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FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 09.16.20 = Debut Other Indie Favorites The Big Door Prize: A Novel, by M.O. Walsh (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27) “M.O. Walsh weaves quintessential Southern charm into a quirky scenario to produce The Big Door Prize, a novel that left me curious about the parts of myself I have yet to discover.You’ll recognize the characters as your own next-door neighbors while being challenged to imagine the possibilities lying just past the periphery of a comfortably crafted trajectory. The novel questions what measures a life well- lived and answers with an entertaining tale of a grand machine in a modest town. Maybe potential is immeasurable. Perhaps that is exactly what gives us all hope.” —Mary Garner Rees, Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains, by Kerri Arsenault (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99) “This is a beautifully written story about two small towns in Maine and the paper mill that is the foundation of their economy. It tells the much bigger story of the sacrifice of the workers, and the injustices to them and the environment. Arsenault masters the nuances of family and history, which pulled me into the story in the first few pages and kept me there. A tender and honest reveal of her own family and hometown, and a truthful history of our nation. I’ll be recommending this as a must-read to our customers.” —Todd Miller, Arcadia Books, Spring Green, WI ★ 1. All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 2. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28 3. Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95 4. The Lying Life of Adults Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26 5. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 6. Squeeze Me Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $28.95 7. One by One Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99 8. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 9. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99 10. American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99 11. What Are You Going Through Sigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $26 12. Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27 13. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 14. Monogamy Sue Miller, Harper, $28.99 15. The Exiles Christina Baker Kline, Custom House, $27.99 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 2. Disloyal: A Memoir Michael Cohen, Skyhorse, $32.50 3. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27 4. Too Much and Never Enough Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28 5. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 6. His Truth Is Marching On Jon Meacham, Random House, $30 7. Vesper Flights Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27 8. Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump Peter Strzok, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30 9. Eat a Peach: A Memoir David Chang, Gabe Ulla, Clarkson Potter, $28 10. Just Us: An American Conversation Claudia Rankine, Graywolf Press, $30 11. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32 12. Melania and Me Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Gallery Books, $28 13. Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss Jenna Bush Hager, Morrow, $26.99 14. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26 15. Breath James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28
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FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 09.16.20
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Other Indie FavoritesThe Big Door Prize: A Novel, by M.O. Walsh (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27) “M.O. Walsh weaves quintessential Southern charm into a quirky scenario to produce The Big Door Prize, a novel that left me curious about the parts of myself I have yet to discover. You’ll recognize the characters as your own next-door neighbors while being challenged to imagine the possibilities lying just past the periphery of a comfortably crafted trajectory. The novel questions what measures a life well-lived and answers with an entertaining tale of a grand machine in a modest town. Maybe potential is immeasurable. Perhaps that is exactly what gives us all hope.” —Mary Garner Rees, Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS
Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains, by Kerri Arsenault (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99) “This is a beautifully written story about two small towns in Maine and the paper mill that is the foundation of their economy. It tells the much bigger story of the sacrifice of the workers, and the injustices to them and the environment. Arsenault masters the nuances of family and history, which pulled me into the story in the first few pages and kept me there. A tender and honest reveal of her own family and hometown, and a truthful history of our nation. I’ll be recommending this as a must-read to our customers.” —Todd Miller, Arcadia Books, Spring Green, WI
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1. All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
2. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28
3. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95
4. The Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26
5. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27
6. Squeeze MeCarl Hiaasen, Knopf, $28.95
7. One by OneRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99
8. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
9. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99
10. American DirtJeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99
11. What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $26
12. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27
13. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95
14. MonogamySue Miller, Harper, $28.99
15. The ExilesChristina Baker Kline, Custom House, $27.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
2. Disloyal: A MemoirMichael Cohen, Skyhorse, $32.50
3. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27
4. Too Much and Never EnoughMary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28
5. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
6. His Truth Is Marching OnJon Meacham, Random House, $30
7. Vesper FlightsHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27
8. Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump
Peter Strzok, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30
9. Eat a Peach: A MemoirDavid Chang, Gabe Ulla, Clarkson Potter, $28
10. Just Us: An American ConversationClaudia Rankine, Graywolf Press, $30
11. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32
12. Melania and MeStephanie Winston Wolkoff, Gallery Books, $28
13. Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss
Jenna Bush Hager, Morrow, $26.99
14. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26
15. BreathJames 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 09.16.20
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteA Rogue of One’s Own: A Novel, by Evie Dunmore (Berkley, $16) “Being excited about a follow-up to a debut novel can be fraught—will the second book live up to my expectations? A Rogue of One’s Own absolutely did! Evie Dunmore’s series (the first entry was Bringing Down the Duke) features a quartet of lively suffragettes and the men they fall in love with and bring over to The Cause. The characters are compelling and likable, the relationships solidly built. There are also some interesting tidbits for history buffs, like excerpts of actual letters written by women of the time.” —Sandy Scott, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT
1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99 4. The Guardians John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 5. One Good Deed David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99 6. Lethal Agent Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99 7. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 9. Winter in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $9.9910. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11
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1. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
2. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95
3. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
4. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17
5. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95
6. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95
7. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17
8. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $17
9. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99
10. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.95
11. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
12. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17
13. Beach ReadEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
14. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
15. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
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1. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
2. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95
3. So You Want to Talk About RaceIjeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99
4. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $18
5. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99
7. IntimationsZadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95
8. Stamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99
9. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95
10. The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95
11. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $18
12. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, One World, $17
13. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
14. Know My NameChanel Miller, Penguin, $18
15. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95
1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99
2. Punching the AirIbi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam, Balzer + Bray, $19.99
3. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
4. Cemetery BoysAiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99
5. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99
6. A Peculiar PerilJeff VanderMeer, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99
7. The GiverLois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99
8. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99
9. You Should See Me in a CrownLeah Johnson, Scholastic Press, $17.99
10. Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $18.99
11. The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $12.99
12. Dear MartinNic Stone, Ember, $9.99
13. One of Us Is NextKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99
14. The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green, Penguin, $12.99
15. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.16.20
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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For Teen Readers Star Daughter, by Shveta Thakrar (HarperTeen, $17.99) “Star Daughter follows Sheetal, a half-star, half-mortal girl. When her star power injures her human father, Sheetal must seek the help of her mother, a star who returned to the heavens long ago. Sheetal soon finds herself representing her family in a magical competition that will decide the next ruling house of heaven. A standalone fantasy, Star Daughter reads like a diverse version of Stardust that is all its own, taking inspiration from Hindu mythology. With prose the likes of Laini Taylor and Margaret Rogerson, Shveta Thakrar has a bright future in YA literature.” —Isabella Ogbolumani, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY
For Ages 9 to 12 Cattywampus, by Ash Van Otterloo (Scholastic Press, $17.99) “Cattywampus is filled with raccoon familiars, magic, and two kids aimed at saving their town from generations of zombie ancestors brought on by a spell gone bad! I loved the sense of place Ash Van Otterloo has brought to this book, plus the wonderful language and some beautiful representation.” —Nathaniel Hattrick, Ballast Book Company, Bremerton, WA
1. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99
2. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
3. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
4. A Whale of the Wild Rosanne Parry, Lindsay Moore (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $17.99
5. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99
6. Before the Ever AfterJacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99
7. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99
8. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
9. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99
10. This Book Is Anti-RacistTiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illus.), Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, $14.99
11. Witches of BrooklynSophie Escabasse, Random House Graphic, $12.99
12. Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)
Daniel Nayeri, Levine Querido, $17.99
13. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
14. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
15. HatchetGary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.16.20
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES
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All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
For Ages 4 to 8 Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together, by Brian “Smitty” Smith (HarperAlley, Hardcover, $12.95; Paperback, $7.99) “A pea, a strawberry, and a cherry roll into the garden... and dare the pea to see what lies beyond the farm’s fence. On his quest, Pea befriends the studious Bee and shy bird Jay. What an unlikely trio! This short graphic novel is the first in a new series, and it’s delightfully punny. I look forward to seeing what other adventures are in store for Pea, Bee, and Jay!” —Andrew King, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
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1. Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99
2. Wild Symphony Dan Brown, Susan Batori (Illus.), Rodale Kids, $18.99
3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
4. I Am Every Good ThingDerrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99
5. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
6. I PromiseLeBron James, Nina Mata (Illus.), Harper, $19.99
7. The Day You BeginJacqueline Woodson, Rafael López (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99
8. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95
9. The Barnabus Project Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Devin Fan, Tundra Books, $18.99
10. Room on the Broom Push-Pull-Slide Board Book Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99
11. You Matter Christian Robinson, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99
12. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99
13. Blueberries for SalRobert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99
14. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99
15. SulweLupita Nyong’o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99
1. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
4. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
5. TwilightStephenie Meyer, Little Brown
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion
8. The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins, Scholastic
9. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Ellen Morgan, et. Al, Penguin Workshop
10. I Survived (paperback)Lauren Tarshis, ScholasticNew in Series: I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 09.16.20
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1. All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
2. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28
3. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95
4. The Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26
5. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27
6. Squeeze MeCarl Hiaasen, Knopf, $28.95
7. One by OneRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99
8. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
9. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99
10. American DirtJeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99
11. What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $26
12. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27
13. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95
14. MonogamySue Miller, Harper, $28.99
15. The ExilesChristina Baker Kline, Custom House, $27.99
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1. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
2. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95
3. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
4. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17
5. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95
6. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95
7. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17
8. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $17
9. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99
10. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.95
11. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
12. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17
13. Beach ReadEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
14. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
15. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 09.16.20
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1. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
2. Disloyal: A MemoirMichael Cohen, Skyhorse, $32.50
3. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27
4. Too Much and Never EnoughMary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28
5. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
6. His Truth Is Marching OnJon Meacham, Random House, $30
7. Vesper FlightsHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27
8. Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump
Peter Strzok, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30
9. Eat a Peach: A MemoirDavid Chang, Gabe Ulla, Clarkson Potter, $28
10. Just Us: An American ConversationClaudia Rankine, Graywolf Press, $30
11. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32
12. Melania and MeStephanie Winston Wolkoff, Gallery Books, $28
13. Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss
Jenna Bush Hager, Morrow, $26.99
14. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26
15. BreathJames Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28
1. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
2. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95
3. So You Want to Talk About RaceIjeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99
4. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $18
5. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99
7. IntimationsZadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95
8. Stamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99
9. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95
10. The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95
11. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $18
12. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, One World, $17
13. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
14. Know My NameChanel Miller, Penguin, $18
15. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95
