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FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites I’ll Take You There: A Novel, by Wally Lamb (Harper, $25.99) “Lamb offers another nostalgia-fueled foray into the world of Felix Funicello, last seen in the hilarious and poignant Wishin’ and Hopin’. This time around readers find Felix as a film studies professor in the present, being schooled by the ghosts of silent screen icons, all of them women. Through the magic of film, they reveal Felix’s childhood and the stories of the unforgettable women who shaped him. Lamb, in his inimitable way, weaves a family dramedy in the era of bobbysoxers and hidden ‘women’s problems,’ with the rise of feminism and one man’s history as a brother, husband, and father.” Chrysler Szarlan, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 12.14.16 = Debut = On the Rise Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef, by Leonardo Lucarelli (Other Press, $25.95) “This is not a typical chef story where the aspiring individual goes to culinary school, learns all the traditional styles, and then apprentices under a great chef to become established in the profession. Lucarelli started as a dishwasher and then through dumb luck became the chef in a restaurant after its two chefs fought with each other and left. Subsequent kitchens all offered a variety of challenges and disruptive, combative elements that helped to move Lucarelli’s career along. If you want to experience some real ‘behind the scenes’ views of restaurant life, then do yourself a favor and read Mincemeat.” Jason Kennedy, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI 1. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 2. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 3. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99 4. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 5. Swing Time Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles,Viking, $27 7. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 8. Night School Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99 9. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 10. The Spy Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22 11. Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27 12. No Man’s Land David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 13. The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29 14. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99 15. The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories P.D. James, Knopf, $24 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D.Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95 3. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 4. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28 5. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50 6. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 7. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 8. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 9. Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27 10. Settle for More Megyn Kelly, Harper, $29.99 11. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26 12. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30 13. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 14. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 15. Cooking for Jeffrey Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35 22. All the Gallant Men Donald Stratton, Ken Gire, Morrow, $25.99 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 FavoritesI’ll Take You There: A Novel, by Wally Lamb (Harper, $25.99) “Lamb offers another nostalgia-fueled foray into the world of Felix Funicello, last seen in the hilarious and poignant Wishin’ and Hopin’. This time around readers find Felix as a film studies professor in the present, being schooled by the ghosts of silent screen icons, all of them women. Through the magic of film, they reveal Felix’s childhood and the stories of the unforgettable women who shaped him. Lamb, in his inimitable way, weaves a family dramedy in the era of bobbysoxers and hidden ‘women’s problems,’ with the rise of feminism and one man’s history as a brother, husband, and father.” —Chrysler Szarlan, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 12.14.16

= Debut = On the Rise

Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef, by Leonardo Lucarelli (Other Press, $25.95) “This is not a typical chef story where the aspiring individual goes to culinary school, learns all the traditional styles, and then apprentices under a great chef to become established in the profession. Lucarelli started as a dishwasher and then through dumb luck became the chef in a restaurant after its two chefs fought with each other and left. Subsequent kitchens all offered a variety of challenges and disruptive, combative elements that helped to move Lucarelli’s career along. If you want to experience some real ‘behind the scenes’ views of restaurant life, then do yourself a favor and read Mincemeat.” —Jason Kennedy, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95

2. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

3. MoonglowMichael Chabon, Harper, $28.99

4. The WhistlerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

5. Swing TimeZadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27

6. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27

7. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

8. Night SchoolLee Child, Delacorte, $28.99

9. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99

10. The SpyPaulo Coelho, Knopf, $22

11. Today Will Be DifferentMaria Semple, Little Brown, $27

12. No Man’s LandDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $29

13. The Wrong Side of GoodbyeMichael Connelly, Little Brown, $29

14. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99

15. The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories

P.D. James, Knopf, $24

1. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99

2. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95

3. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28

4. Thank You for Being LateThomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28

5. Born to RunBruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50

6. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95

7. Atlas ObscuraJoshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35

8. Killing the Rising SunBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30

9. Our RevolutionBernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27

10. Settle for MoreMegyn Kelly, Harper, $29.99

11. UpstreamMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26

12. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History

Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30

13. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25

14. The Book of JoyThe Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26

15. Cooking for JeffreyIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

22. All the Gallant MenDonald Stratton, Ken Gire, Morrow, $25.99

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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1. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $9.99 2. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross James Patterson, Grand Central, $7.99 3. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 4. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 5. George Washington�s Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99 6. Predator Wilbur Smith, Tom Cain, Morrow, $9.99 7. A Dog’s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $9.99 8. The Crossing Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99 9. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.9910. Property of a Noblewoman Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99

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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 12.14.16

MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteEma, the Captive, by César Aira, Chris Andrews (Trans.) (New Directions, $14.95) “Ema, the Captive is a gentle meditation on the natural world in its grotesqueness and its beauty, humanity’s place within it, and the effect that human progress has had on both. With his usual incredible attention to detail and in measured, lucid prose, Aira somehow turns this tale into a page-turner,—a feat only he could accomplish.” —Justin Souther, Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, Asheville, NC

= Debut

1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

2. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

4. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

5. The SelloutPaul Beatty, Picador USA, $16

6. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $16

7. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16

8. The Best American Short Stories 2016Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

9. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

10. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

11. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99

12. A Dog’s PurposeW. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99

13. The Swans of Fifth AvenueMelanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16

14. ArrivalTed Chiang, Vintage, $16

15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95

1. The Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95

2. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

3. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17

4. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16

5. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient RomeMary Beard, Liveright, $17.95

6. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17

7. The Road to CharacterDavid Brooks, Random House, $18

8. Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99

9. The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf, Vintage, $17

10. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

11. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99

12. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2017

Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $14.99

13. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

14. Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16

15. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16

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1. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

2. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99

3. Dog ManDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99

4. Rad Women WorldwideKate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99

5. The Inquisitor’s TaleAdam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Dutton, $17.99

6. When the Sea Turned to SilverGrace Lin, Little Brown, $18.99

7. The Secret KeepersTrenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.99

8. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99

9. Pokémon Deluxe Essential HandbookScholastic, $11.99

10. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

11. The BFGRoald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99

12. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99

13. A Boy Called ChristmasMatt Haig, Chris Mould (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99

14. Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson, Puffin, $10.99

15. The One and Only IvanKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99

1. The Sun Is Also a StarNicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99

2. A Monster CallsPatrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99

3. HeartlessMarissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99

4. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99

5. The Way Things Work NowDavid Macaulay, HMH Books for Young Readers, $35

6. The GiverLois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99

7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian

Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99

8. What LightJay Asher, Razorbill, $18.99

9. NimonaNoelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $14.99

10. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99

11. Paper TownsJohn Green, Penguin, $10.99

12. Looking for AlaskaJohn Green, Dutton, $19.99

13. ScytheNeal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99

14. All the Bright PlacesJennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99

15. An Abundance of KatherinesJohn Green, Speak, $9.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

= Debut

For Teen Readers Trouble Makes a Comeback, by Stephanie Tromly (Kathy Dawson Books, $17.99) “Digby and Zoe are back and in more trouble than ever in this sequel to Trouble Is a Friend of Mine. Zoe is confused and hurt after not hearing from Digby for months, but she moves on to a new group of friends, a new job, and even a new boyfriend. When Digby comes back to town with a convoluted — and highly dangerous — plan to find his sister, he turns Zoe’s new life upside down. Struggling to balance her new priorities, Zoe has to decide if the trouble Digby’s return brings is worth it. This book is sure to delight anyone who loved the first book as well as those who are new to Digby and Zoe.” —Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS

