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B&N's 40 Bestselling Books Of 2017 Are Here & The Top Fiction Book May Surprise You
Before you finish up your holiday shopping, take a look at the books everyone was buying and reading this year. Barnes & Noble's bestselling books of 2017 prove that people need a dose of dreamy positivity and a dose of tough reality, in equal measure. According to data provided to Bustle, the bestselling fiction title of 2017 was milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, a dreamy collection of illustrated poems, and the bestselling nonfiction title was The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson, an anti-self-help guide about recognizing your limitations and learning to live with them.
“It’s hard to imagine two more aesthetically different books at the top of our fiction and nonfiction bestseller lists for the year,” says Liz Harwell, Director of Merchandise, in a statement provided to Bustle. “But in some ways, both books are addressing a core issue for many of us: how to live good, satisfying lives.”
The data — which combines sales from Barnes & Noble's website and their 600+ stores — is organized into four categories: fiction, nonfiction, teen, and kids. Each category contains 10 bestsellers, many of which you will recognize from the movie adaptations which came out this year, including Wonder, which tops the kids' bestsellers list, and Everything, Everything, which tops the teen list.
“We are glad to see a wide range of new and reissued titles in our lists this year,” Harwell says. “As always, popular shows and movies drove some books to the top of our lists, including The Handmaid’s Tale and the children’s title Wonder. Meanwhile, classics 1984 and To Kill a Mockingbird—both published over 50 years ago—were popular again this year, showing the lasting power of good books.”
See the full list below:
Fiction Bestseller: 'milk and honey' by Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur's milk and honey continues to dominate Instagram and the bestseller charts. This striking collection of poetry and illustrations continued to sell well in 2017, despite the release of a second collection, the sun and her flowers.
The rest of the list, in order:
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
1984 by George Orwell
Origin by Dan Brown
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Camino Island by John Grisham
The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition) by Paulo Coelho
It by Stephen King
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Nonfiction Bestseller: 'The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck' By Mark Manson
As the title indicates, this #1 New York Times best-seller is all about the power of... well, not thinking positively. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson is all about identifying your limitations, accepting them, and working through them.
The rest of the list, in order:
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World by William H. McRaven
5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Night by Elie Wiesel
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Kids Bestseller: 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio
In R.J. Palacio's Wonder, Auggie Pullman is an ordinary boy with an unordinary face. His story, which has inspired millions of readers to join the Choose Kind movement, made it to big screens this year in a movie starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay.
The rest of the list, in order:
A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson
What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
Getaway (Dairy of a Wimpy Kid Series #12) by Jeff Kinney
Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One & Two by J.K. Rowling
The Wonderful Things You'll Be by Emily Winfield Martin
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book #1) by Rick Riordan
Teen Bestseller: 'Everything Everything' by Nicola Yoon
Maddy is literally allergic to the world. Olly is the boy next door. When she falls in love, she has to decide: is he worth braving the outside world for? The movie, starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson, no doubt contributed it to the selling success of Everything, Everything by Nicole Yoon.
The rest of the list, in order:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Red Queen (Book #1) by Victoria Aveyard
