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Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 07.18.18

= Debut

IndiesIntroduce

An Ocean of Minutes: A Novel by Thea Lim (Touchstone, $26) “Polly signs on as a bondswoman with a time travel company to save the life of her boyfriend, Frank. They plan to meet in the future, but Polly is off by five years and arrives disoriented, vulnerable, and alone, with Frank nowhere to be found. This imagined future is as disorienting to the reader as it is to Polly, as Lim leaves us with no hints about who to trust and no understanding of societal rules. I was absolutely blown away by the layered depths of Lim’s story. The ending left me reeling, and my mind keeps returning to the way Lim describes the power of time to change a person. How many lives do we live in the course of one lifetime?” —Susan Scott, Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle, WA

Other Indie FavoritesIf You See Me, Don’t Say Hi: Stories by Neel Patel (Flatiron Books, $24.99) “Neel Patel’s debut short story collection is filled with tales of imperfection and longing, of unfulfilled wishes that fight hard against expectations. His flawed characters know what they risk when their actions don’t match the standard script of perfection they’ve been handed, but their need for love and acceptance always prevails, sometimes with heartbreaking results. Patel’s empathy toward his characters is palpable, as is the effect of his gorgeously rendered sentences. If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi is a wonderful read: necessary, aching, and alive.” —Mo Daviau, Powell’s Books for Home and Garden, Portland, OR

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

1. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Little Brown, $28

2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, Harper, $24.99

3. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28

4. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95

5. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28

6. The Soul of AmericaJon Meacham, Random House, $30

7. Unfu*k YourselfGary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99

8. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.99

9. 12 Rules for LifeJordan B. Peterson, Random House, $25.95

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

11. BarracoonZora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $24.99

12. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper, $27.99

13. Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95

14. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent ManLynn Vincent, Sara Vladic, S&S, $28

15. The World as It IsBen Rhodes, Random House, $30

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1. The President Is MissingBill Clinton, James Patterson, Little Brown, $30

2. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95

3. Clock DanceAnne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95

4. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27

5. The OutsiderStephen King, Scribner, $30

6. My Year of Rest and RelaxationOttessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $26

7. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $27

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

9. All We Ever WantedEmily Giffin, Ballantine, $28

10. When Life Gives You LululemonsLauren Weisberger, S&S, $26.99

11. The Perfect CoupleElin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28

12. SpymasterBrad Thor, Atria, $27.99

13. WarlightMichael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95

14. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99

15. FloridaLauren Groff, Riverhead, $27

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1. The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99 3. The Midnight Line Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 4. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 5. Camino Island John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 6. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 7. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $8.99 8. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $9.99 9. The Demon Crown James Rollins, Morrow, $9.9910. Use of Force Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 07.18.18

MASS MARKET

See What I Have Done: A Novel by Sarah Schmidt (Grove Press, $16) “See What I Have Done is a spellbinding historic reimagining of a Gothic tale many of us grew up knowing about. Schmidt brings to life all the characters in Lizzie Borden’s world and takes the reader on an adventure through time and the investigation into the murder of her parents. Schmidt uses context to make the moment in history as much of a character as the people in the story, and the lively characters will keep you transfixed on the murder mystery. It is hard to say that a book about a murder is delightful, but See What I Have Done is a delightful, suspenseful, and satisfying read.” —Steve Iwanski, Turnrow Book Co., Greenwood, MS

= Debut

IndiesIntroduce

1. Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99

2. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95

3. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99

4. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99

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

6. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $20

7. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99

8. HungerRoxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $16.99

9. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental ToughnessHarvard Business School Press, $24.95

10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHarvard Business School Press, $24.95

11. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99

12. Why Buddhism Is TrueRobert Wright, S&S, $17

13. Things That MatterCharles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $16

14. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $16

15. Why We SleepMatthew Walker, Scribner, $17

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1. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99

2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $16

3. Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan, Anchor, $16

4. Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan, Scribner, $17

5. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95

6. ArtemisAndy Weir, Broadway, $16

7. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99

8. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16

9. Into the WaterPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16

10. The Rules of MagicAlice Hoffman, S&S, $16

11. The Rooster BarJohn Grisham, Bantam, $17

12. Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden MysteryAndrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99

13. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $17

14. Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17

15. Anything Is PossibleElizabeth Strout, Random House, $17

1. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99

2. Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99

3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaBecky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $10.99

4. Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99

5. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99

6. Everything, EverythingNicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99

7. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99

8. Holding Up the UniverseJennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99

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

10. WarcrossMarie Lu, Speak, $10.99

11. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99

12. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99

13. The OutsidersS.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99

14. Girl in PiecesKathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99

15. Leah on the OffbeatBecky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 07.18.18

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 My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (HarperTeen, $17.99) “A stunningly imagined version of pre-Victorian England combines with timeless, laugh-out-loud humor in this retelling of Jane Eyre. This book is a breath of fresh air in the teen genre, with strong heroines, an irresistible yet complex plot, a light smattering of romance, and a gleeful—yet tasteful—abandonment of the fourth wall. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a rollicking adventure through a quasi-historically accurate rendition of Jane Eyre’s England (with ghosts added).” —Sarah Green, Vero Beach Book Center, Vero Beach, FL

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For Ages 9 to 12 Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin (HarperCollins, $16.99) “Della’s mama has schizophrenia. It’s been under control for years, but lots of pressures have been building up and she's stopped taking her medicine. Della’s daddy is trying to keep things together at home in addition to keeping their family farm going in the midst of a drought. Della wants her normal mom back, and she’s trying everything she can think of to help, but it seems like she’s just making things worse. A warm and sensitive story about families living with mental illness.” —Nancy Banks, City Stacks Books and Coffee, Denver, CO

1. Be PreparedVera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99

2. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99

3. A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99

4. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

5. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

6. Positively IzzyTerri Libenson, Balzer + Bray, $10.99

7. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

8. HatchetGary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99

9. Endling #1: The LastKatherine Applegate, Harper, $17.99

10. The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99

11. RefugeeAlan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99

12. The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95

13. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

14. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99

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

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 07.18.18

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 I’m Sad by Michael Ian Black, Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Illus.) (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “It’s important to let children know that life isn’t so bad and things will get better, but it’s equally important to make sure they know that it’s okay not to be happy ALL of the time. I’m Sad is a funny and surprisingly sweet examination of those days when you wake up and just aren’t at your most cheerful. Sometimes you’re just sad and that’s okay—it’s even a little nice.” —Amy Brabenec, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA

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

2. Where’s Waldo? 30th Anniversary Edition Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99

3. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo Jill Twiss, EG Keller, Chronicle Books, $18.99

4. We Don’t Eat Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99

5. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99

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

7. Incredibles 2 Little Golden BookSuzanne Francis, Satoshi Hashimoto (Illus.), Random House Disney, $4.99

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

9. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99

10. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99

11. Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection Martin Handford, Candlewick, $14.99

12. Where’s Waldo Now?Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99

13. Ocean Meets Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99

14. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99

15. Babysitting Mode (Incredibles 2)Sarah Hernandez, Random House Disney, $5.99

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

2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion

3. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic

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

5. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix

6. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop

7. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

8. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown

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

10. The Trials of Apollo Rick Riordan, Hyperion

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 07.18.18

= Debut

1. The President Is MissingBill Clinton, James Patterson, Little Brown, $30

2. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95

3. Clock DanceAnne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95

4. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27

5. The OutsiderStephen King, Scribner, $30

6. My Year of Rest and RelaxationOttessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $26

7. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $27

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

9. All We Ever WantedEmily Giffin, Ballantine, $28

10. When Life Gives You LululemonsLauren Weisberger, S&S, $26.99

11. The Perfect CoupleElin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28

12. SpymasterBrad Thor, Atria, $27.99

13. WarlightMichael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95

14. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99

15. FloridaLauren Groff, Riverhead, $27

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1. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99

2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $16

3. Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan, Anchor, $16

4. Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan, Scribner, $17

5. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95

6. ArtemisAndy Weir, Broadway, $16

7. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99

8. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16

9. Into the WaterPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16

10. The Rules of MagicAlice Hoffman, S&S, $16

11. The Rooster BarJohn Grisham, Bantam, $17

12. Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden MysteryAndrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99

13. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $17

14. Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17

15. Anything Is PossibleElizabeth Strout, Random House, $17

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 07.18.18

= Debut

1. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Little Brown, $28

2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, Harper, $24.99

3. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28

4. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95

5. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28

6. The Soul of AmericaJon Meacham, Random House, $30

7. Unfu*k YourselfGary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99

8. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.99

9. 12 Rules for LifeJordan B. Peterson, Random House, $25.95

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

11. BarracoonZora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $24.99

12. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper, $27.99

13. Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95

14. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent ManLynn Vincent, Sara Vladic, S&S, $28

15. The World as It IsBen Rhodes, Random House, $30

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1. Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99

2. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95

3. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99

4. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99

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

6. Shoe DogPhil Knight, Scribner, $20

7. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99

8. HungerRoxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $16.99

9. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental ToughnessHarvard Business School Press, $24.95

10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHarvard Business School Press, $24.95

11. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99

12. Why Buddhism Is TrueRobert Wright, S&S, $17

13. Things That MatterCharles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $16

14. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $16

15. Why We SleepMatthew Walker, Scribner, $17