‘Memory Man’ soars to top of bestsellers
NEW YORK, May 2, (Agencies): David Baldacci’s new book, “Memory Man” bumped Nora Roberts’ “The Liar” from the No. 1 spot on the US bestsellers list on Thursday.
Data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States is used to compile the list.
Hardcover Fiction
1. “Memory Man,” by David Baldacci (Grand Central) 2. “The Girl on the Train,” by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead) 3. “The Liar” by Nora Roberts (Putnam) 4. “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr (Scribner) 5. “The Bone Tree” by Greg Iles (Morrow) 6. “God Help the Child” by Toni Morrison (Knopf) 7. “Every Fifteen Minutes” by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin’s) 8. “The Stranger” by Harlan Coben (Dutton) 9. “Miracle at Augusta” by James Patterson
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10. “At the Water’s Edge” by Sara Gruen (Random/Spiegel & Grau) Hardcover Nonfiction 1. “Legends & Lies” by Bill O’Reilly and David Fisher (Holt) 2. “The Whole 30” by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig (HMH) 3. “And the Good News Is ...” by Dana Perino (Hachette/Twelve) 4. “The Road to Character” by David Brooks (Random) 5. “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (Ten Speed) 6. “Missoula” by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday) 7. “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson (Crown) 8. “Dealing with China” by Henry M. Paulson Jr. (Hachette/Twelve) 8. “Thug Kitchen” by Thug Kitchen (Rodale) 10. “Tox-Sick” by Suzanne Somers
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