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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