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FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites The Gun, by Fuminori Nakamura, Allison Markin Powell (Trans.) (Soho Crime, $25.95) “Alienation and obsession are dissected in this unsettling, spare novel. Nishikawa, a listless college student, happens upon a dead man during a nighttime walk. He inexplicably picks up the pistol lying by the body and brings it to his apartment. From this precipitous moment, the weapon becomes an obsession. Nishikawa finds his tedious reality taking on new meaning through the possibilities of an object that was designed to kill, and yet he must conceal his fetish from his classmates, lovers, and—most importantly—the police, who suspect that he has the gun. This award-winning noir novel, is an unflinching, dark story of one man’s expanding consciousness—and threat.” —Cindy Pauldine, the river’s end bookstore, Oswego, NY Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 01.20.16 = Debut = On the Rise The Children’s Home: A Novel, by Charles Lambert (Scribner, $24) “Tragically disfigured and reclusive, Morgan lives in a secluded country estate with only his housekeeper, Engel, to keep him company—until the children start to arrive. The first, an infant named Moira, is left in a basket on the doorstep; others soon follow, including the oddly precocious David—the eldest at five years old. But what does the children’s enigmatic presence portend for Morgan and the world in which he lives? Through lyrical prose, Lambert creates an absorbing and dream-like narrative that recalls both the pastoral gothic of Shirley Jackson and the dystopic vision of John Wyndham.” —Dan Doody, University Book Store, Seattle, WA 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 2. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 3. Spark Joy Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99 4. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 6. Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $17 7. The Name of God Is Mercy Pope Francis, Random House, $26 8. M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25 9. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 10. Thing Explainer Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24.95 11. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 12. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95 13. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 14. Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99 15. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25 19. The Geography of Genius Eric Weiner, S&S, $26.95 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 2. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26 3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95 4. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95 5. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 6. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 7. The Guest Room Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95 8. The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28 9. Dictator Robert Harris, Knopf, $26.95 10. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95 11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Alan Dean Foster, Lucas Books, $28 12. The Guilty David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28 13. The Girl in the Spider’s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95 14. The Past Tessa Hadley, Harper, $26.99 15. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $30 22. The Expatriates Janice Y.K. Lee,Viking, $27 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesThe Gun, by Fuminori Nakamura, Allison Markin Powell (Trans.) (Soho Crime, $25.95) “Alienation and obsession are dissected in this unsettling, spare novel. Nishikawa, a listless college student, happens upon a dead man during a nighttime walk. He inexplicably picks up the pistol lying by the body and brings it to his apartment. From this precipitous moment, the weapon becomes an obsession. Nishikawa finds his tedious reality taking on new meaning through the possibilities of an object that was designed to kill, and yet he must conceal his fetish from his classmates, lovers, and—most importantly—the police, who suspect that he has the gun. This award-winning noir novel, is an unflinching, dark story of one man’s expanding consciousness—and threat.” —Cindy Pauldine, the river’s end bookstore, Oswego, NY
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 01.20.16
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The Children’s Home: A Novel, by Charles Lambert (Scribner, $24) “Tragically disfigured and reclusive, Morgan lives in a secluded country estate with only his housekeeper, Engel, to keep him company—until the children start to arrive. The first, an infant named Moira, is left in a basket on the doorstep; others soon follow, including the oddly precocious David—the eldest at five years old. But what does the children’s enigmatic presence portend for Morgan and the world in which he lives? Through lyrical prose, Lambert creates an absorbing and dream-like narrative that recalls both the pastoral gothic of Shirley Jackson and the dystopic vision of John Wyndham.” —Dan Doody, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
2. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
3. Spark Joy Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99
4. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
6. Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $17
7. The Name of God Is Mercy Pope Francis, Random House, $26
8. M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25
9. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
10. Thing Explainer Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24.95
11. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
12. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95
13. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95
14. Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
15. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25
19. The Geography of Genius Eric Weiner, S&S, $26.95
1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26
3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95
5. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
6. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
7. The Guest Room Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95
8. The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28
9. Dictator Robert Harris, Knopf, $26.95
10. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Alan Dean Foster, Lucas Books, $28
12. The Guilty David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28
13. The Girl in the Spider’s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95
14. The Past Tessa Hadley, Harper, $26.99
15. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $30
22. The Expatriates Janice Y.K. Lee, Viking, $27
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.
