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Indie Bestsellers Week of 03.24.21 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION 1. Klara and the Sun 1. The Code Breaker Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 2. The Midnight Library 2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Matt Haig, Viking, $26 Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 3. The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 3. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 4. The Vanishing Half 4. Dusk, Night, Dawn Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20 5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 5. The Sum of Us V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 Heather McGhee, One World, $28 6. We Begin at the End 6. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Chris Whitaker, Holt, $27.99 Bill Gates, Knopf, $26.95 7. The Committed 7. Untamed Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $27 Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 8. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain 8. The Paris Library George Saunders, Random House, $28 Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28 ★ 9. This Is the Fire: What I Say to My 9. Hamnet Friends About Racism Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 Don Lemon, Little, Brown, $28 10. The Lost Apothecary 10. Think Again Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99 Adam Grant, Viking, $28 ★ 11. Win 11. Greenlights Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $29 Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30 12. Anxious People 12. Keep Sharp Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28 Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28 13. Four Hundred Souls 13. The Sanatorium Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, Sarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 $32 14. Transient Desires 14. A Promised Land Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $27 Barack Obama, Crown, $45 15. Detransition, Baby 15. Let Me Tell You What I Mean Torrey Peters, One World, $27 Joan Didion, Knopf, $23 Other Indie Favorites The Girls Are All So Nice Here: A Novel, by Brood: A Novel, by Jackie Polzin (Doubleday, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (Simon & Schuster, $27) $24) “Over the course of a year, told in a collection of snapshots, “The Girls Are All So Nice Here is the first, but not the last, lie you Brood shows the life of a woman grieving by doing anything but. She will read when you devour this dark and disturbing novel about gives herself purpose by taking care of a small flock of chickens, as college girls and how they treat each other in order to be popular well as finding small but kind, funny, or wry ways of interacting with or important. The writing is chilling and so authentic, I felt like her neighbors, eccentric mother-in-law, and caring husband, Percy. I was back in high school or college with a group of toxic girls There are plenty of clever and funny moments from scene to scene who would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. The more (not to mention the odd and interesting analyses of a chicken’s life I read, the more I wondered how Flynn could possibly come up and point of view), but the beauty in this book lies in the narrator’s with an ending that would be both satisfying and as deliciously acceptance of the everyday, and of all the things—bad, good, but evil as the rest of the book. She managed to deliver, and then mostly in-between—that come therein.” —Cat Chapman, some.” —Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction, The Oxford Exchange, Tampa, FL Greenville, SC Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 03.24.21 PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION 1. The Song of Achilles 1. Braiding Sweetgrass Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 2. Circe 2. Nomadland Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95 3. Later 3. The Body Keeps the Score Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $14.95 Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19 4. The Dutch House 4. Hood Feminism Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17 Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 5. The Rose Code 5. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99 Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99 6. Minor Feelings 6. Deacon King Kong Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18 James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17 7. Hidden Valley Road 7. Interior Chinatown Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17 Charles Yu, Vintage, $16 8. The Body 8. The House in the Cerulean Sea Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17 TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 ★ 9. The New York Times Cooking No- 9. The Glass Hotel Recipe Recipes Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95 Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28 10. The Sympathizer 10. White Fragility Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $17 Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16 11. Shuggie Bain 11. We Do This ’til We Free Us Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17 Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95 12. In Five Years 12. Sapiens Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17 Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 13. Writers & Lovers 13. The Warmth of Other Suns Lily King, Grove Press, $17 Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95 14. Parable of the Sower 14. My Grandmother’s Hands Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99 Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95 15. The Overstory 15. How to Do Nothing Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 Another Indie Favorite 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99 Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Picador, $17) “Sharks 4. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn, Avon, in the Time of Saviors is one of the best pieces of contemporary $8.99 fiction I’ve had the pleasure to read. The fact that the book 5. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman Julia Quinn, Avon, takes place in Hawaii makes it even more special. The author $8.99 provides the reader with a unique ‘chicken skin’ experience. George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 The book captures contemporary Hawaii’s history over the 6. Animal Farm past 20+ years, including the socioeconomics of race and being 7. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn, Avon, Hawaiian, income disparity, housing issues, family issues, and the $8.99 diaspora that affects so many families in Hawaii who are unable 8. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, or unwilling to deal with the cost of living. Truly a master work $7.99 of art.” —Benjamin “Buddy” Bess, Da Shop: Books 9. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99 & Curiosities, Honolulu, HI 10. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 03.24.21 Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT ★ 1. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly ★ 1. Firekeeper’s Daughter Spooky Stories Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99 Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99 2. Concrete Rose 2. Cat Kid Comic Club Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99 Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99 3. We Were Liars 3. Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99 Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 4. They Both Die at the End 4. The Phantom Tollbooth Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99 5. One of Us Is Lying 5. Wow in the World: The How and Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 Wow of the Human Body Mindy Thomas, Guy Raz, Jack Teagle (Illus.), HMH 6. Legendborn Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 Books for Young Readers, $19.99 6. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly 7. The Gilded Ones Namina Forna, Delacorte Press, $18.99 Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99 8. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 7. Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers Michelle Obama, Delacorte Books for Young 9. Game Changer Readers, $18.99 Neal Shusterman, Quill Tree Books, $17.99 8. A Wolf Called Wander 10. Yolk Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99 Mary H.K. Choi, Simon & Schuster Books for Young 9. Ground Zero Readers, $19.99 Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99 11. The Electric Kingdom 10. When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller, Random David Arnold, Viking Books for Young Readers, House Books for Young Readers, $16.99 $18.99 11. The One and Only Bob Katherine 12. These Violent Delights Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99 Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99 12. Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 ★ 13. The Librarian of Auschwitz 13. Amari and the Night Brothers Antonio Iturbe, Square Fish, $12.99 B.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 14. The Book Thief 14. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99 Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99 15. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, 15. Cemetery Boys $12.99 Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12 For Teen Readers Amber and Clay, by Laura Amy Schlitz, Julia Perfect on Paper, by Sophie Gonzales (Wednesday Iredale (Illus.) (Candlewick, $22.99) “Amber and Clay Books, $18.99) “Darcy Phillips runs a secret business giving is magnificent! It is a remarkable visit to the ancient world, where students at her school love advice, and she’s very good at her job. we readers (like the gods themselves) observe the difficult lives of But when she’s found out by the swoony Alexander Brougham, Darcy mortals.