We’re selling a lot of the same books now, and I can’t wait to see new titles.
During the last week of February 2018, I pondered about what type of post to make for “Books in Hand.” At first, I planned to discuss all the books customers came in asking for or buying, but that’s a bit too much because everybody came in asking for different books, and I didn’t remember all of them. My boss showed me a way to check our store’s best selling books, and I found out what we sold a lot of!
And that’s what this post is—seeing the top selling books of October 2021!
| FICTION |
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Dune by Frank Herbert | It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr | No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Circe by Madeline Miller | Atlas Six by Olivie Blake | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | Verity by Colleen Hoover
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir | The Hating Game by Sally Thorne | People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry | Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow | Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas
Normal People by Sally Rooney | The Judge’s List by John Grisham | The Secret History by Donna Tartt | A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara | A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
| KIDS + TEENS |
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They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera | Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Dav Pilkey | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson | Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow | Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman | Mothering Heights (Dog Man) by Dav Pilkey | Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete by James Dean | Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Friends Forever by Shannon Hale | Grime and Punishment (Dog Man) by Dav Pilkey | Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega | A Tale of Sorcery… by Chris Colfer | Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
| NONFICTION |
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk | The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz | Atomic Habits by James Clear | Sacred Woman by Queen Afua | Mastery of Love by Don Migue Ruiz
How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes | A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by David Sedaris | Mindset by Carol S. Dweck | Becoming by Michelle Obama | Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire by Rick Ross
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner | The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz | Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci | Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom by Tabitha Brown | Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki |
NOTES:
- Every bookstore’s top-selling books will be different from each other. This list is just for my store.
- These books seem to be forever on the top-selling list: The Alchemist, anything Dog Man or Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, You Are A Badass, The Four Agreements, the 5 Love Languages, and Milk and Honey. (Don’t be surprise if you see these books here or in future “Books in Hand” posts. People love these books.)
- For the past year, we’ve been selling a lot of manga—so much that it exceeds the different subjects of books we sell. That will be in its own post.
