Indie Bestsellers .org Paperback Week of 01.01 · 2020-01-02 · that’s what they’ve been told....
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Paperback Week of 01.01.20 MASS MARKET Another Indie Favorite The Water Cure: A Novel, by Sophie Mackintosh (Anchor, $16) “Here’s what they know: men hurt women, even if they don’t mean to. And the island is the only safe place in a world corrupted by pollution—at least that’s what they’ve been told. So, sisters Grace, Lia, and Sky occupy themselves with the painful rituals their parents have devised, exercises that will make them stronger and immune to love’s sickness. Every day is the same until their father disappears and three strange men appear in his place.Violence is inevitable, but who will be the perpetrator? The Water Cure luxuriates in an atmosphere of haunting, Atwoodian strangeness.” —Lauren Peugh, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR 1. Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99 2. The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 4. The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99 5. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99 7. The First Lady James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99 8. Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99 9. The 13-Minute Murder James Patterson,Vision, $9.99 10. Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 1. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 2. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 3. Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99 4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99 5. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17 6. There There Tommy Orange,Vintage, $16 7. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99 8. Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99 9. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17 10. The Best American Short Stories 2019 Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99 11. Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami,Vintage, $17 12. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99 13. Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17 14. The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 15. Ghosted Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16 Indies Introduce 1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10 2. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 3. The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95 4. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17 5. Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99 6. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18 7. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99 8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18 9. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 10. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15 11. The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation The Washington Post, Jan Feindt (Illus.), Scribner, $20 12. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18 13. The Order of Time Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $15 14. Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17 15. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95
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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 01.01.20
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThe Water Cure: A Novel, by Sophie Mackintosh (Anchor, $16) “Here’s what they know: men hurt women, even if they don’t mean to. And the island is the only safe place in a world corrupted by pollution—at least that’s what they’ve been told. So, sisters Grace, Lia, and Sky occupy themselves with the painful rituals their parents have devised, exercises that will make them stronger and immune to love’s sickness. Every day is the same until their father disappears and three strange men appear in his place. Violence is inevitable, but who will be the perpetrator? The Water Cure luxuriates in an atmosphere of haunting, Atwoodian strangeness.” —Lauren Peugh, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR
1. Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99 2. The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 4. The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99 5. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99 7. The First Lady James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99 8. Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99 9. The 13-Minute Murder James Patterson, Vision, $9.9910. Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99
1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95
2. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17
3. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99
4. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99
5. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
6. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $16
7. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99
8. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99
9. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17
10. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99
11. Killing CommendatoreHaruki Murakami, Vintage, $17
12. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99
13. Girl, Woman, OtherBernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17
14. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95
15. GhostedRosie Walsh, Penguin, $16
IndiesIntroduce
1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10
2. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
3. The Fifth RiskMichael Lewis, Norton, $16.95
4. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17
5. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99
6. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18
7. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.99
8. 21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyYuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18
9. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
10. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15
11. The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation
The Washington Post, Jan Feindt (Illus.), Scribner, $20
12. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin, $18
13. The Order of TimeCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $15
14. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $17
15. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95
