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FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 02.13.19
= Debut
IndiesIntroduce
Other Indie FavoritesThe Age of Light: A Novel, by Whitney
Scharer (Little, Brown and Company, $28) “Art lovers will enjoy
this sexy, brilliant novel about Man Ray and Lee Miller set in
Paris during the Jazz Age. Ray met Miller shortly after she arrived
in Paris, young and just learning her craft. He became her mentor
and lover, an intense relationship with the older man nurturing the
younger woman’s talent. But as Miller grew into her art and the
relationship shifted, Ray’s ego needed to be first. By WWII, Miller
is at the height of her powers, and she leaves behind the safety of
shooting portraits for the battlefields of Europe, documenting the
horrors of concentration camps. Following Miller from her youth to
old age, Scharer explores the passions and creativity of two
larger-than-life characters.” —Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books
& Music, Sunriver, OR
When You Read This: A Novel, by Mary Adkins (Harper, $26.99)
“Death is called the final act, but for our loved ones who survive
us, the show inevitably goes on. In When You Read This, Mary Adkins
gives equal stage time to Iris Massey, a woman recently diagnosed
with terminal cancer who begins a blog about her experiences, and
those she has left behind. Grief is a unifying theme in this novel,
from Iris, who struggles to come to terms with her death, to her
sister, Jade, who is left rudderless without her, and even Iris’
boss, Smith, who is determined to fulfill Iris’ last request of
having her blog published as a book. Poignant and bittersweet, When
You Read This is a well-rounded blend of romance, comedy, and
drama.” —Heather Herbaugh, Mitzi’s Books, Rapid City, SD
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Girl, Wash Your FaceRachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson, Harper,
$24.99
5. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton
(Illus.), S&S, $35
6. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed
Press, $16.99
7. Calm the F*ck DownSarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99
8. Women Rowing NorthMary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27
9. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
10. You Are a Badass Every DayJen Sincero, Viking, $20
11. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson,
Norton, $18.95
12. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and
Style
Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25
13. Deep CreekPam Houston, Norton, $25.95
14. Leadership: In Turbulent TimesDoris Kearns Goodwin, S&S,
$30
15. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Hachette Books, $27
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James, Riverhead Books, $30
3. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
4. Fire & BloodGeorge R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.),
Bantam, $35
5. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30
6. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27
7. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
8. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99
9. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $27.95
10. The ReckoningJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
11. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books,
$28.99
12. An Anonymous GirlGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St.
Martin’s, $27.99
13. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
14. CrucibleJames Rollins, Morrow, $28.99
15. My Sister, the Serial KillerOyinkan Braithwaite, Doubleday,
$22.95
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 02.13.19
MASS MARKET
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Another Indie FavoriteA Long Way From Home: A Novel, by Peter
Carey (Vintage, $16.95) “Carey uses the Australian cross-country
Redux auto trials of the 1950s to explore how the need to be
accepted directs our motivations and, accordingly, our fates. Titch
and Irene Bobs join up with their neighbor Willy Bachhuber, a maps
expert, to race the Redux. Through the journey, Carey delves into
Australia’s virulent racism toward its indigenous populations and
its embedded intolerance of miscegenation. As the miles accumulate,
Irene and Willy’s lives change in profound ways, and we, in turn,
experience Carey’s wit, heart, and intelligence, as well as his
skill in bringing these characters and this place and time so
vibrantly to life.” —Lori Feathers, Interabang Books, Dallas,
TX
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1. The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. Fifty Fifty
James Patterson, Candice Fox, Vision, $9.99 3. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 4. Origin Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 5.
Overkill Ted Bell, Morrow, $7.99 6. The Disappeared C.J. Box,
Putnam, $9.99 7. The Cuban Affair Nelson DeMille, Pocket, $9.99 8.
The Cast Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99 9. Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $7.9910. Tom Clancy Power and Empire
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99
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1. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin,
$16
3. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99
4. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16
5. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99
6. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin Books, $16.95
7. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99
8. The Wife Between UsGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St.
Martin’s Griffin, $16.99
9. The FriendSigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $16
10. If Beale Street Could TalkJames Baldwin, Vintage, $14.95
11. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16
12. I Was AnastasiaAriel Lawhon, Anchor, $16
13. AsymmetryLisa Halliday, S&S, $16
14. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99
15. Love and RuinPaula McLain, Ballantine, $17
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1. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
2. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
3. Beautiful BoyDavid Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books,
$16.99
4. WhenDaniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $17
5. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
6. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
7. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
8. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
9. Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99
10. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
11. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $20
12. The Collected Schizophrenias: EssaysEsme Weijun Wang,
Graywolf Press, $16
13. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper Perennial,
$17.99
14. Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest
Hanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press, $16.95
15. The RecoveringLeslie Jamison, Back Bay, $18.99
17. The Last Black UnicornTiffany Haddish, Gallery Books,
$16
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1. On the Come UpAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
2. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
3. King of ScarsLeigh Bardugo, Imprint, $19.99
4. The Fork, the Witch, and the WormChristopher Paolini, Knopf
Books for Young Readers, $16.99
5. Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co.
(BYR), $18.99
6. Dear Evan HansenVal Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99
7. Two Can Keep a SecretKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press,
$19.99
8. The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99
9. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers,
$14.99
10. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press,
$17.99
11. Bridge of ClayMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers,
$26
12. The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupery, Harvest,
$11.99
13. The Prince and the DressmakerJen Wang, First Second,
$16.99
14. The Sun Is Also a StarNicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99
15. Dear MartinNic Stone, Ember, $9.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 02.13.19
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
= Debut
For Teen Readers Our Year of Maybe, by Rachel Lynn Solomon
(Simon Pulse, $18.99) “Peter has spent years on the transplant
list, studying piano while he waits for a donor kidney. His best
friend, Sophie, is consumed by dance and her secret crush on Peter.
