Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 6, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2025, PWxyz LLC.)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "The Widow: A Novel" by John Grisham (Doubleday) Last week: 1
2. "The Secret of Secrets: A Novel" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) Last week: 3
3. "The Correspondent: A Novel" by Virginia Evans (Crown) Last week: 12
4. "Alchemised" by SenLinYu (Del Rey) Last week: 2
5. "Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition)" by Callie Hart (Forever) Last week: 4
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6. "Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) Last week: 9
7. "Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm" by Charlie Mackesy (Penguin Life) Last week: 10
8. "Mona’s Eyes: A Novel" by Thomas Schlesser (Europa) Last week: 11
9. "The Dark Is Descending: A Nytefall Novel" by Chloe C. Peñaranda (Bramble) Last week: —
10. "Nash Falls" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) Last week: 16
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About" by Mel Robbins (Hay House) Last week: 1
2. "The Miracles Among Us: How God's Grace Plays a Role in Healing" by Marc Siegel (Harper Influence) Last week: 3
3. "How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will" by John Kennedy (Broadside) Last week: 5
4. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks — The Essential Recipes: 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics" by Ree Drummond (Morrow) Last week: 2
5. "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation" by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking) Last week: 6
6. "Guinness World Records 2026" by Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records) Last week: 4
7. "Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!" by Joel Fagliano and New York Times Games (Authors Equity) Last week: 10
8. "The Look" by Michelle Obama (Crown) Last week: 7
9. "Heart Life Music" by Kenny Chesney (Morrow) Last week: 14
10. "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Knopf) Last week: 8
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