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Indiebestsellers Indie Bestsellers Week of 04.22.20 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION 1. The Glass Hotel 1. The Splendid and the Vile Emily St.John Mandel, Knopf, $26.95 Erik Larson, Crown, $32 2. Where the Crawdads Sing 2. Untamed Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 3. Hidden Valley Road 3. American Dirt Robert Kolker, Doubleday, $29.95 Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99 4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the 4. The Mirror & the Light Horse Hilary Mantel, Holt, $30 Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 5. The Dutch House ★ 5. What It's Like to Be a Bird Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35 6. The Night Watchman ★ 6. Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st- Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99 Century Memoir Madeleine Albright, Harper, $29.99 7. Redhead by the Side of the Road Anne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95 7. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28 8. Writers & Lovers Lily King, Grove Press, $27 8. The Last Book on the Left Ben Kissel, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26 9. Valentine Elizabeth Wetmore, Harper, $26.99 9. Front Row at the Trump Show Jonathan Karl, Dutton, $28 10. The City We Became 10. Nothing Fancy N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28 Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50 11. Such a Fun Age 11. Korean Dream Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26 Hyun Jin Preston Moon, Morgan James Publishing, $29.95 ★ 12. Simon the Fiddler Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $27.99 ★ 12. You Are an Artist Sarah Urist Green, Penguin, $25 13. Afterlife Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $25.95 13. More Myself Alicia Keys, Flatiron Books, $29.99 14. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to 14. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Slaying Vampires Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $22.99 $35 15. The Book of Lost Friends ★ 15. Dining In Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $28 Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50 Indies Introduce Other Indie Favorites Sin Eater: A Novel, by Megan Campisi (Atria The Roxy Letters: A Novel, by Mary Pauline Books, $27) “Oh my. Megan Campisi’s Sin Eater completely Lowry (Simon & Schuster, $26) “Move over Bridget took me by surprise. It is a wholly unique combination of fantasy, Jones, Roxy is here to stay! Thank goddess! I loved every sentence mystery, and historical fiction. Filled with intriguing characters of The Roxy Letters; I found myself laughing out loud at some of her and vivid imagery, this inventive tale will immerse readers in the wacky antics. I also loved the quirky cast of characters that danced deceit and intrigue of the royal court. Campisi’s narrator is what across the pages, and I think Roxy is the perfect antihero for the really sets this novel apart—the sin eater, a woman called to hear new millennium. I can’t wait to see where Mary Pauline Lowry’s the sins of the dying and consume the foods that represent them. career is headed!” —Kathleen Caldwell, A Great Good A dark, thrilling read!” —John McManus, Main Point Place for Books, Oakland, CA Books, Wayne, PA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 04.22.20 PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION 1. Little Fires Everywhere 1. Wow, No Thank You. Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95 2. The Overstory 2. Say Nothing Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95 3. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17 3. A Woman of No Importance Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18 4. City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $17 4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 ★ 5. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 5. The Great Influenza 6. Disappearing Earth John M. Barry, Penguin, $19 Julia Phillips, Vintage, $16.95 6. Born a Crime 7. A Gentleman in Moscow Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18 Amor Towles, Penguin, $17 7. Sapiens 8. Wolf Hall Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 Hilary Mantel, Picador, $18 9. Station Eleven 8. The Library Book Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95 Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99 10. Daisy Jones & The Six 9. Calypso Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17 David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99 11. The Plague 10. The Devil in the White City Albert Camus, Vintage, $15 Erik Larson, Vintage, $16 12. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99 11. Midnight in Chernobyl Adam Higginbotham, S&S, $19 13. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 12. Just Mercy Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16 Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17 14. Girl, Woman, Other 13. White Fragility Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16 $17 ★ 14. The Story of More 15. The Book Woman of Troublesome Hope Jahren, Vintage, $15 Creek Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks 15. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life Landmark, $15.99 Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 Another Indie Favorite 2. The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 Lost and Wanted: A Novel, by Nell 3. The Flight Attendant Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $9.99 Freudenberger (Vintage, $16.95) “Helen is a 4. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99 successful physicist and a single mother, but when her best Celeste Ng, Penguin, $9.99 friend, Charlie, dies, she must confront the limitations of 5. Little Fires Everywhere love and science. As in her previous novel, The Newlyweds, 6. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 Freudenberger writes with understated authority about grief, 7. Long Road to Mercy David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99 motherhood, and coming to terms with the decisions you make 8. Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, throughout your life. Everyone in Helen’s orbit is touched by Ballantine, $8.99 Charlie’s death, and their grief is as mysterious as the scientific 9. Camino Island John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 questions Helen grapples with in her work. This is a powerfully 10. The Stand Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99 beautiful novel.” —Tyler Goodson, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 04.22.20 Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. The Miraculous Journey of Edward 1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99 for Young Readers, $18.99 2. The List of Things That Will Not 2. The Book Thief Change Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $16.99 $14.99 3. Because of Winn-Dixie 3. They Went Left Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99 Monica Hesse, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99 4. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 4. The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99 5. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99 E.B. White, Harper, $8.99 5. One of Us Is Next 6. Charlotte’s Web Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99 7. The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illus.), ★ 6. Dancing at the Pity Party Tyler Feder, Dial Books, $18.99 Candlewick, $7.99 8. Raymie Nightingale 7. Chain of Gold Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99 Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 ★ 9. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, 8. The Hate U Give $12.99 Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 10. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 9. One of Us Is Lying Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 11. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated 10. The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99 Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $7.99 11. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $14.99 12. Matilda Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99 ★ 12. Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know Samira Ahmed, Soho Teen, $18.99 13. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & 13. All the Bright Places Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99 Jennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99 14. City Spies ★ 14. Redemption Prep James Ponti, Aladdin, $17.99 Samuel Miller, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99 15. Guts 15. Dragon Hoops Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 Gene Luen Yang, First Second, $24.99 For Ages 9 to 12 For Teen Readers Into the Tall, Tall Grass, by Loriel Ryon Witchlight, by Jessi Zabarsky (Random House (Margaret K. 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