When her gift of a kidney frees Peter to follow dreams that don’t
include her, Sophie is devastated and forced to rethink everything
she’s expected and planned for. Told through lovely and expressive
prose, you’ll be thinking about the choices Sophie and Peter make
long after you’ve turned the last page.” —Jenny Chou, Boswell Book
Company, Milwaukee, WI
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For Ages 9 to 12 The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club, by Alex Bell
(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “A
whimsical, magical tale full of humor, adventure, and some of the
oddest dangers in children’s literature (flesh-eating cabbages?
Frostbite fairies that will literally bite you?). Readers will fall
in love with the main character and her fellow explorers right away
and will no doubt be chomping at the bit for the next book in the
series by the end.” —Chris Abouzeid, Belmont Books, Belmont, MA
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1. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton Young Readers, $11.95
2. Max and the Midknights Lincoln Peirce, Crown Books for Young
Readers, $13.99
3. Merci Suárez Changes GearsMeg Medina, Candlewick, $16.99
4. New KidJerry Craft, Harper, $12.99
5. Dragon PearlYoon Ha Lee, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99
6. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 7. Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99
8. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling
of Little Women
Rey Terciero, Bre Indigo (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young
Readers, $12.99
9. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters Andrea Beaty, David
Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $12.99
10. The Friendship War Andrew Clements, Random House Books for
Young Readers, $16.99
11. The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin,
$8.99
12. A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader Maria Popova,
Claudia Bedrick (Eds.), Enchanted Lion Books, $34.95
13. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao
(Illus.), Harper, $8.99
14. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
15. Charlotte’s WebE.B. White, Harper, $8.99
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Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 02.13.19
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless
noted.
For Ages 4 to 8 Lola Dutch: When I Grow Up, by Kenneth Wright,
Sarah Jane Wright (Illus.) (Bloomsbury Children’s Books, $17.99)
“Lola Dutch is back, and her ideas have gotten no smaller since the
last time we saw her! Thinking about what she might want to be when
she grows up, Lola and her friends spare no effort in exploring the
various options that strike her fancy. As Lola works and grows, she
decides what she really wants is to be a kid and to learn about
everything—and there’s always tomorrow, when she may decide to try
something else entirely. Filled with as much curiosity and charm as
the first book!” —Kelly O’Sullivan, R.J. Julia Booksellers,
Madison, CT
1. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.),
Harper, $8.99
2. Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers, $18.99
3. The Wonky DonkeyCraig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.),
Scholastic, $7.99
4. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99
5. My HeartCorinna Luyken, Dial Books, $17.99
6. P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever
Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia (Illus.), Sourcebooks
Jabberwocky, $17.99
7. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
8. I Love You, Little PookieSandra Boynton, Little Simon,
$5.99
9. We Don’t Eat Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion,
$17.99
10. Llama Llama Be My Valentine!Anna Dewdney, Penguin Young
Readers, $3.99
11. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.),
Dial, $16.99
12. Pop-up Peekaboo! I Love YouDK Children, $9.99
13. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.),
HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99
14. Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
15. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95
1. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
Books
4. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin
Workshop
5. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion
6. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),
Random House
7. Narwhal and JellyBen Clanton, Tundra BooksNew in Series:
Narwhal’s Otter Friend
8. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
9. I Survived (paperback)Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.),
Scholastic
10. The Princess in BlackShannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 02.13.19
= Debut
IndiesIntroduce
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James, Riverhead Books, $30
3. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
4. Fire & BloodGeorge R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.),
Bantam, $35
5. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30
6. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27
7. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
8. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99
9. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $27.95
10. The ReckoningJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
11. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books,
$28.99
12. An Anonymous GirlGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St.
Martin’s, $27.99
13. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
14. CrucibleJames Rollins, Morrow, $28.99
15. My Sister, the Serial KillerOyinkan Braithwaite, Doubleday,
$22.95
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1. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin,
$16
3. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99
4. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16
5. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99
6. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin Books, $16.95
7. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99
8. The Wife Between UsGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St.
Martin’s Griffin, $16.99
9. The FriendSigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $16
10. If Beale Street Could TalkJames Baldwin, Vintage, $14.95
11. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16
12. I Was AnastasiaAriel Lawhon, Anchor, $16
13. AsymmetryLisa Halliday, S&S, $16
14. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99
15. Love and RuinPaula McLain, Ballantine, $17
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores
across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All
rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 02.13.19
= Debut = On the Rise
IndiesIntroduce
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Girl, Wash Your FaceRachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson, Harper,
$24.99
5. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton
(Illus.), S&S, $35
6. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed
Press, $16.99
7. Calm the F*ck DownSarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99
8. Women Rowing NorthMary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27
9. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
10. You Are a Badass Every DayJen Sincero, Viking, $20
11. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson,
Norton, $18.95
12. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and
Style
Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25
13. Deep CreekPam Houston, Norton, $25.95
14. Leadership: In Turbulent TimesDoris Kearns Goodwin, S&S,
$30
15. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Hachette Books, $27
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1. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
2. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
3. Beautiful BoyDavid Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books,
$16.99
4. WhenDaniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $17
5. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
6. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
7. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
8. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
9. Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99
10. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
11. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $20
12. The Collected Schizophrenias: EssaysEsme Weijun Wang,
Graywolf Press, $16
13. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper Perennial,
$17.99
14. Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest
Hanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press, $16.95
15. The RecoveringLeslie Jamison, Back Bay, $18.99
17. The Last Black UnicornTiffany Haddish, Gallery Books,
$16