Random Thoughts About the Bestselling Books (So Far) of 2023

Publishers Weekly just shared the bestselling books from the first half of 2023 and I have a few thoughts:

1. Dog Man

If you combine the Adult, YA, and Children’s lists Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea is the fourth bestselling book of the year so far.

2. Oh, the Half-Million Copies You’ll Sell

In the first half of this year, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! sold nearly 500,000 copies. This made me do a double take. Things will likely cool off in the second half (since much of the sales happen around grad season), but that’s still a huge number.

3. Cuddle Bug Surprise

I’m a school librarian. I follow children’s books closely. Therefore, I am always shocked when I’ve never heard of a top 10 bestselling book. Such is the case with You’re My Little Cuddle Bug – a book that’s sold 268,580 copies so far.

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