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Other Indie FavoritesThe Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks, by Terry Tempest Williams (Sarah Crichton Books, $27) “Terry Tempest Williams’ latest book, published for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, is personal, political, and profound. Her examination of 12 national parks is much more than a guide to the history and landscape of those places. It is a guide to the heart and soul of the entire National Park system, whose depth is exceeded only by its beauty.” —Chuck Robinson, Village Books, Bellingham, WA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 06.08.16

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Goodnight, Beautiful Women, by Anna Noyes (Grove Press, $24) “These interconnected stories set in Maine and around the Northeast coast announce a startling new writer of strong literary fiction. Noyes’ women yearn, stumble, get back up, make terrible mistakes, strive, keep dark secrets, take off, come back again, and fumble toward love. An extraordinarily raw voice that will remind readers of Rebecca Lee and Elizabeth Strout.” —Melanie Fleischman, Arcadia Books, Spring Green, WI

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

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

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

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

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

6. LaRoseLouise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99

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

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

9. Modern LoversEmma Straub, Riverhead, $26

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

11. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25

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

13. Zero KDon DeLillo, Scribner, $27

14. Everyone Brave Is ForgivenChris Cleave, S&S, $26.99

15. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28

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

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

2. The View From the Cheap Seats: SelectedNonfiction

Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99

3. The GeneSiddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32

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

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

6. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $29

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

8. TribeSebastian Junger, Twelve, $22

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

10. Valiant AmbitionNathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30

11. GritAngela Duckworth, Scribner, $28

12. The Rainbow Comes and GoesAnderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99

13. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

14. Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

Chade-Meng Tan, HarperOne, $26.99

15. The Code of the Extraordinary MindVishen Lakhiani, Rodale, $26.99

18. Self MadeNely Galán, Spiegel & Grau, $25

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1. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $9.99 2. Make Me Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 3. Code of Conduct Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99 4. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 5. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 6. The Melody Lingers On Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99 7. 14th Deadly Sin James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Vision, $9.99 8. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $9.99 9. Finders Keepers Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9

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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 06.08.16

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Another Indie FavoriteGrief Is the Thing With Feathers: A Novel, by Max Porter (Graywolf Press, $14) “This novel in verse begins with the death of a wife and mother told through the eyes of her husband, her two sons, and, unexpectedly, a crow. Crow—one part trickster-god, one part guardian, and wholly unpredictable—descends upon this fractured family to watch over them in their grief and guide them back to the land of the living. Porter’s phrases and descriptions startled me with their clarity and undid me with their simple and unexpected poignancy.” —Emily Crowe, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA

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

2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

3. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17

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

5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

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

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

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

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

10. ContagiousJonah Berger, S&S, $16

11. Killing KennedyBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.99

12. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

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

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

15. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

17. Primates of Park Avenue: A MemoirWednesday Martin, S&S, $16

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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 Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

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

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

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

8. Circling the SunPaula McLain, Ballantine, $16

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

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

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

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

12. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

13. Luckiest Girl AliveJessica Knoll, S&S, $15.99

14. The RocksPeter Nichols, Riverhead, $16

15. The CrossingMichael Connelly, Grand Central, $15.99

19. China Rich GirlfriendKevin Kwan, Anchor, $16

1. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99

2. The BFGRoald Dahl, Puffin Books, $7.99

3. Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99

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

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

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

Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $14.99

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

8. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99

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

10. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99

11. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

12. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

13. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

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

15. BookedKwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99

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

Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99

2. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99

3. Paper Towns John Green, Penguin, $10.99

4. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Words of Wisdom From the World of Curious George

H.A. Rey, Justin Martin, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99

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

6. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99

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

John Green, Dutton, $19.99

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

9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99

10. Lady Midnight Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99

11. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99

12. MosquitolandDavid Arnold, Speak, $10.99

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

14. The Unexpected EverythingMorgan Matson, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99

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

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EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

