Essays

A book is growing when its rank in a category has improved over 7 days. A lower number means a better rank.

Only the books in the first 20 places of each category's best-seller list appear here.

Growing books in this category
Book	Rank	Gain over 7 days	Data as of
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell	7	+6 places	October 29, 2026 at 1:40 a.m.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows John Koenig	1	+5 places	October 29, 2026 at 12:40 a.m.
Glass, Irony and God Anne Carson	5	+5 places	October 28, 2026 at 5:54 p.m.
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell	8	+4 places	October 28, 2026 at 4:19 p.m.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green	2	+3 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li	6	+1 place	October 28, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li	6	+1 place	October 28, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li	6	+1 place	October 28, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

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