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FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites The Wangs vs. the World: A Novel, by Jade Chang (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26) “Simultaneously tongue-in-cheek and earnest, The Wangs vs. the World is one hell of a ride. Literally. Join the Wang family patriarch, Charles, as he and his family drive across the country from Los Angeles to New York in shame after his cosmetics company is destroyed by a doomed business investment. Homeless, penniless, yet still fiercely proud, Charles sets out to reunite his children and reclaim the ancestral land of the Wangs from the Chinese Communists. A hilarious, moving, and rollicking tale of family, ancestry, and a worn-out Mercedes station wagon, The Wangs vs. the World is not to be missed!” —Michelle Chen, WORD, Brooklyn, NY Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 10.19.16 = Debut = On the Rise All That Man Is: A Novel, by David Szalay (Graywolf Press, $26) “All That Man Is was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and with good reason. The novel’s parade of characters, ranging from teenagers to a man in his twilight years, when taken as a whole, represents an ‘everyman’ in whom readers can easily see pieces of themselves. With prose reminiscent of Amis, Kundera, and Nabokov, Szalay offers a collection of related stories that speak to the mundane qualities of modern life with a sympathetic tone, a reflection of our struggle to move forward in a world increasingly unfamiliar to most of us, but not without hope.” —Tom Beans, Dudley’s Bookshop Café, Bend, OR 1. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 2. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 3. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 4. The Trespasser Tana French,Viking, $27 5. Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27 6. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27 7. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 8. Razor Girl Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $27.95 9. Order to Kill Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99 10. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles,Viking, $27 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 12. Nutshell Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $24.95 13. Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer, FSG, $28 14. Home Harlan Coben, Dutton, $28 15. Hag-Seed Margaret Atwood, Hogarth, $25 16. The Mothers Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $26 1. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50 2. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 3. Hillbilly Elegy J.D.Vance, Harper, $27.99 4. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28 5. Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $26 6. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30 7. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 8. My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $30 9. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 10. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 11. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone, $24.95 12. Be Obsessed or Be Average Grant Cardone, Portfolio, $27 13. Designing Your Life Bill Burnett, Dave Evans, Knopf, $24.95 14. Love Warrior Glennon Doyle Melton, Flatiron, $25.99 15. A Life in Parts Bryan Cranston, Scribner, $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 Wangs vs. the World: A Novel, by Jade Chang (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26) “Simultaneously tongue-in-cheek and earnest, The Wangs vs. the World is one hell of a ride. Literally. Join the Wang family patriarch, Charles, as he and his family drive across the country from Los Angeles to New York in shame after his cosmetics company is destroyed by a doomed business investment. Homeless, penniless, yet still fiercely proud, Charles sets out to reunite his children and reclaim the ancestral land of the Wangs from the Chinese Communists. A hilarious, moving, and rollicking tale of family, ancestry, and a worn-out Mercedes station wagon, The Wangs vs. the World is not to be missed!” —Michelle Chen, WORD, Brooklyn, NY
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 10.19.16
= Debut = On the Rise
All That Man Is: A Novel, by David Szalay (Graywolf Press, $26) “All That Man Is was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and with good reason. The novel’s parade of characters, ranging from teenagers to a man in his twilight years, when taken as a whole, represents an ‘everyman’ in whom readers can easily see pieces of themselves. With prose reminiscent of Amis, Kundera, and Nabokov, Szalay offers a collection of related stories that speak to the mundane qualities of modern life with a sympathetic tone, a reflection of our struggle to move forward in a world increasingly unfamiliar to most of us, but not without hope.” —Tom Beans, Dudley’s Bookshop Café, Bend, OR
1. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
2. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
3. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
4. The TrespasserTana French, Viking, $27
5. Today Will Be DifferentMaria Semple, Little Brown, $27
6. Two by TwoNicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27
7. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
8. Razor GirlCarl Hiaasen, Knopf, $27.95
9. Order to KillKyle Mills, Atria, $28.99
10. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
11. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26
12. NutshellIan McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $24.95
13. Here I AmJonathan Safran Foer, FSG, $28
14. HomeHarlan Coben, Dutton, $28
15. Hag-SeedMargaret Atwood, Hogarth, $25
16. The MothersBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $26
1. Born to RunBruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50
2. Killing the Rising SunBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30
3. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99
4. The Girl With the Lower Back TattooAmy Schumer, Gallery, $28
5. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $26
6. Hero of the EmpireCandice Millard, Doubleday, $30
7. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
8. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $30
9. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
10. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
11. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone, $24.95
12. Be Obsessed or Be AverageGrant Cardone, Portfolio, $27
13. Designing Your LifeBill Burnett, Dave Evans, Knopf, $24.95
