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
10: 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
8: Winners Take All - Anand Giridharadas
“Entertaining and gripping…”— The New York Times Book Review
Combined Print and E-Book Fiction
4: Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In) - Gillian Flynn
“A compulsively readable psychological thriller” – Chicago Sun-Times
Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction
2: 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
6: Winners Take All - Anand Giridharadas
“Entertaining and gripping…”— The New York Times Book Review
Print Paperback Fiction
4: Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In) - Gillian Flynn
“A compulsively readable psychological thriller” – Chicago Sun-Times
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
8: 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
4: Harbor Me - Jacqueline Woodson
“Woodson delivers a powerful tale of community and mutual growth. The bond they develop is palpable. . . . The characters ring true as they discuss issues both personal and global. This story, told with exquisite language and clarity of narrative, is both heartbreaking and hopeful. An extraordinary and timely piece of writing.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Picture Books
4: The Day You Begin - Jacqueline Woodson
“Woodson’s poetic lines give power to each child’s experience. . . . López paints the book’s array of children as students in the same classroom; patterns and colors on the children’s clothing and the growing things around them fill the spreads with life. Woodson’s gentle, lilting story and López’s artistry create a stirring portrait of the courage it takes to be oneself.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Audio Fiction
2: Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In) - Gillian Flynn
“A compulsively readable psychological thriller” – Chicago Sun-Times
9: 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
1: 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: - Ben Reiter
“Colorful… Astroball plays like a giant crossword puzzle as pieces of the team are slotted in leading up to the franchise’s historic moment.”—USA Today
Paperback Row
World Without Mind - Franklin Foer
“Important and incredibly informative (and entertaining) new book…I can’t recommend this enough…I want everyone to go out and get World Without Mind.” — Hugh Hewitt