FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 09.01.21 = Debut The Reading List: A Novel, by Sara Nisha Adams (William Morrow, $27.99) “A beautifully written novel about people connected by a local library and an amazing reading list. As the characters’ lives are revealed through interweaving storylines, readers will root for them, cry for them, and celebrate their victories.” —Lisa Driban, Hockessin Book Shelf, Hockessin, DE ★ Other Indie Favorites Where the Truth Lies: A Novel, by Anna Bailey (Atria Books, $27) “You’ll find yourself invested in and rooting for each of the young people in this book as they navigate secrets and prejudices to unravel the mystery of what happened to their sister and friend—and why.” —Alana Haley, Schuler Books, Grand Rapids, MI Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 2. The Midnight Library Matt Haig,Viking, $26 3. The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27 4. Billy Summers Stephen King, Scribner, $30 5. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99 6. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28 7. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27 8. Lightning Strike William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $27 9. The Guide Peter Heller, Knopf, $27 10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 11. Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 12. Once There Were Wolves Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99 13. The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman,Viking, $15.99 14. Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99 15. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 1. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30 2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 4. This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28 5. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 6. All In: An Autobiography Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30 7. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Dutton, $28 8. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95 9. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 10. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27 11. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Michael Lewis, Norton, $30 12. The Reckoning: Our Nationʼs Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99 13. The Comfort Book Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22 14. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 15. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28
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FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 09.01.21
= Debut
The Reading List: A Novel, by Sara Nisha Adams (William Morrow, $27.99) “A beautifully written novel about people connected by a local library and an amazing reading list. As the characters’ lives are revealed through interweaving storylines, readers will root for them, cry for them, and celebrate their victories.” —Lisa Driban, Hockessin Book Shelf, Hockessin, DE
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Other Indie FavoritesWhere the Truth Lies: A Novel, by Anna Bailey (Atria Books, $27) “You’ll find yourself invested in and rooting for each of the young people in this book as they navigate secrets and prejudices to unravel the mystery of what happened to their sister and friend—and why.” —Alana Haley, Schuler Books, Grand Rapids, MI
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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★ 1. The Madness of CrowdsLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
2. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26
3. The Paper PalaceMiranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27
4. Billy SummersStephen King, Scribner, $30
5. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisHonorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99
15. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27
1. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30
2. Crying in H Mart: A MemoirMichelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
4. This Is Your Mind on PlantsMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28
5. World Travel: An Irreverent GuideAnthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35
6. All In: An AutobiographyBillie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30
7. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28
8. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95
9. Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
10. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27
11. The Premonition: A Pandemic StoryMichael Lewis, Norton, $30
12. The Reckoning: Our Nationʼs Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99
13. The Comfort BookMatt Haig, Penguin Life, $22
14. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
15. Breath: The New Science of a Lost ArtJames Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 09.01.21
MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99 4. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 5. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99 6. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 7. Bombshell Sarah MacLean, Avon, $8.99 8. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11 9. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.9910. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99
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Another Indie FavoriteNine Shiny Objects, by Brian Castleberry (Custom House, $16.99) “Nine characters’ stories entwine over 50 years in a novel that will make you think, work through the characters, and come out with a complex but beautiful story describing America since 1947.” —Kappy Kling, HearthFire Books, Evergreen, CO
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1. People We Meet on VacationEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
2. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
3. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
4. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $18
5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17
6. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95
7. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99
8. The Night WatchmanLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18
9. The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, $18.99
10. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17
11. Beach ReadEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17
13. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99
14. On Earth Weʼre Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin, $17
15. The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman, Penguin, $17
1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
2. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19
3. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18
4. The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, $17
5. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
6. The Old Farmerʼs Almanac 2022Old Farmer’s Almanac, $9.95
7. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, One World, $18
8. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $17
9. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18
10. The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95
11. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin, $18
13. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16
14. Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $1715. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99
1. They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99
2. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99
3. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99
4. Firekeeperʼs DaughterAngeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99
5. The Inheritance GamesJennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99
6. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99
7. HatchetGary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99
8. Ace of SpadesFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99
9. The Downstairs GirlStacey Lee, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99
10. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
11. The GiverLois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99
12. LegendbornTracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99
13. Six Crimson CranesElizabeth Lim, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99
14. These Violent DelightsChloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99
15. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.01.21
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
For Teen Readers Me (Moth), by Amber McBride (Feiwel & Friends, $18.99) “This book is simply beautiful! Told in verse, it’s a story of love, tragedy, and forgiveness. It’s about finding yourself again in the midst of grieving. Each poem could stand on its own but, together, they tell a story that gets you all in the feels. I just want to hug Moth.” —Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, OH
For Ages 8 to12 Weird Kid, by Greg van Eekhout (HarperCollins, $16.99) “Ever feel like you don’t belong? Maybe you’re actually an alien made of goo that shifts into being a seal or screech owl when you hear a certain frequency. This adventurous and funny novel plays this straight, with fantastic results. Plus, butt jokes, so everyone wins!” —Robin Stern, Books Inc., San Francisco, CA
13. When Stars Are ScatteredVictoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99
14. Ground ZeroAlan Gratz, Scholastic, $17.99
15. The One and Only BobKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.01.21
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 Amara and the Bats, by Emma Reynolds (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “This is a baterrific story about Amara’s fascination with bats that began with a bat being trapped in her attic. Amara and the Bats proves that even a child with one small idea can begin to change our world.” —Marilyn Robbins, BookBar, Denver, CO
1. Time for School, Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99