For Ages 9 to 12 Return to the Secret Garden, by Holly Webb (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $16.99) “What a joy to return to the scene of a beloved children’s classic. In the dark days leading up to World War II, the orphans of the Craven Home are evacuated to Misselthwaite Manor. It is there that sad and lonely Emmie Hatton finds some happiness. The kindly gardener and loving owners of the manor offer Emmie refuge for her body and soul. The garden may no longer be secret, but it still possesses magic. Return to the Secret Garden and enjoy the wonder of childhood and the magic of friendship in this sequel that is sure to warm the hearts of young readers everywhere.” —Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books, Excelsior, MN

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Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 12.14.16

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

For Ages 4 to 8 The Friend Ship, by Kat Yeh, Chuck Groenink (Illus.) (Disney-Hyperion, $16.99) “A lonely hedgehog desires nothing more in the world than to have a friend. When she hears rumors of the Friend Ship, she sets out on a boat to find it. She meets other solitary animals along the way who ask to join her on this most important of journeys, but their search proves fruitless until Hedgehog looks around her full ship and realizes exactly where the Friend Ship is. This simple, beautifully illustrated tale shows that if you open your heart, what you seek might just be right in front of you.” —Melissa Posten, The Novel Neighbor, Webster Groves, MO

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1. How the Grinch Stole ChristmasDr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99

2. The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99

3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

4. Gingerbread ChristmasJan Brett, Putnam, $18.99

5. Ada Twist, ScientistAndrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $17.95

6. We Found a HatJon Klassen, Candlewick Press, $17.99

7. Little Blue Truck’s ChristmasAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99

8. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99

9. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99

10. The Night Before ChristmasClement C. Moore, Corinne Malvern (Illus.), Golden Books, $7.99

11. Give Please a Chance Bill O’Reilly, James Patterson, Jimmy Patterson, $17.99

12. The Mitten Jan Brett, Putnam, $7.99

13. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99

14. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99

15. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99

1. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet

3. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

4. Elephant & PiggieMo Willems, Hyperion

5. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs, Quirk

6. The Princess in BlackShannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick

7. Dork DiariesRachel Renee Russell, Aladdin

8. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (hardcover)

Rick Riordan, Hyperion

9. I SurvivedLauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic

10. The Land of StoriesChris Colfer, Little Brown

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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 12.14.16

= Debut

1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95

2. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

3. MoonglowMichael Chabon, Harper, $28.99

4. The WhistlerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

5. Swing TimeZadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27

6. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27

7. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

8. Night SchoolLee Child, Delacorte, $28.99

9. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99

10. The SpyPaulo Coelho, Knopf, $22

11. Today Will Be DifferentMaria Semple, Little Brown, $27

12. No Man’s LandDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $29

13. The Wrong Side of GoodbyeMichael Connelly, Little Brown, $29

14. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99

15. The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories

P.D. James, Knopf, $24

1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

2. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

4. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

5. The SelloutPaul Beatty, Picador USA, $16

6. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $16

7. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16

8. The Best American Short Stories 2016Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

9. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

10. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

11. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99

12. A Dog’s PurposeW. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99

13. The Swans of Fifth AvenueMelanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16

14. ArrivalTed Chiang, Vintage, $16

15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95

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HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 12.14.16

= Debut = On the Rise

1. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99

2. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95

3. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28

4. Thank You for Being LateThomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28

5. Born to RunBruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50

6. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95

7. Atlas ObscuraJoshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35

8. Killing the Rising SunBill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30

9. Our RevolutionBernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27

10. Settle for MoreMegyn Kelly, Harper, $29.99

11. UpstreamMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26

12. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History

Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30

13. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25

14. The Book of JoyThe Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26

15. Cooking for JeffreyIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

22. All the Gallant MenDonald Stratton, Ken Gire, Morrow, $25.99

1. The Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95

2. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

3. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17

4. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16

5. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient RomeMary Beard, Liveright, $17.95

6. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17

7. The Road to CharacterDavid Brooks, Random House, $18

8. Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99

9. The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf, Vintage, $17

10. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

11. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99

12. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2017

Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $14.99

13. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

14. Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16

15. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16