Sales Snapshot
The #1 book in the country, 2018’s Atomic Habits by James Clear, sells well year-round but is a particular favorite of resolution makers. As of the last week of 2023, it cracked the four million print copies mark. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, last week’s #3 book, moves up to the #2 spot overall, topping the Midwest and other regions that Atomic Habits didn’t.
In Clubland
Reese’s Book Club kicks off the year with First Lie Wins, YA author Ashley Elston’s adult debut. The psychological thriller, which lands at #5 on our hardcover fiction list, is “ingeniously plotted,” according to our review. “Elston whips up plenty of suspense and delivers a satisfyingly serpentine finale.”
NEW & NOTABLE
YOUNGER FOR LIFE
Anthony Youn
#6 Hardcover Nonfiction
The TikTok-famous plastic surgeon, who has 8.3 million followers, offers readers a plan for, he writes, “aging in reverse.” Benjamin Button would like a word.
THE NOOM KITCHEN
Noom
#11 Hardcover Nonfiction
Like Younger for Life, this cookbook of 100 recipes from the diet and exercise tracking app is catnip for “new year, new you” true believers. Add in a copy of Atomic Habits and take bets on who makes it to the end of the month.