14. Love WarriorGlennon Doyle Melton, Flatiron, $25.99
15. A Life in PartsBryan Cranston, Scribner, $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 Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $9.99 2. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 3. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 4. The Survivor Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99 5. Cross Justice James Patterson, Vision, $9.99 6. Blue Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99 7. Never Go Back Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 8. The Reversal Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99 9. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.9910. The Guilty David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 10.19.16
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThe Clay Girl, by Heather Tucker (ECW Press, $16.95) “Ari Appleton has been dealt the worst hand ever in terms of parents: her dad is an incestuous pedophile who is both charismatic and cruel, and her mother is an incredibly egocentric addict who bore six girls and has not one iota of love for anyone but herself. Ari moves away from the drug culture and sexual revolution in Toronto in the 1960s to Pleasant Cove, an idyllic place where she is surrounded by love and nurturing. This novel is full of take-your-breath-away writing, and Ari joins the ranks of heroines who take the worst society has to offer and turn it into strength and kindness.” —Linda Shermna-Nurick, Cellar Door Books, Riverside, CA
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IndiesIntroduce
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1. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16
2. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
3. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She�s Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Fates and FuriesLauren Groff, Riverhead, $16
6. The Light Between OceansM.L. Stedman, Scribner, $17
7. The Best American Short Stories 2016
Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95
8. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $16
9. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa, $17
10. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove, $16
11. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16
12. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
13. InfernoDan Brown, Anchor, $16
14. See MeNicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99
15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
1. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99
2. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient RomeMary Beard, Liveright, $17.95
3. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
4. Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16
5. The Road to CharacterDavid Brooks, Random House, $18
6. Why Not Me?Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16
7. The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf, Vintage, $17
8. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
9. M TrainPatti Smith, Vintage, $16
10. HBR�s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
11. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
12. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin, $17
13. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
14. Year of YesShonda Rhimes, S&S, $16
15. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Touchstone, $16
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1. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
2. Dog ManDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99
3. The Secret KeepersTrenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.99
4. The Inquisitor�s TaleAdam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Dutton, $17.99
5. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
6. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
7. When the Sea Turned to SilverGrace Lin, Little Brown, $18.99
8. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
9. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
10. The BFGRoald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99
11. Laugh-Out-Loud Spooky Jokes for Kids
Rob Elliott, Harper, $4.99
12. Rad Women WorldwideKate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99
13. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99
14. El DeafoCece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
15. Auggie & MeR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 10.19.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
For Teen Readers Our Chemical Hearts, by Krystal Sutherland (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “Fans of John Green will gobble up this top-notch writing from a new author to watch. Yes, it’s another ‘doomed love’ story, but Sutherland has several underlying themes that undercut the clichés usually found in teen romances, most notably ‘you’re not in love with who I am, you’re in love with your fantasy of who I am.’ I have a very short list of YA authors that I drop everything to read and Krystal Sutherland is now on that list.” —MaryJo Schimelpfenig, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR
IndiesIntroduce
For Ages 9 to 12 Rebel Genius, Michael Dante DiMartino (Roaring Brook Press, $16.99) “Under the reign of Nezerra, all artists have been sundered from their genius spirits and left to waste away. Giacomo, an orphan who desperately wants to be an artist, finds himself with the dangerous blessing of a genius spirit and must flee for his life. This magical adventure ties together art and powerful magic with the rich storytelling we would expect from DiMartino, the co-creator of the award-winning Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.” —Laura DeLaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID
1. A Monster CallsPatrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99
2. Holding Up the UniverseJennifer Niven, Knopf BYR, $17.99
3. All the Bright PlacesJennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99
4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99
5. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
6. The ReaderTraci Chee, Putnam BYR, $19.99
7. The GiverLois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
8. NerveJeanne Ryan, Speak, $10.99
9. Three Dark CrownsKendare Blake, Harper Teen, $17.99
10. ReplicaLauren Oliver, HarperCollins, $19.99
11. Children of EdenJoey Graceffa, Atria/Keywords Press, $18.99
12. The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green, Speak, $12.99
13. The OutsidersS.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99
14. Looking for AlaskaJohn Green, Dutton, $19.99
