Indie Bestsellers HardcoverWeek of 06.22 · Recently widowed 78-year-old Harriet embarks on an Alaskan cruise that proves to be the vehicle for her own self-discovery. ... Sherman

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Other Indie FavoritesSmoke: A Novel, by Dan Vyleta (Doubleday, $27.95) “Imagine a world where every dark thought you possessed was revealed by a wisp of smoke. And what if a portion of society could hide their darkness, while others were forever stained by their sins? Set in an alternative England, this tale reveals what really lies behind this sinful soot through the eyes of three teenagers who begin to question all they have been told. Smoke is a brilliant combination of fantasy and historical fiction, where layers of mystery and glimmers of truth will keep readers feverishly turning pages until the very end.” —Luisa Smith, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 06.22.16

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Wintering: A Novel, by Peter Geye (Knopf, $26.95) “It is tempting to inhale Wintering in a great rush because it is such a suspenseful, wild, and dangerous survival story. That would be a mistake. Geye magically conveys the starkness, beauty, and despair of the northern Minnesota borderlands in prose that deserves to be savored. He gives us characters with deep, complex interior lives, who struggle with secrets, love, and damaged relationships. A powerful father-son story and a landscape revealed in breathtaking detail make this a novel to read with care and wonder.” —Tripp Ryder, Content Bookstore, Northfield, MN

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1. The GirlsEmma Cline, Random House, $27

2. End of WatchStephen King, Scribner, $30

3. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95

4. Before the FallNoah Hawley, Grand Central, $26

5. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

6. BarkskinsAnnie Proulx, Scribner, $32

7. The NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99

8. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95

9. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25

10. A Hero of FranceAlan Furst, Random House, $27

11. Everybody’s FoolRichard Russo, Knopf, $27.95

12. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

13. Modern LoversEmma Straub, Riverhead, $26

14. The City of MirrorsJustin Cronin, Ballantine, $28

15. The Last MileDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $29

16. Lily and the OctopusSteven Rowley, S&S, $25.99

1. GruntMary Roach, Norton, $26.95

2. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25

3. The GeneSiddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32

4. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $29

5. TribeSebastian Junger, Twelve, $22

6. The View From the Cheap SeatsNeil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99

7. Valiant AmbitionNathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30

8. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99

9. Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40

10. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots

David Fisher, Holt, $35

11. But What If We’re Wrong?Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $26

12. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24

13. GritAngela Duckworth, Scribner, $28

14. Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18

15. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

21. The World According to Star WarsCass Sunstein, Dey Street, $21.99

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1. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $9.99 2. Make Me Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 3. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 4. Code of Conduct Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99 5. Finders Keepers Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 6. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 7. The Collector Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99 8. The First Phone Call From Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $7.99 9. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 10. The Forgotten Room Lincoln Child, Anchor, $9.99

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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 06.22.16

MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThis Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!: A Novel, by Jonathan Evison (Algonquin Books, $15.95) “With This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!, Evison has crafted an instant classic. Recently widowed 78-year-old Harriet embarks on an Alaskan cruise that proves to be the vehicle for her own self-discovery. As one shocking truth after another is revealed about Harriet’s life, readers come to love this woman who is anything but perfect, and whose life is anything but ordinary. With an inventive, addictive structure and prose that surges with life, humor, and compassion, This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! is one to move to the very top of your reading list.” —Rob Dougherty, Clinton Book Shop, Clinton, NJ

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1. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

2. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

3. The Girl in the Spider’s WebDavid Lagercrantz, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95

4. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

5. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

6. Circling the SunPaula McLain, Ballantine, $16

7. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

8. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

9. Avenue of MysteriesJohn Irving, S&S, $17

10. Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee, Harper Perennial, $15.99

11. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

12. In the Unlikely EventJudy Blume, Vintage, $15.95

13. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

14. The RocksPeter Nichols, Riverhead, $16

15. The Marriage of OppositesAlice Hoffman, S&S, $16

17. Kitchens of the Great MidwestJ.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16

1. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

2. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17

3. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

4. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17

5. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17

6. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin, $17

7. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16

8. Sick in the HeadJudd Apatow, Random House, $18

9. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16

10. The Oregon TrailRinker Buck, S&S, $16.99

11. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16

12. ContagiousJonah Berger, S&S, $16

13. When to Rob a BankSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $15.99

14. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

15. The QuartetJoseph J. Ellis, Vintage, $16

1. The BFGRoald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99

2. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99

3. Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99

4. The Misadventures of Max CrumblyRachel Renee Russell, Aladdin, $13.99

5. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99

6. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99

7. Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes

Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $14.99

8. The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99

9. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99

10. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

11. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $6.99

12. The Wild RobotPeter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99

13. MatildaRoald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99

14. The One and Only IvanKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99

15. Finding Dory: The Junior NovelizationRandom House/Disney, $6.99

1. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99

2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian

Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99

3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer

Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99

4. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition)

John Green, Dutton, $19.99

5. Paper Towns John Green, Penguin, $10.99

6. I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)Malala Yousafzai, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99

