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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Her book is bound to be a bestseller anyway.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
When an oversize book was published in the months after Sept. 11, 2001, and rose quickly to the No. 1 spot on nonfiction bestseller lists, its title seemed a perfect two-word distillation of America’s mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It was a bestseller when it first hit bookshop shelves nearly 10 years ago — and after Nolan mentioned Wilson’s work in an early interview promoting his big-screen adaption, its sales spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I waited a year for Tesla to send me a 2026 Model Y—the so-called Juniper update to its global bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Monroeville, Alabama, celebrated its native daughter Lee shamelessly after her award-winning book became a national bestseller in the 1960s.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Actor and writer Stephen Fry's "The Odyssey" currently tops the history bestsellers on Amazon's UK website.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Most recently, Communion was included on the Observer's best debut novelists of 2026 - a list which previously picked out bestsellers including Rooney's Conversation with Friends and The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
While the New York Times bestsellers from 2025 skew in favor of the 6-by-9 trim, the popularity of 5-by-8 books appears to be on the rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
This is true, though Dad typically prefers boring French classics to bestsellers.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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