You ever want to know what people are buying in bookstores? Well, it so happens that I work at one!
During the last week of February, 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 ten selling books of May. Let’s take a look.
| FICTION |
|---|
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan | The Reckoning by John Grisham | Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan | Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami | The Witch Elm by Tana French | The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom | My Hero Academia Vol. 15
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult | Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Ambush (Michael Bennett #11) by James Patterson | Saga Vol. 9
| KIDS + TEENS |
|---|
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas | Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas | The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13) by Jeff Kinney | Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Dork Diaries #13) by Rachel Renee Russell | Kristy’s Big Day (The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels #6) by Ann M. Martin and Gale Galligan
Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey | P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han | Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich | A Map of Days (Miss Peregine’s Peculiar Children #4) by Ransom Riggs | Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde | Sisters by Raina Telgemeier | What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera | Kristy’s Great Idea (The Baby-Sitter’s Club #1) by Raina Telgemeir | Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
| NONFICTION |
|---|
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA by Luis J. Rodriguez Fear: Trump in the White House | Dare of Lead by Brene Brown | The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson | The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant | Fear by Bob Woodward
Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson | The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz | Cook Like A Pro by Ina Garten | The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis | Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me by Charlamagne Tha God
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson | You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero | The Odd 1s Out by James Rallison | Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Craving: Hungry For More by Chrissy Teigen
NOTES:
- Every bookstore’s top-selling books will be different from each other. This list is just for my store.
- Like August, the Crazy Rich Asians were 1, 2, 3 in my store’s topselling fiction books!! Also, the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy were part of the top 15 in kids/teens books. Asians ftw!
- August was The Adventure Zone, September was Monstress, October was Saga!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
- The Kids/Teens section is dominated by graphic novels. What can I say, kids love graphic novels.
- 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.)
- I omitted the poetry list because it didn’t change from February, so it was The Sun and Her Flowers, Pillow Thoughts, Milk and Honey, and 2Fish.
I’m really happy that Crazy Rich Asians series are still on your list! I’m currently reading Rich People Problems and really enjoying the story so far.
I wish I worked at a bookstore ;_; This is a really cool feature, Cee! It’s interesting to see what the bulk of customers will buy when going into a bookstore.