What to Read Next?

Trying to figure out what to read next? A bestsellers list is a great way to find new titles.

Every week, here at Monroeville Public Library, we post a copy of the New York Times Bestsellers List for our patrons to look at. While this is the best-known list, it is not the only one out there. There is the USA Today Best-Selling Books, Publishers Weekly Bestsellers, Indie Bestsellers from the American Booksellers Association and CBA Bestsellers from the Christian Booksellers Association.

So which is the best list for you? I'll give a brief description of what each has to offer, and then you can decide for yourself.

New York Times Bestsellers List:

The list we post focuses on fiction and non-fiction in hardback, but they also include paperback, ebook, graphic novels and many other categories on their website. These lists are based on sales from a variety of vendors, including independent book stores, online retailers, newsstands, university book stores and even grocery stores.

USA Today:

This list is compiled from many of the same type of resources that the New York Times uses. The big difference in their list is that USA Today puts all the titles together in one big list, although it is possible to sort it by different genres.

Publishers Weekly:

It's very similar to the New York Times list but also includes best-selling audiobooks.

Indiebound:

This list compiles the best-selling books as reported by independent book stores (yes, they still exist!). These are also broken down by adult or children, fiction or non-fiction and hardback or paperback.

CBA:

These are the top-selling books as reported by Christian book stores. They also provide different types of lists -- including music and video, along with audiobooks.

These lists are all great ways to find that next book to read. Once you have picked a title or two, you can go to our website and search our catalog to request a copy. Since these are best-sellers there may be a long wait for some of these titles. But don't despair! Starting soon, we are going to post some "readalikes" -- lists of different book ideas that are similar to current best-sellers. But in the meantime, check out these lists and see what interests you. Happy Reading!