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FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 10.21.20 = Debut Cuyahoga: A Novel, by Pete Beatty (Scribner, $27) “Pete Beatty’s Cuyahoga is difficult to categorize: a slapstick epic, an upside-down creation story, a postmodern American myth. Whatever you call it, know that it’s a ribald, shaggy delight. Protagonist Big Son is what they call a ‘spirit’ in 1837 Ohio: more legend than man, a doer of larger-than-life feats. Narrator Medium Son, Big Son’s kind of jealous little brother, chronicles those feats, which seem to be tied to the falling fortunes of their home in Ohio City as neighboring Cleveland looms across the river. Told in lively, poetic language, Cuyahoga feels at once brand new and as old as its namesake river.” —Danny Caine, Raven Book Store, Lawrence, KS ★ Other Indie Favorites Dear Child: A Novel, by Romy Hausmann (Flatiron Books, $26.99) “We’ve all heard the horror stories of women kept captive in basements, bearing children to madmen, only to escape after years of torture into a world they no longer remember and a public filled with fascination at their stories. Dear Child features two such women, both victims of the same abductor, but who suffer two very different fates. It is also the story of men who love too hard, in both the right ways and the wrong ways. At its heart it is the story of family, of what we will do to find those we’ve lost, how we love and show that love, and how we survive and come to peace with grief and guilt.” —Deborah Magness, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. The Searcher Tana French,Viking, $27 2. A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95 3. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 5. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28 6. Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99 7. The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett,Viking, $36 8. Jack Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $27 9. Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95 10. All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 11. The Once and Future Witches Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28 12. Magic Lessons Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99 13. The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 14. The Lying Life of Adults Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26 15. Piranesi Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27 1. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 2. Modern Comfort Food Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35 3. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27 4. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 5. Solutions and Other Problems Allie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30 6. Rage Bob Woodward, S&S, $30 7. Is This Anything? Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35 8. Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage, Ten Speed Press, $35 9. The 99% Invisible City Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30 10. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32 11. Vesper Flights Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27 12. How to Write One Song Jeff Tweedy, Dutton, $23 13. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $26.95 14. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35 15. Trust Pete Buttigieg, Liveright, $23.95
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FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 10.21.20
= Debut
Cuyahoga: A Novel, by Pete Beatty (Scribner, $27) “Pete Beatty’s Cuyahoga is difficult to categorize: a slapstick epic, an upside-down creation story, a postmodern American myth. Whatever you call it, know that it’s a ribald, shaggy delight. Protagonist Big Son is what they call a ‘spirit’ in 1837 Ohio: more legend than man, a doer of larger-than-life feats. Narrator Medium Son, Big Son’s kind of jealous little brother, chronicles those feats, which seem to be tied to the falling fortunes of their home in Ohio City as neighboring Cleveland looms across the river. Told in lively, poetic language, Cuyahoga feels at once brand new and as old as its namesake river.” —Danny Caine, Raven Book Store, Lawrence, KS
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Other Indie FavoritesDear Child: A Novel, by Romy Hausmann (Flatiron Books, $26.99) “We’ve all heard the horror stories of women kept captive in basements, bearing children to madmen, only to escape after years of torture into a world they no longer remember and a public filled with fascination at their stories. Dear Child features two such women, both victims of the same abductor, but who suffer two very different fates. It is also the story of men who love too hard, in both the right ways and the wrong ways. At its heart it is the story of family, of what we will do to find those we’ve lost, how we love and show that love, and how we survive and come to peace with grief and guilt.” —Deborah Magness, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27
2. A Time for MercyJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
3. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99
5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28
6. Leave the World BehindRumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99
7. The Evening and the MorningKen Follett, Viking, $36
8. JackMarilynne Robinson, FSG, $27
9. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95
10. All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
11. The Once and Future WitchesAlix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28
12. Magic LessonsAlice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99
13. The Book of Two WaysJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
14. The Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26
15. PiranesiSusanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27
1. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
2. Modern Comfort FoodIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27
4. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
5. Solutions and Other ProblemsAllie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30
6. RageBob Woodward, S&S, $30
7. Is This Anything?Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35
8. Ottolenghi Flavor: A CookbookYotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage, Ten Speed Press, $35
9. The 99% Invisible CityRoman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30
10. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32
11. Vesper FlightsHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27
12. How to Write One SongJeff Tweedy, Dutton, $23
13. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic WorldFareed Zakaria, Norton, $26.95
14. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,ScientificKnowledgeandthe Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35
15. TrustPete Buttigieg, Liveright, $23.95
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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 10.21.20
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteImaginary Friend: A Novel, by Stephen Chbosky (Grand Central Publishing, $32) “Imaginary Friend has, in my humble opinion, already earned its spot on the top shelf of classic horror novels. Once you pick up this book, you won’t put it down until you’ve devoured it whole (or, should I say, it has devoured you), and once finished, you will feel the dangerous urge to turn to the first page and start all over again. It is an utterly original masterpiece of fear. Thank you, Stephen Chbosky, for the lost sleep and the goosebumps! Signed, a hard-to-scare horror fanatic.” —Tianna Moxley, the river’s end bookstore, Oswego, NY
1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 4. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99 6. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99 7. The Shining Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99 8. The Guardians John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 9. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.9910. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99
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1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
2. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
3. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95
4. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95
5. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17
6. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $17
7. The Topeka SchoolBen Lerner, Picador, $17
8. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
9. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95
10. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
11. A Single ThreadTracy Chevalier, Penguin, $17
12. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17
13. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
14. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99
15. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17
1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
2. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
3. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
4. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95
5. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95
6. So You Want to Talk About RaceIjeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99
7. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $18
8. The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99
9. The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95
10. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $18
11. IntimationsZadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95
12. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, One World, $17
13. Stamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99
14. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
15. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep, Vintage, $16.95
1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99
2. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
3. LegendbornTracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99
4. Long Way Down: The Graphic NovelJason Reynolds, Danica Novgorodoff (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99
5. Dear JustyceNic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $18.99
6. SkyhunterMarie Lu, Roaring Brook Press, $19.99
7. Punching the AirIbi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam, Balzer + Bray, $19.99
8. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99
9. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99
10. Dear MartinNic Stone, Ember, $9.99
11. Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $18.99
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99
13. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99
14. The Lives of SaintsLeigh Bardugo, Daniel J. Zollinger (Illus.), Imprint, $24.99
15. They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.99
1. Class ActJerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99
2. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99
3. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
4. Skunk and Badger Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95
5. Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99
6. New KidJerry Craft, Harper, $12.99
7. The One and Only IvanKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
8. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
9. Witches of BrooklynSophie Escabasse, Random House Graphic, $12.99
10. A Whale of the WildRosanne Parry, Lindsay Moore (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $17.99
11. When Stars Are ScatteredVictoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99
12. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
13. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
14. Charlotte’s WebE.B. White, Harper, $8.99
15. The Witches: The Graphic NovelRoald Dahl, Penelope Bagieu (Illus.), Scholastic, $14.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 10.21.20
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EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
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For Teen Readers Hush, by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books, $18.99) “Dylan Farrow shows potential to be the next big name in YA fantasy with her stunning debut, Hush, about a world full of secrets and the girl willing to speak them all. With a deeply layered magic system reminiscent of Alison Croggan’s Pellinor series and fierce characters on par with Tamora Pierce’s Tortall, Farrow blends classic high fantasy with a strong feminist message of self-belief and courage. You don’t want to miss this one.” —Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS
For Ages 9 to 12 A Cat Story, by Ursula Murray Husted (Quill Tree Books, $12.99) “Teachers and parents of middle grade students will want this book so they can capture the animal lovers and travelers in the room. It reminded me of the weird and whimsical cat tale told by T.S. Eliot, though set in beautiful Malta. My favorite part is the incorporation of famous historical artwork into the world of the two cats, who dart in and out of everything from Botticelli to Munch.” —Kim Ralph, Lark and Owl Booksellers, Georgetown, TX
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 10.21.20
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
For Ages 4 to 8 Thesaurus Has a Secret, by Anya Glazer (Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99) “An adorable, delightful, and magnificent picture book! A great read-aloud about reading combining dinosaurs and books. Love the nods to great literature in the illustrations (Jurassic Mansfield Park?!?!). This is a book for kids and adults alike.” —Lauren Brown, The Story Shop, Monroe, GA
1. Room on the Broom Push-Pull-Slide Board Book Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99
2. Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99
3. What We’ll Build: Plans For Our Together Future
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $19.99
4. Little Blue Truck’s HalloweenAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99
5. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
6. Gustavo, the Shy GhostFlavia Z. Drago, Candlewick, $16.99
7. BunheadsMisty Copeland, Setor Fiadzigbey (Illus.), G.P. Putnam's Sons (BYR), $17.99
8. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
9. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99
10. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95
11. Becoming a Good CreatureSy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $17.99
12. Happy Halloween from The Very Busy Spider Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $12.99
13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co., $8.99
14. Unicorns Are the Worst! Alex Willan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99
15. The Little Ghost Who Was a QuiltRiel Nason, Byron Eggenschwiler (Illus.), Tundra Books, $17.99
1. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
3. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Ellen Morgan, et al., Penguin Workshop
4. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion
6. Spy SchoolStuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
7. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
9. The Trials of ApolloRick Riordan, Hyperion
10. The Bad GuysAaron Blabey, Scholastic
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 10.21.20
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1. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27
2. A Time for MercyJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
3. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99
5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28
6. Leave the World BehindRumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99
7. The Evening and the MorningKen Follett, Viking, $36
8. JackMarilynne Robinson, FSG, $27
9. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95
10. All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
11. The Once and Future WitchesAlix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28
12. Magic LessonsAlice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99
13. The Book of Two WaysJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
14. The Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26
15. PiranesiSusanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27
1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
2. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99
3. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95
4. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95
5. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17
6. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $17
7. The Topeka SchoolBen Lerner, Picador, $17
8. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99
9. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95
10. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18
11. A Single ThreadTracy Chevalier, Penguin, $17
12. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17
13. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
14. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99
15. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 10.21.20
= Debut
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1. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32
2. Modern Comfort FoodIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27
4. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28
5. Solutions and Other ProblemsAllie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30
6. RageBob Woodward, S&S, $30
7. Is This Anything?Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35
8. Ottolenghi Flavor: A CookbookYotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage, Ten Speed Press, $35
9. The 99% Invisible CityRoman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30
10. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32
11. Vesper FlightsHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27
12. How to Write One SongJeff Tweedy, Dutton, $23
13. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic WorldFareed Zakaria, Norton, $26.95
14. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,ScientificKnowledgeandthe Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35
15. TrustPete Buttigieg, Liveright, $23.95
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1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
2. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
3. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
4. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95
5. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95
6. So You Want to Talk About RaceIjeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99
7. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $18
8. The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99
9. The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95
10. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $18
11. IntimationsZadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95
12. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, One World, $17
13. Stamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99
14. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
15. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep, Vintage, $16.95
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