The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is thrilled that each week many of our speakers are on The New York Times Bestseller List. Check back here for a current selection of who is on this week’s list:
Hardcover Fiction
6: There There - Tommy Orange
“Bravura… There There has so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it’s a revelation… its appearance marks the passing of a generational baton.”
—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
13: Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
“I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting.” – Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time
Hardcover Nonfiction
3: Educated - Tara Westover
“Educated shines a light on a part of our country that we too often overlook. Tara Westover’s powerful tale—of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home—deserves to be widely read. My Mamaw would have been rooting for Tara.”—J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Combined Print and E-Book Fiction
Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction
10: Educated - Tara Westover
“Educated shines a light on a part of our country that we too often overlook. Tara Westover’s powerful tale—of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home—deserves to be widely read. My Mamaw would have been rooting for Tara.”—J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Print Paperback Fiction
Paperback Nonfiction
7: Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson
“Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.”—The Washington Post
Young Adult Hardcover
3: Turtles All the Way Down (Signed Edition) - John Green
“A wrenching and revelatory novel.” – The New York Times
10: I Have Lost My Way - Gayle Forman
“Stunning doesn’t even begin to say it.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Middle Grade Hardcover
1: Wonder - R. J. Palacio
“Rich and memorable…It’s Auggie and the rest of the children who are the real heart of ‘Wonder,’ and Palacio captures the voices of girls and boys, fifth graders and teenagers, with equal skill.” —The New York Times
Audio Fiction
7: Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
“I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting.” – Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time
Audio Nonfiction
8: Educated - Tara Westover
“Educated shines a light on a part of our country that we too often overlook. Tara Westover’s powerful tale—of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home—deserves to be widely read. My Mamaw would have been rooting for Tara.”—J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Sports & Fitness
9: Barbarian Days - William Finnegan
“Gorgeously written and intensely felt…Dare I say that we all need Mr. Finnegan…as a role model for a life fully, thrillingly, lived.”
—Wall Street Journal