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Coronavirus Edition: In November, the virus continued to affect books sales, with our bookstores surviving with limited to no foot traffic, mail orders, and curbside pick-ups.
On the hardcover list, two new releases leapfrogged to the top, with Brandon Sanderson’s
Rhythm of War (book four of The Stormlight Archive) clinching the top spot, followed by
Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline’s sequel to
Ready Player One. Our new runner-up was
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter (Orbit US), book two of The Burning series. We had 38 nominated titles, up from last month’s 28.
The release of the latest book in The Stormlight Archive seems to have influenced the paperback list as well, with