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For Teen Readers The Crown’s Game, by Evelyn Skye (Balzer + Bray, $17.99) “Russia, 1825. Two enchanters are raised from birth to assist the tsar, but only one can survive. With social unrest threatening the empire, the tsar is forced to begin the Crown’s Game. This ‘game,’ meant as a way for each enchanter to demonstrate their skills and prove their worth to the empire, brings Vika and Nikolai together to compete for the favor of the tsar. As the two take turns creating awe-inspiring events, Vika and Nikolai begin to realize that the real magic is created when they are together. But when one is destined to die, how can their love survive?” —Marya Johnston, Out West Books, Grand Junction, CO

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For Ages 9 to 12 Eleven and Holding, by Mary Penney (HarperCollins, $16.99) “This summer Macy is going to turn 12 and too many things are not what they seem: Ginger, whose gray braids hang down from her motorcycle helmet, offers a reward to find a dog that may not be missing; the annoying boy with the skateboard and sideways smile might not be that bad; and the special assignment they say her father has been on since returning from Iraq may not really be why he isn’t coming home for her birthday. Macy’s summer of hard truths—baffling, funny, and tough as it is—is full of amazing discoveries and a loving, endearing cast of characters.” —Ellen Lamb, The Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH

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CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

For Ages 4 to 8 Nobody Likes a Goblin, by Ben Hatke (First Second, $17.99) “When adventurers storm Goblin’s dungeon, plunder the treasure, and kidnap his best friend, Skeleton, Goblin sets out to rescue him. Goblin is undeterred in his quest, even though he quickly discovers that no one likes a Goblin. Hatke’s illustrations and adorable anti-hero make for a refreshing and vibrant quest-tale. Humorous and exciting, this adventure story is really about friendship and the lengths one will go to save someone they love.” —Erin Barker, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA

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

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

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

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

8. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99

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

10. Finding Winnie Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $18

11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95

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

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

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

15. Our Great Big BackyardLaura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager, Jacqueline Rogers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99

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. The 5th WaveRick Yancey, Putnam

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

6. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs, Quirk

7. The Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan, Hyperion

8. The SelectionKiera Cass, HarperTeen

9. AmuletKazu Kibuishi, Graphix

10. Ivy & BeanAnnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 06.08.16

= Debut = On the Rise

★ 1. Before the FallNoah Hawley, Grand Central, $26

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

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

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

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

6. LaRoseLouise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99

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

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

9. Modern LoversEmma Straub, Riverhead, $26

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

11. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25

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

13. Zero KDon DeLillo, Scribner, $27

14. Everyone Brave Is ForgivenChris Cleave, S&S, $26.99

15. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28

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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 Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

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

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

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

8. Circling the SunPaula McLain, Ballantine, $16

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

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

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

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

12. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

13. Luckiest Girl AliveJessica Knoll, S&S, $15.99

14. The RocksPeter Nichols, Riverhead, $16

15. The CrossingMichael Connelly, Grand Central, $15.99

19. China Rich GirlfriendKevin Kwan, Anchor, $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 06.08.16

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

2. The View From the Cheap Seats: SelectedNonfiction

Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99

3. The GeneSiddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32

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

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

6. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $29

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

8. TribeSebastian Junger, Twelve, $22

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

10. Valiant AmbitionNathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30

11. GritAngela Duckworth, Scribner, $28

12. The Rainbow Comes and GoesAnderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99

13. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

14. Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

Chade-Meng Tan, HarperOne, $26.99

15. The Code of the Extraordinary MindVishen Lakhiani, Rodale, $26.99

18. Self MadeNely Galán, Spiegel & Grau, $25

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

2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

3. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17

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

5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

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

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

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

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

10. ContagiousJonah Berger, S&S, $16

11. Killing KennedyBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.99

12. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

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

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

15. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

17. Primates of Park Avenue: A MemoirWednesday Martin, S&S, $16

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