,000 copies.
Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut by Nicolas Schmidle (Henry Holt & Co., $29.99; ISBN 978-1-250-22975-5). 75,000 copies.
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24; ISBN 978-0-544-38765-2). 75,000 copies.
Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborg (Minotaur Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-77905-2). 75,000 copies.
My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption by Ian Manuel (Pantheon, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-5247-4852-4). 75,000 copies.
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katherine Milkman (Portfolio, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-08375-8). 75,000 copies.
RBP’s Payback by Mike Lupica (Putnam, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-08785-5). 75,000 copies.
Hummingbirds’ Gift by Sy Montgomery (Atria Books, $20; ISBN 978-1-982176-08-2). 60,000 copies.
Six Weeks to Live by Catherine Mckenzie (Atria Books, $27; ISBN 978-1-982159-21-4). 60,000 copies.
The Secret Ingredient Cookbook: 125 Family-Friendly Recipes with Surprisingly Tasty Twists by Kelly Senyei (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-358-35397-3). 60,000 copies.
It Had to Be You by Georgia Clarke (Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, $17 paper; ISBN 978-1-982133-19-1). 50,000 copies.
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid? by Michal Oshman (DK, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-7440-2910-4). 50,000 copies.
The Glorious Guinness Girls by Emily Hourican (Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-5387-2023-3). 50,000 copies.
The Book of Lymph by Lisa Levitt Gainsley (Harper Wave, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-304913-0). 50,000 copies.
Come on Over! Southern Delicious for Every Day and Every Occasion by Elizabeth Heiskell (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30; ISBN 978-0-358-24809-5). 50,000 copies. On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed (Liveright, $15.95; ISBN 978-1-63149-883-1). 50,000 copies.
The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson (Minotaur Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79373-7). 50,000 copies.
Mergers and Acquisitions by Cate Doty (Putnam, $27; ISBN 978-0-593-19044-9). 50,000 copies.
Sacrifice by Michelle Blac (Putnam, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-19093-7). 50,000 copies.
The Magic of Surrender by Kute Blackson (TarcherPerigee, $26; ISBN 978-0-593-18909-2). 50,000 copies.
Immunity Index by Sue Burke (Tor Books, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-250-31787-2). 50,000 copies.
The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser (Ballantine Books, $17 paper; ISBN 978-0-525-48025-9).
Family Reunion by Nancy Thayer (Ballantine Books, $27; ISBN 978-1-984819-09-3).
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine Books, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-593-35565-7).
Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies (Ballantine Books, $28; ISBN 978-0593-15887-6).
Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend by Nelson Peña (Castle Point Books, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27534-9).
Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton (Crown, $30; ISBN 978-0-593-35613-5).
Poison Flowers & Pandemonium by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-68396-274-8).
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson (Penguin Press, $30; ISBN 978-0-593-29737-7).
Because He’s Jeff Goldblum: The Movies, Memes, and Meaning of Hollywood’s Most Enigmatic Actor by Travis M. Andrews (Plume, $26; ISBN 978-1-5247-4603-2).
Lincoln in Private by Ronald C. White (Random House, $28; ISBN 978-1-5247-9878-9).
Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles (Random House, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-35717-0).
Everyday Dinners by Jessica Merchant (Rodale Books, $29.99; ISBN 978-0-525-61944-4).
Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial Existence by Alan Steinfeld (St. Martin’s Essentials, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-77394-4).
The Secret Bridesmaid: A Novel by Katy Birchall (St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-79579-3).
Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (St. Martin’s Press, $30; ISBN 978-1-250-27365-9).
The Newcomer: A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews (St. Martin’s Press, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-250-25696-6).
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss (St. Martin’s Press, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-250-23929-7).
NPR’s Podcast Start Up Guide by Glen Weldon (Ten Speed Press, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-15905-7).
May 5
Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor (Hay House, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-4019-6198-5). 50,000 copies.
May 6
Good Company: A Novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (Ecco, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-287600-3). 500,000 copies.
May 11
Billie Eilish by Billie Eilish (Grand Central Publishing, $35 paper over board; ISBN 978-1-5387-2047-9). 1.5 million copies.