7. The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green, Speak, $12.99

8. Saint AnythingSarah Dessen, Speak, $10.99

9. NimonaNoelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99

10. An Abundance of KatherinesJohn Green, Speak, $9.99

11. Challenger DeepNeal Shusterman, Brendan Shusterman (Illus.), HarperTeen, $9.99

12. I’ll Give You the SunJandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99

13. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99

14. Everything, EverythingNicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99

15. The OutsidersS.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 06.22.16

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For Teen Readers: Revisit & Rediscover The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness (Candlewick Press, $10.99) Originally published in 2008 “In this brilliantly imagined world, Todd Hewitt lives in an uneasy community where everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts, or ‘Noise.’ His discovery that more humans are arriving from another planet bearing advanced technology plunges Todd’s seemingly stable life into chaos. Questions of religion, gender roles, and political structure, including the small differences between terrorists and freedom fighters, make this novel of an imagined future feel contemporary.” —Robert McDonald, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, Winnetka, IL

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For Ages 9 to 12 The Gallery, by Laura Marx Fitzgerald (Dial Books for Young Readers, $16.99) “The Sewell mansion, the height of elegance in 1928 New York City, conceals many mysteries. Rose Sewell, locked in her rooms upstairs, is consumed by art and said to be crazy. Twelve-year-old Martha, outspoken with the nuns one time too many and expelled from school, now works for the Sewells as a chambermaid. Overwhelmed with curiosity about Rose and Mr. Sewell, who is the model of success in the newspaper world, Martha pops the bubble of secrecy and cleverly exposes the truths of the wealthy and powerful.” —Jane Morck, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA

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Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 06.22.16

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CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

For Ages 4 to 8 Douglas, You Need Glasses!, by Ged Adamson (Schwartz & Wade, $16.99) “Douglas the dog keeps busy playing with his girl, Nancy, but he is so nearsighted that when things get complicated, Nancy has to take him to the eye doctor for glasses. The vibrant and silly illustrations add to the fun as Douglas selects his first pair of glasses and discovers how amazing everything really looks. The two-page spread of photos of real kids wearing glasses clinches the deal, making this a perfect book for children—or anyone—who needs glasses.” —Joan Trygg, Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, MN

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99

2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

3. Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales (Illus.), Little Brown, $17.99

4. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99

5. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99

6. Mighty DadsJoan Holub, James Dean (Illus.), Cartwheel, $6.99

7. Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADAJimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordóñez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99

8. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99

9. Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99

10. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99

11. Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99

12. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99

13. The Day the Crayons Came HomeDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99

14. The Book With No PicturesB.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99

15. Because I’m Your DadAhmet Zappa, Dan Santat (Illus.), Disney/Hyperion, $7.99

1. Elephant & PiggieMo Willems, Hyperion

2. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

3. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet

5. The 5th WaveRick Yancey, Putnam Juvenile

6. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs, Quirk

7. The Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan, Hyperion

8. AmuletKazu Kibuishi, Graphix

9. The SelectionKiera Cass, HarperTeen

10. Big NateLincoln Peirce, Balzer + Bray/Andrews McMeel

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 06.22.16

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1. The GirlsEmma Cline, Random House, $27

2. End of WatchStephen King, Scribner, $30

3. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95

4. Before the FallNoah Hawley, Grand Central, $26

5. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

6. BarkskinsAnnie Proulx, Scribner, $32

7. The NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99

8. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95

9. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25

10. A Hero of FranceAlan Furst, Random House, $27

11. Everybody’s FoolRichard Russo, Knopf, $27.95

12. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

13. Modern LoversEmma Straub, Riverhead, $26

14. The City of MirrorsJustin Cronin, Ballantine, $28

15. The Last MileDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $29

16. Lily and the OctopusSteven Rowley, S&S, $25.99

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1. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

2. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

3. The Girl in the Spider’s WebDavid Lagercrantz, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95

4. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

5. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

6. Circling the SunPaula McLain, Ballantine, $16

7. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

8. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

9. Avenue of MysteriesJohn Irving, S&S, $17

10. Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee, Harper Perennial, $15.99

11. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

12. In the Unlikely EventJudy Blume, Vintage, $15.95

13. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

14. The RocksPeter Nichols, Riverhead, $16

15. The Marriage of OppositesAlice Hoffman, S&S, $16

17. Kitchens of the Great MidwestJ.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 06.22.16

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1. GruntMary Roach, Norton, $26.95

2. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25

3. The GeneSiddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32

4. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $29

5. TribeSebastian Junger, Twelve, $22

6. The View From the Cheap SeatsNeil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99

7. Valiant AmbitionNathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30

8. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99

9. Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40

10. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots

David Fisher, Holt, $35

11. But What If We’re Wrong?Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $26

12. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24

13. GritAngela Duckworth, Scribner, $28

14. Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18

15. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

21. The World According to Star WarsCass Sunstein, Dey Street, $21.99

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1. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

2. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17

3. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

4. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17

5. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17

6. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin, $17

7. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16

8. Sick in the HeadJudd Apatow, Random House, $18

9. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16

10. The Oregon TrailRinker Buck, S&S, $16.99

11. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16

12. ContagiousJonah Berger, S&S, $16

13. When to Rob a BankSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $15.99

14. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

15. The QuartetJoseph J. Ellis, Vintage, $16