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
3: The Sentinel - Lee Child
“One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.”—James Patterson
11: The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
“Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye.” —Kiley Reid, Wall Street Journal
Hardcover Nonfiction
Combined Print and eBook Bestsellers Fiction
3: The Sentinel - Lee Child
“One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.”—James Patterson
8: The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
“Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye.” —Kiley Reid, Wall Street Journal
15: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on…Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths. An astonishing debut.”—People
Combined Print and eBook Bestsellers Nonfiction
Paperback Nonfiction
8: The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
“[An] extraordinary and evocative work.”—The Washington Post
Middle Grade Hardcover
Young Adult Hardcover
7: Dear Justyce - Nic Stone
“A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system.” -Kirkus, Starred Review
Audio Fiction
3: The Sentinel - Lee Child
“One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.”—James Patterson
9: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on…Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths. An astonishing debut.”—People
Audio Nonfiction
3: The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
“[An] extraordinary and evocative work.”—The Washington Post
Young Adult Paperback
1: We Were Liars Deluxe Edition - E. Lockhart
“Haunting, sophisticated . . . a novel so twisty and well-told that it will appeal to older readers as well as to adolescents.” —The Wall Street Journal
2: The Book Thief (Anniversary Edition) - Markus Zusak
“One of the most highly anticipated young-adult books in years.” –The Wall Street Journal
3: Dear Martin - Nic Stone
“A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America.” –John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down
10: An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir
“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human — and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” — The Washington Post