15. Paper TownsJohn Green, Penguin, $10.99
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Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 10.19.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
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For Ages 4 to 8: A Revisit and Rediscover Title King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, by Audrey Wood and Don Wood (HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99) “King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub is one of those perfect picture books that is both a treat for the eye and fun to read aloud. King Bidgood enjoys his bath so much that he won’t get out! Join him in the tub as the sun rises, for lunch midday, and for fishing and dancing as the sun goes down. Both the singsong text and the ‘I Spy’ type illustrations will delight as you read, read, read with King Bidgood in his bath.” —Liesl Freudenstein, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, CO
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
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1. Room on the BroomJulia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99
2. Little Blue Truck�s HalloweenAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH BYR, $12.99
3. Eek! Halloween!Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95
4. Ada Twist, ScientistAndrea Beaty, Abrams BYR, $17.95
5. We Found a HatJon Klassen, Candlewick, $17.99
6. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
7. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
8. Pete the Cat and the Missing CupcakesJames Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $17.99
9. Hooray for Halloween, Curious GeorgeH.A. Rey, Margret Rey, HMH BYR, $9.99
10. Little BooStephen Wunderli, Tim Zeltner (Illus.), Holt, $7.99
11. Penguin ProblemsJory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House BYR, $17.99
12. Pete the Cat: Five Little PumpkinsJames Dean, Harper, $9.99
13. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
14. Spooky PookieSandra Boynton, Robin Corey Books, $5.99
15. The Day the Crayons QuitDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
1. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
2. Miss Peregrine�s Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs, Quirk
3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of AsgardRick Riordan, Hyperion
4. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
5. Elephant & PiggieMo Willems, Hyperion
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. The Maze RunnerJames Dashner, Delacorte
8. I Survived SeriesLauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic
9. The Land of StoriesChris Colfer, Little Brown
10. Big NateLincoln Peirce, Harper
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 10.19.16
= Debut = On the Rise
1. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
2. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
3. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
4. The TrespasserTana French, Viking, $27
5. Today Will Be DifferentMaria Semple, Little Brown, $27
6. Two by TwoNicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27
7. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
8. Razor GirlCarl Hiaasen, Knopf, $27.95
9. Order to KillKyle Mills, Atria, $28.99
10. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
11. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26
12. NutshellIan McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $24.95
13. Here I AmJonathan Safran Foer, FSG, $28
14. HomeHarlan Coben, Dutton, $28
15. Hag-SeedMargaret Atwood, Hogarth, $25
16. The MothersBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $26
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1. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16
2. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
3. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She�s Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Fates and FuriesLauren Groff, Riverhead, $16
6. The Light Between OceansM.L. Stedman, Scribner, $17
7. The Best American Short Stories 2016
Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95
8. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $16
9. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa, $17
10. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove, $16
11. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16
12. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
13. InfernoDan Brown, Anchor, $16
14. See MeNicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99
15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
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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 10.19.16
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1. Born to RunBruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50
2. Killing the Rising SunBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30
3. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99
4. The Girl With the Lower Back TattooAmy Schumer, Gallery, $28
5. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $26
6. Hero of the EmpireCandice Millard, Doubleday, $30
7. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
8. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $30
9. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
10. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
11. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone, $24.95
12. Be Obsessed or Be AverageGrant Cardone, Portfolio, $27
13. Designing Your LifeBill Burnett, Dave Evans, Knopf, $24.95
14. Love WarriorGlennon Doyle Melton, Flatiron, $25.99
15. A Life in PartsBryan Cranston, Scribner, $27
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1. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99
2. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient RomeMary Beard, Liveright, $17.95
3. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
4. Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16
5. The Road to CharacterDavid Brooks, Random House, $18
6. Why Not Me?Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16
7. The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf, Vintage, $17
8. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
9. M TrainPatti Smith, Vintage, $16
10. HBR�s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95
11. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
12. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin, $17
13. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
14. Year of YesShonda Rhimes, S&S, $16
15. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Touchstone, $16
