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FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites The Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel, by Naomi Jackson (Penguin Press, $25.95) “In the summer of 1989, sisters Dionne and Phaedra — aged 16 and 10, respectively — are shuttled from their Brooklyn life to their grandmother Hyacinth’s home in Barbados. Dionne is filled with palpable teenage angst, while Phaedra prefers to experience the mysteries of Bird Hill with her grandmother. Both girls have a tentative curiosity about their mother’s early life on the island, but it is not until their father shows up unexpectedly that they question their very identities and what it means to be ‘home.’ Barbados springs from the page with humor, beauty, and heartbreak.” —Lynn Riggs, Books & Company, Oconomowoc, WI Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 07.16.15 = Debut Bell Weather: A Novel, by Dennis Mahoney (Henry Holt, $28) “Set in a fantastical 18th century world where rain falls up and color storms wash the land with bright hues, Bell Weather is, at its core, the story of a spirited young woman fighting for the freedom to choose her own path.Although Molly tells the townsfolk of Root almost nothing of her past, readers learn about her childhood with an overbearing governess, a cold father, and a brilliant, cunning brother who will stop at nothing to ensure that he and Molly are together and unbridled. Mahoney has created a marvelous world that readers will want to visit again and again.” —Amelia Stymacks, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 2. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30 3. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 4. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28 5. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 6. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27 7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 8. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28 9. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28 10. The Quartet Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95 11. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99 12. A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28 13. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99 14. Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson, Random House, $28 15. Once Upon a Time in Russia Ben Mezrich, Atria, $28 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95 3. The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99 4. In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume, Knopf, $27.95 5. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25 6. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 7. Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll, S&S, $25 8. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Knopf, $24 9. Code of Conduct Brad Thor, Atria, $27.99 10. Seveneves Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35 11. The Rumor Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28 12. Finders Keepers Stephen King, Scribner, $30 13. Radiant Angel Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $28 14. The President’s Shadow Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $28 15. A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28 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 Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel, by Naomi Jackson (Penguin Press, $25.95) “In the summer of 1989, sisters Dionne and Phaedra — aged 16 and 10, respectively — are shuttled from their Brooklyn life to their grandmother Hyacinth’s home in Barbados. Dionne is filled with palpable teenage angst, while Phaedra prefers to experience the mysteries of Bird Hill with her grandmother. Both girls have a tentative curiosity about their mother’s early life on the island, but it is not until their father shows up unexpectedly that they question their very identities and what it means to be ‘home.’ Barbados springs from the page with humor, beauty, and heartbreak.” —Lynn Riggs, Books & Company, Oconomowoc, WI
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 07.16.15
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Bell Weather: A Novel, by Dennis Mahoney (Henry Holt, $28) “Set in a fantastical 18th century world where rain falls up and color storms wash the land with bright hues, Bell Weather is, at its core, the story of a spirited young woman fighting for the freedom to choose her own path. Although Molly tells the townsfolk of Root almost nothing of her past, readers learn about her childhood with an overbearing governess, a cold father, and a brilliant, cunning brother who will stop at nothing to ensure that he and Molly are together and unbridled. Mahoney has created a marvelous world that readers will want to visit again and again.” —Amelia Stymacks, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
2. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30
3. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
4. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28
5. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
6. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27
7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
8. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28
9. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28
10. The Quartet Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95
11. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99
12.AFullLife:ReflectionsatNinety Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28
13. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
14. Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson, Random House, $28
15. Once Upon a Time in Russia Ben Mezrich, Atria, $28
1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
3. The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
4. In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume, Knopf, $27.95
5. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25
6. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
7. Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll, S&S, $25
8. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Knopf, $24
9. Code of Conduct Brad Thor, Atria, $27.99
10. Seveneves Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35
11. The Rumor Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28
12. Finders Keepers Stephen King, Scribner, $30
13. Radiant Angel Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $28
14. The President’s Shadow Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $28
15. A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28
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. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 2. Personal Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 3. Flesh and Blood Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $9.99 4. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 5. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99 6. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 7. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 8. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 9. NYPD Red 2 James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Grand Central, $10 10. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 07.16.15
MASS MARKET
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Another Indie FavoriteFar As the Eye Can See: A Novel, by Robert Bausch (Bloomsbury, $16) “It is a delight to experience the Montana and Wyoming territories circa 1870–1876 through the adventures of Civil War veteran Bobby Hale. His original plan to travel to California fades as he rides west with settlers, scouts for the army, and cares for an injured woman who is running from her Indian husband. The dialect of the narrator and the language of the characters are accurate for the period, allowing the reader to be completely immersed in the setting of this rip-roaring tale.” —Paula Steige, MacDonald Bookshop, Estes Park, CO
1. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
2. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
4 Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
5.TheGoldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20
6. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16
7. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17
8. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $14.99
9. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $16
10. Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $15.95
13. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
14. Adultery Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $14.95
15. The Last Kind Words Saloon Larry McMurtry, Liveright, $14.95
23. Some Luck Jane Smiley, Anchor, $15.95
1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16
3. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
5. How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $17
6. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99
7. The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore, Vintage, $16.95
8. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
9. The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $15
10. What the Dog Knows Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16
11. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16
12. A Deadly Wandering Matt Richtel, Morrow, $15.99
13. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
14. In the Kingdom of Ice Hampton Sides, Anchor, $16.95
15. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
17. Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda and the CIA Morten Storm, Tim Lister, Grove Press, $17
= Debut
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1. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $10.99
2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95
3. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99
4. An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99
5. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
6. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99
7. Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $10.99
8. Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $18.99
9. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
10. All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven, Knopf, $17.99
11. Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $17.99
12. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99
13. An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir, Razorbill, $19.95
14. Where She Went Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
15. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 07.16.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
1. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
2. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
3. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
4. Minions: The Junior Novel Sadie Chesterfield, Little Brown, $6.99
5. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
6. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
7. Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Puffin, $8.99
8. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
9. Rad American Women A-Z Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), City Lights Books, $14.95
10. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $6.99
11. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99
12. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99
13. Minecraft: Construction Handbook Scholastic, $7.99
14. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99
15. Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum, $8.99
= Debut
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Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers We Are All Made of Molecules, by Susin Nielsen (Wendy Lamb Books, $16.99) “If, as 13-year-old Stewart knows, we are all in a constant exchange of molecular matter, then author Nielsen has unleashed trillions of atoms with her writing and can expect them to arrive back to her — and to the readers of this amazing story of family blended, friends bended, and the science of what it means to be human — proven. Fans of Wonder, hold tight. This could be the young adult book of the year.” —Joanna Parzakonis, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MI
Another Indie Favorite for Ages 4 to 8 Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster, by Matthew McElligott (Crown Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “When a group of students — including a werewolf, a swamp monster, and a robot — arrive at Mad Scientist Academy for their first day of class, they find their professor in a tangled heap. Dr. Cosmic explains that their class pet — a dinosaur! — has escaped. The students set off on a scavenger hunt, collecting clues along the way. Engaging facts in a fun adventure make this graphic novel a worthwhile addition to any collection.” —Sara Grochowski, Brilliant Books, Traverse City, MI
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 07.16.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
2. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
3. Where’s Waldo? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99
4. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99
5. Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordonez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
7. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Dan Santat, Little Brown, $17
8. Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection Martin Handford, Candlewick, $14.99
9. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
10. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
11. Minions: Seek and Find Trey King, LB Kids, $8.99
12. Minions: Long Live King Bob! Lucy Rosen, LB Kids, $3.99
13. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
14. Where’s Waldo Now? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99
15. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99
1. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte
3. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown
6. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
7. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion
9. Star Wars: Jedi Academy Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic
10. Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
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Another Illustrated Indie Favorite I Yam a Donkey! by Cece Bell (Clarion Books, $16.99) “Imagine retelling ‘Who’s on First?’ but using a donkey and a yam instead of baseball players! These two have a difficult time communicating with one another and, frankly, the donkey just doesn’t get it. Kids will love the humor, and the fact that they understand something the donkey doesn’t is very clever. There are lots of laughs to be had here!” —Jessilynn Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
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1. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
2. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
4 Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
5.TheGoldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20
6. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16
7. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17
8. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $14.99
9. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $16
10. Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $15.95
13. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
14. Adultery Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $14.95
15. The Last Kind Words Saloon Larry McMurtry, Liveright, $14.95
23. Some Luck Jane Smiley, Anchor, $15.95
1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
3. The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
4. In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume, Knopf, $27.95
5. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25
6. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
7. Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll, S&S, $25
8. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Knopf, $24
9. Code of Conduct Brad Thor, Atria, $27.99
10. Seveneves Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35
11. The Rumor Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28
12. Finders Keepers Stephen King, Scribner, $30
13. Radiant Angel Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $28
14. The President’s Shadow Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $28
15. A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 07.16.15
= Debut = On the Rise
1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
2. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30
3. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
4. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28
5. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
6. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27
7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
8. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28
9. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28
10. The Quartet Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95
11. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99
12.AFullLife:ReflectionsatNinety Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28
13. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
14. Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson, Random House, $28
15. Once Upon a Time in Russia Ben Mezrich, Atria, $28
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 07.16.15
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1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16
3. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
5. How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $17
6. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99
7. The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore, Vintage, $16.95
8. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
9. The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $15
10. What the Dog Knows Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16
11. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16
12. A Deadly Wandering Matt Richtel, Morrow, $15.99
13. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
14. In the Kingdom of Ice Hampton Sides, Anchor, $16.95
15. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
17. Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda and the CIA Morten Storm, Tim Lister, Grove Press, $17