1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 2. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 3. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $9.99 4. The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99 5. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 6. Burn James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $9.99 7. The Patriot Threat Steve Berry, Minotaur, $9.99 8. Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 9. The Escape David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99 10. The President’s Shadow Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $7.99
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 01.20.16
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteWest of Sunset: A Novel, by Stewart O’Nan (Penguin Books, $16) “This novel begins after F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, have streaked across the Jazz Age sky like bright, shiny shooting stars. Scott is in Hollywood working as a script doctor and shakily holding on to sobriety; Zelda is in a mental hospital clinging to sanity just as tenuously. Unaccustomed to the workaday world, Scott struggles to prove his worth in Hollywood by showing up to work on time, paying his bills, and living a life of quiet desperation. Gone are the days of wine and roses; Scott must now learn to live as if there is a tomorrow. O'Nan offers a subtle portrait of an American icon as an ordinary man attempting to redefine himself after nearly losing it all.” —Kerry Spaulding, University Book Store, Mill Creek, WA
1. The Revenant Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16
2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
3. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
4. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16
5. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
6. Brooklyn Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $15
7. Descent Tim Johnston, Algonquin, $15.95
8. The Story of a New Name Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18
9. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
12. The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
13. A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $17.99
14. The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99
15. The Danish Girl David Ebershoff, Penguin, $16
17. Blood on Snow Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $14
1. The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95
2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. Lost Ocean Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95
4. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
5. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99
6. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
7. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95
8. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16
9. In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17
10. 13 Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99
11. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition) Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99
12. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16
13. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
14. Better Than Before Gretchen Rubin, Broadway, $16
15. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
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1. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
2. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $10.99
3. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
4. Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lost Stars Claudia Gray, Phil Nolo (Illus.), Disney Lucasfilm Press, $17.99
5. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
6. Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $17.99
7. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99
8. Carry On Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $19.99
9. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99
10. I’ll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99
11. An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99
12. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Holt, $18.99
13. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99
14. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95
15. Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $18.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 01.20.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
1. Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99 2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary Pablo Hidalgo, DK Publishing, $19.99 3. Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics Chris Grabenstein, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99 4. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 5. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 6. Star Wars The Force Awakens: Before the Awakening Greg Rucka, Phil Nolo (Illus.), Disney Lucasfilm Press, $12.99 7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Incredible Cross-Sections Jason Fry, Kemp Remillard (Illus.), DK Publishing, $19.99 8. Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Adam Bray, et al., DK, $19.99 9. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 10. The Story of Diva and Flea Mo Willems, Tony DiTerlizzi (Illus.), Disney/ Hyperion, $14.99 11. Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories Disney Lucasfilm Press, $12.99 12. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 13. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $6.99 14. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99 15. Crenshaw Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
For Teen Readers My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park, by Steve Kluger (Speak, $8.99) “Three high school seniors are given an assignment to reflect on their favorite times in high school and My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger is the funny, thoughtful, and oh-so-sweet product. Alejandra, T.C., and Augie tell their stories in alternating chapters, remembering school musicals, baseball games, Mary Poppins, social activism, and the year they made a little boy’s dream come true.” —Diane Capriola, Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, GA
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For Ages 9 to 12 Paper Wishes, by Lois Sepahban (FSG Books for Young Readers, $16.99) “Manami literally loses her voice when her family is forcibly relocated from Bainbridge Island, Washington, to the Manzanar internment camp in California. Now relying on her family members, Manami attempts to make sense of the new circumstances of her life. Despite the systematic containment of her new experiences, Manami must decide what is worth speaking up about. Readers know Manami’s voice is worth hearing, but will she realize it in time to make a difference?” —Toffer Lehnherr, Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis, MN
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 01.20.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
1. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $18 2. Last Stop on Market Street Matt De La Pena, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99 3. The Day the Crayons Came Home Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 5. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99 6. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 7. Waiting Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $17.99 8. Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 10. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99 11. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99 12. Sweet Pea & Friends: The Sheepover John Churchman, Jennifer Churchman, Little Brown, $17.99 13. Star Wars The Force Awakens: Finn & Rey Escape! Disney Lucasfilm Press, $4.99 14. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99 15. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet
2. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Putnam
5. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion
6. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
7. The Lunar Chronicles Marissa Meyer, Square Fish
8. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
9. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk
10. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
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For Ages 4 to 8 Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale, by Alice Kulpers, Bethanie Murguia (Illus.) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17) “Violet is quite imaginative, while Victor is rather realistic. Violet is on a quest to write the best fairy tale ever, while Victor doesn’t see the point. But when they collaborate on a story, something special happens! Twins Violet and Victor have a relationship not unlike most siblings, with enough rivalry to make the tale realistic, but also demonstrating how much good and fun can come from cooperation.” —Melissa Oates, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
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Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 01.20.16
= Debut = On the Rise
1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26
3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95
5. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
6. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
7. The Guest Room Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95
8. The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28
9. Dictator Robert Harris, Knopf, $26.95
10. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Alan Dean Foster, Lucas Books, $28
12. The Guilty David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28
13. The Girl in the Spider’s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95
14. The Past Tessa Hadley, Harper, $26.99
15. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $30
22. The Expatriates Janice Y.K. Lee, Viking, $27
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1. The Revenant Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16
2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
3. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
4. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16
5. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
6. Brooklyn Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $15
7. Descent Tim Johnston, Algonquin, $15.95
8. The Story of a New Name Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18
9. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
12. The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
13. A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $17.99
14. The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99
15. The Danish Girl David Ebershoff, Penguin, $16
17. Blood on Snow Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $14
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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 BestsellersNonfiction Week of 01.20.16
= Debut = On the Rise
1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 2. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
3. Spark Joy Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99
4. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
6. Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $17
7. The Name of God Is Mercy Pope Francis, Random House, $26
8. M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25
9. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
10. Thing Explainer Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24.95
11. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
12. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95
13. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95
14. Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
15. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25
19. The Geography of Genius Eric Weiner, S&S, $26.95
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1. The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95
2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. Lost Ocean Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95
4. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
5. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99
6. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
7. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95
8. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16
9. In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17
10. 13 Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99
11. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition) Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99
12. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16
13. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
14. Better Than Before Gretchen Rubin, Broadway, $16
15. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
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