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Most sold Amazon books last week: Midnight Sun shoots straight to the top

By Alexandria Ingham

HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 08: Author/producer Stephenie Meyer arrives at the premiere of 'Austenland' at ArcLight Hollywood on August 8, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 08: Author/producer Stephenie Meyer arrives at the premiere of 'Austenland' at ArcLight Hollywood on August 8, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images) /
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Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer was only released for preorder last week and it immediately took the top spot on the list of most sold Amazon books.

If you thought Twilight fever was over and done with, you’d be wrong. Stephanie Meyer’s Midnight Sun was announced for pre-orders last week and immediately took over the top spot on the list of most sold Amazon books from May 10 to 16. It’s time to look at the full list.

Midnight Sun is the Twilight story told from Edward Cullen’s perspective. The story had previously had some chapters leaked, which led to Stephanie Meyer releasing them on her website. She admitted that she wasn’t sure if she would ever go back to writing it, but it looks like the time is now and fans are excited.

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The Meyer novel isn’t the only new book from a popular franchise on the list. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games prequel, gained three places after joining the list the previous week.

Meanwhile, there was plenty of movement elsewhere with other new additions. David Baldacci’s Walk the Wire and The Bad Seed by Jory John lost nine places each. The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson lost seven places, but When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal gained nine places to land in seventh place.

After Midnight Sun, Emma Straub’s novel All Adults Here was the highest new addition, with The 20th Victim by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro was just behind it.

Most sold Amazon books: May 10-16

  1. Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer (new addition)
  2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (–)
  3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (–)
  4. Camino Winds by John Grisham (-3)
  5. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (+3)
  6. If It Bleeds by Stephen King (-2)
  7. When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal (+9)
  8. Normal People by Sally Rooney (-2)
  9. All Adults Here by Emma Straub (new addition)
  10. The 20th Victim by James Petterson & Maxine Paetro (new addition)
  11. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (-4)
  12. Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner (new addition)
  13. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (-3)
  14. Walk the Wire by David Baldacci (-9)
  15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (-1)
  16. Don’t Make a Sound by T.R. Ragan (new addition)
  17. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (-6)
  18. The Bad Seed by Jory John (-9)
  19. The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson (-7)
  20. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (-3)

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