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FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 09.22.21 = Debut The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, by Zoraida Córdova (Atria Books, $27) “This story sparkles and enchants! It’s a rich and layered multigenerational saga featuring strong women and a mystery veiled in magical realism that will tease and feed your imagination.” —Grace Rajendran, University Book Store, Seattle, WA Other Indie Favorites Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian (Park Row, $27.99) “This stunning psychological suspense novel will have you reading well into the night. That ending! Fans of Gillian Flynn and Caroline Kepnes will love this intense book.” —William Carl, An Unlikely Story, Plainville, MA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95 2. Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28 3. Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99 4. Matrix Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28 5. The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 6. The Midnight Library Matt Haig,Viking, $26 7. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99 8. A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28 9. The Magician Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28 10. The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27 11. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27 12. Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 13. Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99 14. Billy Summers Stephen King, Scribner, $30 15. Poison for Breakfast Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95 1. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95 2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 3. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 4. Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99 5. Finding the Mother Tree Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95 6. This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28 7. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy Nathaniel Philbrick,Viking, $30 8. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 9. Caste:The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 10. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27 11. Poet Warrior: A Memoir Joy Harjo, Norton, $25 12. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 13. Wildland:The Making of America’s Fury Evan Osnos, FSG, $30 14. Hero of Two Worlds:The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30 15. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
Transcript of Indie Bestsellers HardcoverWeek of 09.22
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 09.22.21
= Debut
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, by Zoraida Córdova (Atria Books, $27) “This story sparkles and enchants! It’s a rich and layered multigenerational saga featuring strong women and a mystery veiled in magical realism that will tease and feed your imagination.” —Grace Rajendran, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
Other Indie FavoritesNever Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian (Park Row, $27.99) “This stunning psychological suspense novel will have you reading well into the night. That ending! Fans of Gillian Flynn and Caroline Kepnes will love this intense book.” —William Carl, An Unlikely Story, Plainville, MA
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Harlem ShuffleColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95
2. Beautiful World, Where Are YouSally Rooney, FSG, $28
3. Apples Never FallLiane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99
4. MatrixLauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28
5. The Madness of CrowdsLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
6. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26
7. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisHonorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99
8. A Slow Fire BurningPaula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28
9. The MagicianColm Tóibín, Scribner, $28
10. The Paper PalaceMiranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27
11. The Last Thing He Told MeLaura Dave, S&S, $27
12. Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28
13. Project Hail MaryAndy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99
14. Billy SummersStephen King, Scribner, $30
15. Poison for BreakfastLemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95
1. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the LawMary Roach, Norton, $26.95
2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
3. Crying in H Mart: A MemoirMichelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
4. Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99
5. Finding the Mother TreeSuzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95
6. This Is Your Mind on PlantsMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28
7. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30
8. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
9. Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
10. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27
11. Poet Warrior: A MemoirJoy Harjo, Norton, $25
12. World Travel: An Irreverent GuideAnthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35
13. Wildland: The Making of America’s FuryEvan Osnos, FSG, $30
14. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30
15. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 09.22.21
MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99 4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99 5. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 6. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 7. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99 9. Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.9910. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99
Another Indie FavoriteThe Big Door Prize, by M.O. Walsh (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $17) “M.O. Walsh weaves quintessential Southern charm with a quirky scenario in a novel that questions what measures a life well-lived and answers with an entertaining tale of a grand machine in a modest town.” —Mary Garner Rees, Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS
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1. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
2. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17
4. People We Meet on VacationEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17
6. The Night WatchmanLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18
7. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95
8. The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, $18.99
9. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $18
10. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17
11. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99
12. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
13. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
14. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99
15. The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman, Penguin, $17
18. The Book of Two WaysJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17
1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
2. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19
3. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99
4. The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, $17
5. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022Old Farmer’s Almanac, $9.95
6. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
7. Entangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18
8. The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95
9. Hood FeminismMikki Kendall, Penguin, $16
10. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $1811. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99
12. All We Can SaveAyana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18
13. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $17
14. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.9515. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18
1. They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99
2. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99
3. Firekeeper’s DaughterAngeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99
4. Defy the NightBrigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury YA, $18.99
5. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99
6. White Smoke Tiffany D. Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books, $18.99
7. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99
8. The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99
9. HatchetGary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99
10. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
11. Cemetery BoysAiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99
12. Ace of SpadesFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99
13. These Violent DelightsChloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99
14. The Witch HavenSasha Peyton Smith, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99
15. Dark and Shallow LiesGinny Myers Sain, Razorbill, $17.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.22.21
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
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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 to 12 A Soft Place to Land, by Janae Marks (Katherine Tegen Books, $16.99) Marks offers readers hope in this appealing novel of friendship and second chances. Exploring powerful themes, such as responsibility, loyalty, and forgiveness, A Soft Place to Land is a joy!” —Christopher Rose, Andover Bookstore, Andover, MA
1. Friends ForeverShannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99
2. WillodeenKatherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
3. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99
4. HookyMíriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99
5. Cat Kid Comic ClubDav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99
6. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, Scholastic, $14.99
7. Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic, $17.99
8. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
9. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
10. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
11. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
12. When Stars Are ScatteredVictoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99
13. AllergicMegan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99
14. The One and Only BobKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
15. Fast PitchNic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $17.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 09.22.21
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.
