bestseller
noun
best·sell·er
ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər 
variants
or best seller
plural bestsellers or best sellers
: a popular product and especially a book whose sales are among the highest of its class
[Isabel] Allende's new book is spun from the stuff of epic romances: eternal love, lost innocence, distant locales, revolution. In short, all the elements of a sure bestseller.—
Julie K. L. Dam
Julie K. L. DamThe Harvard Book Store Café … is not only the obvious choice for the latest best seller but the intelligent break for a shopper's graze.—Alice Rubenstein Gochman
Alice Rubenstein GochmanTwo million copies have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for four years.—Judith Daniels
Judith Daniels… the two Fisher-Price bestsellers are the company's Fun with Food [toy] series and the Fisher-Price Fun with Food Kitchen.—The New Yorker
The New YorkerShe knows what the mass market wants—Vanderbilt and Chaps [fragrances] are best sellers—and she has a flair for what appeals to a more specialized market …—Amy Singer
Amy SingerExamples of bestseller in a Sentence
She has written several best sellers.
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Screenwriter Craig Mazin, known for The Last of Us and Chernobyl, found that Swann’s bestseller stretched new creative muscles for him.
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Lexy Perez,
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24 June 2026
Ditto for Irene Kim, our production and editorial associate, who is in possession of not one but two of the season’s bestsellers—lucky girl!
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Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Smokler also wrote two New York Times bestsellers, Confessions of a Scary Mommy in 2012 and Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies) in 2013.
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Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The film is based on the eponymous New York Times bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows the story of Klara (Ortega), a robot designed to prevent loneliness.
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Selena Kuznikov,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Released in 2022, the book was a number-one bestseller.
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Leigh Nordstrom,
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22 June 2026
Lawhon’s works of historical fiction have landed her on The New York Times bestseller list; her books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
The 2025 memoir garnered high praise from bestseller-inducing trifecta Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Each and every one of the tunes from Confessions II have become chart hits in the United States and bestsellers on one of Billboard's dance tallies.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Ditto for Irene Kim, our production and editorial associate, who is in possession of not one but two of the season’s bestsellers—lucky girl!
—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Smokler also wrote two New York Times bestsellers, Confessions of a Scary Mommy in 2012 and Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies) in 2013.
—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The film is based on the eponymous New York Times bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows the story of Klara (Ortega), a robot designed to prevent loneliness.
—
Selena Kuznikov,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Released in 2022, the book was a number-one bestseller.
—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Lawhon’s works of historical fiction have landed her on The New York Times bestseller list; her books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
The 2025 memoir garnered high praise from bestseller-inducing trifecta Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Each and every one of the tunes from Confessions II have become chart hits in the United States and bestsellers on one of Billboard's dance tallies.
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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