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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
Amazon 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 Potterand 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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