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For Ages 4 to 8 Bright Star, by Yuyi Morales (Neal Porter Books, $18.99) “Yuyi Morales has the ability to convey so much emotion and imagery, leaving the reader teary-eyed with a pounding heart. Bright Star is a gorgeous and stunning picture book with a powerful message.” —Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD
1. Room on the BroomJulia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99
2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
3. The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $10.99
4. Little Blue Truck’s HalloweenAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99
5. Norman Didn’t Do It!: (Yes, He Did)Ryan T. Higgins, Disney-Hyperion, $17.99
6. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99
7. Boo! Baa, La La La!Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99
8. I Am Courage: A Book of ResilienceSusan Verde, Abrams, $14.99
9. Pete the Cat’s Groovy ImaginationJames Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $18.99
10. We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99
11. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99
12. Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
13. Bear Is a Bear Jonathan Stutzman, Dan Santat (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99
14. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99
15. Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?Brianna Caplan Sayres, Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99
1. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
3. Baby-Sitters Club GraphixAnn M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic
4. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion
5. I Survived (paperback)Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
6. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
7. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
9. Spy SchoolStuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
10. The Last Kids on EarthMax Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Jay Cooper (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers New in Series: The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 09.22.21
= Debut = On the Rise
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1. Harlem ShuffleColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95
2. Beautiful World, Where Are YouSally Rooney, FSG, $28
3. Apples Never FallLiane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99
4. MatrixLauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28
5. The Madness of CrowdsLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
6. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26
7. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisHonorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99
8. A Slow Fire BurningPaula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28
9. The MagicianColm Tóibín, Scribner, $28
10. The Paper PalaceMiranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27
11. The Last Thing He Told MeLaura Dave, S&S, $27
12. Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28
13. Project Hail MaryAndy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99
14. Billy SummersStephen King, Scribner, $30
15. Poison for BreakfastLemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95
1. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
2. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17
4. People We Meet on VacationEmily Henry, Berkley, $16
5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17
6. The Night WatchmanLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18
7. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95
8. The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, $18.99
9. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $18
10. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17
11. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99
12. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
13. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
14. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99
15. The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman, Penguin, $17
18. The Book of Two WaysJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 09.22.21
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1. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the LawMary Roach, Norton, $26.95
2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
3. Crying in H Mart: A MemoirMichelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
4. Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99
5. Finding the Mother TreeSuzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95
6. This Is Your Mind on PlantsMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28
7. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30
8. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
9. Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
10. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27
11. Poet Warrior: A MemoirJoy Harjo, Norton, $25
12. World Travel: An Irreverent GuideAnthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35
13. Wildland: The Making of America’s FuryEvan Osnos, FSG, $30
14. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30
15. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
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1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
2. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19
3. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99
4. The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, $17
5. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022Old Farmer’s Almanac, $9.95
6. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
7. Entangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18
8. The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95
9. Hood FeminismMikki Kendall, Penguin, $16
10. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $1811. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99
12. All We Can SaveAyana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18
13. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $17
14. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.9515. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18