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books, $28; ISBN 978-1501133-54-1). 350,000 copies.
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown (Viking, $30; ISBN 978-0-525-55740-1). 350,000 copies.
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Custom House, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-305229-1). 150,000 copies.
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice by Yusef Salaam (Grand Central Publishing, $28; ISBN 978-1-5387-0500-1). 150,000 copies.
The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. William Dorn (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-304192-9). 150,000 copies.
The House of Always by Jenn Lyons (Tor Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-17567-0). 150,000 copies.
Brat: An ’80s Story by Andrew McCarthy (Grand Central Publishing, $28; ISBN 978-1-5387-5427-6). 125,000 copies.
State of Emergency by Tamika D. Mallory (Atria/Black Privilege Publishing, $26; ISBN 978-1-982173-46-3). 100,000 copies.
Girl in the Walls: A Novel by A.J. Gnuse (Ecco, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-303180-7). 100,000 copies.
The Final Twist by Jeffrey Deaver (Putnam, $28; ISBN 978-0-525-53913-1). 100,000 copies.
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer by Steven Johnson (Riverhead Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-525-53885-1). 100,000 copies.
The Montessori Baby: A Parent’s Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding by Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike, illustrated by Sanny van Loon (Workman Publishing, $19.95 paper; ISBN 978-1-5235-1240-9). 100,000 copies.
Devil May Dance by Jake Tapper (Little, Brown, $28; ISBN 978-0-316-53023-1). 80,000 copies.
A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon (Hanover Square Press, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-335-91609-9). 75,000 copies.
Everyone’s Table by Gregory Gourdet and JJ Goode (Harper Wave, $37.50; ISBN 978-0-06-298451-7). 75,000 copies.
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-26768-9). 75,000 copies.
Sex/Life: 44 Chapters About 4 Men (movie tie-in) by BB Easton (Forever, $17.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-5387-1833-9). 60,000 copies.
The First Ten Years by Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner (Harper Perennial, $17 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-302725-1). 60,000 copies.
How Lucky by Will Leitch (Harper, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-307309-8). 50,000 copies.
How to Grill Vegetables: The New Bible for Barbecuing Vegetables over Live Fire by Steven Raichlen (Workman Publishing, $24.95 paper; ISBN 978-1-5235-0984-3). 50,000 copies.
In Dog We Trust: A Celebration of Those Who Never Let Us Down by Mary Zaia (Castle Point Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27555-4).
Zendoodle Colorscapes: Words of Appreciation, Expressions of Gratitude to Color and Display by Bonnie Lynn Demanche, Tish Miller and Deborah Muller (Castle Point Books, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-27539-4).
The Unbroken Thread by Sohrab Ahmari (Convergent Books, $27; ISBN 978-0-525-61932-1).
The Outlier by Kai Bird (Crown, $38; ISBN 978-0-593-15803-6).
Yearbook by Seth Rogen (Crown, $28; ISBN 978-1-984818-78-2).
Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Francis de Véricourt (Dutton, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-18259-8).
Hush Little Baby by R.H. Herron (Dutton, $27; ISBN 978-0-593-18349-6).
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Fantagraphics, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-68396-426-1).
Angel & Hannah by Ishle Yi Park (One World, $18 paper; ISBN 978-1-5247-9865-9).
Finish Strong: A Father’s Code and a Son’s Path by Nate Ebner and Paul Daugherty; foreword by Urban Meyer (Penguin Press, $27; ISBN 978-0-525-56085-2).
Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig (Random House, $30; ISBN 978-0-593-13520-4).
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance by Erica Dhawan (St. Martin’s Press, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-250-24652-3).
A Summer to Remember: A Novel by Erika Montgomery (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27408-3).
May 18
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (Park Row Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-7783-8944-6). 200,000 copies.
Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein (Little, Brown Spark, $32; ISBN 978-0-316-45140-6). 125,000 copies.
You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell (Dey Street Books, $23.99; ISBN 978-0-06-305388-5). 100,000 copies.
The Clover Girls by Viola Shipman (Graydon House Books, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-5258-9600-2). 100,000 copies.
The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan (HQN, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-335-18092-6). 100,000 copies.
