Amazon Announces Best-Selling Books of 2016
December 07 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the
best-selling book of 2016 overall and in the Kids & Teens
category
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is also this
year’s Most Wished For and Most Gifted book
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today announced its best-selling books of
2016, best-selling Kids & Teens books of 2016, as well as the
Most Gifted and Most Wished For books of the year—just in time for
holiday gifting. The best-selling book of the year is Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition
Script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany followed
by When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child is also the best-selling book in the Kids &
Teens category and Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down by Jeff
Kinney is number two. Rowling’s bestseller also tops the lists for
both the Most Gifted and Most Wished For book of the year,
confirming that Harry Potter continues to be a favorite for readers
across genres. The best-selling book lists are first editions
published in 2016 comprising both print and Kindle purchases. To
see the full top 100 list of Amazon’s best-selling print and Kindle
books of 2016, visit www.amazon.com/bestsellingbooks2016.
“This year’s best-selling list showcases the variety of Amazon
readers’ tastes, from literary fiction to thrillers to memoirs,”
said Chris Schluep, Amazon Senior Book Editor. “The power of Potter
is still strong, and readers of all ages can’t get enough of
Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the most
anticipated book of the year, breaking pre-order records months
before its release.”
The top 20 best-selling books of 2016 overall are:
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J.K. Rowling,
Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul
Kalanithi
- The Whistler by John Grisham
- The Last Mile (Amos Decker series) by
David Baldacci
- Killing the Rising Sun: How America
Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin
Dugard
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family
and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
- Truly Madly Guilty by Liane
Moriarty
- Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel by
Lee Child
- The Black Widow: Book 16 of Gabriel
Allon Series by Daniel Silva
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down
by Jeff Kinney
- 15th Affair (Women's Murder Club) by
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
- Crisis of Character: A White House
Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with
Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate by Gary J. Byrne
- The Wrong Side of Goodbye: A Harry
Bosch Novel by Michael Connelly
- The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and
Joanna Gaines
- The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix
Sweeney
- One with You: Book 5 of A Crossfire
Series by Sylvia Day
- The Obsession by Nora Roberts
- Everything We Keep by Kerry
Lonsdale
More about Amazon’s best-selling books of 2016:
- A lot of adults are kids at heart. The
number one best-selling book is the same in both the overall and
kids categories: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling,
Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is
actually a script; this is the first time a play has made the top
20 best-sellers list
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul
Kalathini and Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, both debut
memoirs, are serious, eye-opening and a sign of our times
- The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is
the best-selling debut novel of 2016
- Mysteries and thrillers reign supreme
in 2016; nine of the of the top 20 are from that category (ten, if
you count romantic suspense)
The top 20 best-selling Kids & Teens books of 2016 overall
are:
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J.K. Rowling,
Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down
by Jeff Kinney
- The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The
Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard,
Book 2: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
- The Last Star: The Final Book of The
5th Wave by Rick Yancey
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) by J.K.
Rowling and Jim Kay
- The Crown (The Selection) by Kiera
Cass
- Empire of Storms: Book 5 of Throne Of
Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas
- Lady Midnight: Book 1 of The Dark
Artifices by Cassandra Clare
- Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's Dream
by Ainsley Earhardt and Kathryn Cristaldi
- Glass Sword (Red Queen) by Victoria
Aveyard
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- A Court of Mist and Fury: Book 2 of A
Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Gravity Falls: Journal 3 by Alex Hirsch
and Rob Renzetti
- Calamity (The Reckoners) by Brandon
Sanderson
- Give Please a Chance by Bill O’Reilly
and James Patterson
- Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon
Klassen
- The Thank You Book (An Elephant and
Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
- Broken Prince: Book 2 of The Royals
Series by Erin Watt
Fun Facts about Amazon’s best-selling Kids & Teen Books of
2016:
- Authors Jeff Kinney and Rick Riordan
have made the 20 best-selling Kids & Teens list four years in a
row
- Over half of the top 20 best-sellers
are part of a series
- Three books based in the world of Harry
Potter are featured on this list, 9 years since the final book in
the series was released by J.K. Rowling
- There are only two picture books in the
top 20 and both are written by FOX news anchors
To learn more about the best-selling books of the year, visit
www.amazon.com/bestsellingbooks2016.
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