bestseller
Americannoun
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bestsellers
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a book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period.
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any product that among those of its kind is selling particularly well at a given time.
This car was a bestseller last year.
noun
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a book, record, CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers, esp over a short period
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the author of one or more such books, etc
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His memoir, “The Education of a Speculator,” was a New York Times bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last month, the Atlantic wrote that “Daggermouth,” a self-published dystopian romance whose rights were snapped up by Simon & Schuster, and which has consistently topped bestseller lists, contained hallmarks of AI use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
His original zero-based budgeting message had pillars like “give every dollar a job,” and was outlined in 2017’s “You Need a Budget,” a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
But publishing her first novel in 2023 — “This Bird Has Flown,” a charming bestseller about a one-hit wonder looking for a comeback — rejuvenated Hoffs’ devotion to songwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Just like Miss Stein told Miss Skeeter, this book ain’t gone be no bestseller and to keep our “expectations low.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Actor and writer Stephen Fry's "The Odyssey" currently tops the history bestsellers on Amazon's UK website.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The books - called Culpa Mia, Culpa Tuya and Culpa Nuestra were all written before she was aged 20, and after launching on Wattpad, they went on to became bestsellers, and hugely popular with teenagers.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Bilton is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, served as special correspondent at Vanity Fair and has worked as a producer and executive producer on several documentaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Its Fox News Books imprint, launched in 2020 as a subsidiary of HarperCollins, has published 17 titles, all of which became national bestsellers.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
Galoshes and clear plastic rain bonnets have been bestsellers at Miss Mattie’s mercantile in Halleluia all month.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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