Dad, How Do I? by Rob Kenney (William Morrow, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-06-307499-6). 75,000 copies.
The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent (Putnam, $16 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-32811-8). 75,000 copies.
The Atmospherians by Alex Mcelroy (Atria Books, $27; ISBN 978-1-982158-30-9). 50,000 copies.
Dreamseller by Augusto Cury (Atria Books, $17 paper; ISBN 978-1-982179-85-4). 50,000 copies.
Myth of Stress by Andrew Bernstein (Atria Books, $18 paper; ISBN 978-1-439159-46-0). 50,000 copies.
Mental Immunity by Andy Norman (Harper Wave, $29.99; ISBN 978-0-06-300298-2). 50,000 copies.
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26; ISBN 978-0-358-43910-3). 50,000 copies.
What To Do with Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide by Michelle Singletary (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24 paper over board; ISBN 978-0-358-57210-7). 50,000 copies. America on Fire by Elizabeth Hinton (Liveright, $28.95; ISBN 978-1-63149-890-9). 50,000 copies.
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (William Morrow, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-28381-2). 50,000 copies.
How to Save a Life by Eva Carter (Ballantine Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-35628-9).
Redeeming Justice by Jarrett Adams (Convergent Books, $27; ISBN 978-0-593-15692-6).
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Dutton, $28; ISBN 978-0-525-55521-6).
The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice by Scott Ellsworth (Dutton, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-18298-7).
Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power by Zachary Karabell (Penguin Press, $30; ISBN 978-1-59420-661-0).
Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger (Random House, $28; ISBN 978-0-593-23212-5).
Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe by Jane Harman (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-75877-4).
Madam: A Novel by Phoebe Wynne (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27204-1).
The Safety Trap: A Security Expert’s Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World by Spencer Coursen (St. Martin’s Press, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-250-25814-4).
Spirit Tech: The Brave New World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering by Wesley J. Wildman, Ph.D., and Kate J. Stockly, Ph.D. (St. Martin’s Press, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27493-9).
Ninja: War for the Dominions by Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Justin Jordan, art by Felipe Magaña (Ten Speed Press, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-13781-9).
May 25
The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery (MIRA Books, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-3180-3). 350,000 copies.
The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (Putnam, $29; ISBN 978-0-593-19122-4). 300,000 copies.
The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter (Minotaur Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79033-0). 150,000 copies.
Arctic Storm Rising by Dale Brown (William Morrow, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-301504-3). 125,000 copies.
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman (Tor Books, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-250-62119-1). 125,000 copies.
What White People Can Do Next by Emm Dabiri (Harper Perennial, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-311271-1). 100,000 copies.
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon (Ecco, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-285602-9). 75,000 copies.
Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley (Graydon House Books, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-5258-0643-8). 75,000 copies.
Version Zero by David Yoon (Putnam, $27; ISBN 978-0-593-19035-7). 75,000 copies.
Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution by Carlo Rovelli (Riverhead Books, $20; ISBN 978-0-593-32888-0). 75,000 copies.
Tracey Cunningham’s True Color: The Essential Hair Color Handbook by Tracey Cunningham (Abrams Image, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-3811-1). 50,000 copies.
Panic Attack by Nicole Saphier (Broadside Books, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-307969-4). 50,000 copies.
You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon (MIRA Books, $16.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-3181-0.). 50,000 copies.
Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard (William Morrow, $28.99; ISBN 978-0-06-239827-7). 50,000 copies.
Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way by Caseen Gaines (Sourcebooks, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-4926-8881-5). 50,000 copies.
Body Talk by Katie Sturino (Clarkson Potter, $25; ISBN 978-0-593-13717-8).
The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division’s Charge into the Third Reich by Daniel P. Bolger (Dutton Caliber, $30; ISBN 978-0-593-18371-7).
Chartwell Manor by Glenn Head (Fantagraphics, $29.99; ISBN 978-1-68396-425-4).
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything by Else Jordan Ellenberg (Penguin Press, $28; ISBN 978-1-984879-05-9).
Scorpion by Christian Cantrell (Random House, $27; ISBN 978-0-593-23711-3).
Legacy: A Novel by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s Press, $28.99; ISBN 978-1-250-27293-5).
