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Indie Bestsellers Week of 04.28.21

HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION

1. The Hill We Climb ★ 1. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99 Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 2. Klara and the Sun ★ 2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the 3. The Midnight Library Horse Matt Haig, Viking, $26 Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 4. The Four Winds 4. Caste Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 5. Broken (In the Best Possible Way) 5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Jenny Lawson, Holt, $27.99 V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 ★ 6. Cook This Book: Techniques That 6. The Vanishing Half Teach and Recipes to Repeat Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50 7. First Person Singular ★ 7. Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $28 and Illustrations Jonny Sun, Harper Perennial, $19.99 8. When the Stars Go Dark Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 8. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 9. The Lost Apothecary 9. The Code Breaker Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99 Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 10. Hamnet 10. Empire of Pain Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50 11. Broken Horses 11. The Paris Library Brandi Carlile, Crown, $28 Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28 12. Dusk, Night, Dawn ★ 12. A Gambling Man Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20 David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 ★ 13. Out of Many, One: Portraits of 13. Libertie America’s Immigrants Kaitlyn Greenidge, Algonquin Books, $26.95 George W. Bush, Crown, $38 14. The Sum of Us ★ 14. The Man Who Lived Underground Heather McGhee, One World, $28 Richard Wright, Library of America, $22.95 ★ 15. The Free World: Art and Thought in 15. Of Women and Salt the Cold War Gabriela Garcia, Flatiron Books, $26.99 Louis Menand, FSG, $35

Other Indie Favorites The Night Always Comes: A Novel, by Willy The Good Sister: A Novel, by Sally Hepworth Vlautin (Harper, $26.99) “The Night Always Comes is (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99) “Having a title like The Good urgent. For two days and two nights, Lynette’s future rests on a Sister might lead a reader to assume there is also a bad sister. Here tightly plotted race through the gentrified and changing districts we meet twin sisters Rose and Fern, whose mother was a sociopath. of Portland as she tries to secure what she believes to be a better That upbringing affected Fern the most, so Rose cared for her sister life for herself and for her mother and brother. Willy Vlautin writes during most of their childhood. Now adult women, Fern begins to with honesty and generosity about people who are just a step come out of her shell and experience life on her own; she likes the ahead of disaster. He makes us care for lives that are singularly freedom and the adventures. But Rose does not. When Fern makes defined by the challenge of earning a living wage while navigating a huge sacrifice to mollify Rose, the story grows more tense as it the circumstances of society, family, and self. Vlautin is a necessary becomes clear who the good sister is and how bad the bad sister writer for our times.” —Christine Kelly, Sundance can be. Readers might change allegiances during the book, but no Bookstore, Reno, NV one will see the end coming! Highly recommended!” —Nancy Simpson-Brice, Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA

PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION

1. Where the Crawdads Sing 1. Braiding Sweetgrass Delia Owens, Putnam, $18 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 2. The Song of Achilles 2. Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99 Lauren Hough, Vintage, $16.95 3. Circe 3. Minor Feelings Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18 4. The Body Keeps the Score ★ 4. Such a Fun Age Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19 Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17 5. Entangled Life 5. The House in the Cerulean Sea Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18 TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 6. Hood Feminism 6. The Rose Code Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99 7. The Body 7. The Book of Longings Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17 Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17 8. My Grandmother’s Hands 8. The Dutch House Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17 $17.95 9. The Night Watchman 9. Nomadland Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18 Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95 10. Deacon King Kong 10. We Do This ’til We Free Us Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95 James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17 11. Hidden Valley Road 11. Interior Chinatown Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17 Charles Yu, Vintage, $16 12. The Undocumented Americans 12. A Long Petal of the Sea Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, One World, $17 Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $17 13. The New York Times Cooking 13. The Overstory No-Recipe Recipes Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28 14. Later 14. Why Fish Don’t Exist Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $14.95 Lulu Miller, S&S, $17 ★ 15. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 15. Sapiens Becky Chambers, Harper Voyager, $16.99 Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 MASS MARKET Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 1. Dune Another Indie Favorite George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 2. 1984 Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, by Anonymous 3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99 (Mariner Books, $15.99) “After the collapse of her 4. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn, Avon, marriage and her whole life, the anonymous author of Becoming $8.99 Duchess Goldblatt started a Twitter account, speaking in the 5. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 voice of an imperious, slightly dotty, always caring 81-year-old Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 writer. The Duchess became the focus of intense adoration 6. The Way of Kings and eventually helped her creator to reconnect with the ‘real 7. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman Julia Quinn, Avon, world’ even as she kept her identity a secret. Becoming Duchess $8.99 Goldblatt is a glorious memoir, a truly 21st-century tale of life 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 both online and off.” —David Enyeart, Next Chapter 9. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99 Booksellers, St. Paul, MN 10. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99

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, Abrams, $14.99 2. They Both Die at the End 2. Cat Kid Comic Club Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 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. Kate in Waiting 4. Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 5. When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller, Random 5. Concrete Rose House Books for Young Readers, $16.99 Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99 6. Amari and the Night Brothers 6. The Gilded Ones B.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 Namina Forna, Delacorte Press, $18.99 7. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly 7. One of Us Is Lying Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99 Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 8. Ground Zero 8. Legendborn Alan Gratz, Scholastic, $17.99 Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 9. Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 ★ 9. She Drives Me Crazy Kelly Quindlen, Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 10. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, 10. Victories Greater Than Death $12.99 Charlie Jane Anders, Tor Teen, $18.99 11. A Wolf Called Wander 11. Last Night at the Telegraph Club Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99 Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99 12. The One and Only Bob 12. The Hate U Give Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 Harper, $18.99 13. Cemetery Boys 13. Skunk and Badger Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99 Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95 14. Yolk Mary H.K. Choi, Simon & Schuster Books for Young 14. The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99 Readers, $19.99 15. New Kid 15. Felix Ever After Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99 Kacen Callender, Balzer + Bray, $10.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12 For Teen Readers Thornlight, by Claire Legrand (Greenwillow The Project, by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books, $16.99) “Thornlight is an amazing story of two sisters Books, $18.99) “Courtney Summers is back with another and their quest to prevent their world from being destroyed by an electric gut-punch of a novel, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have evil Gulgot. Woven throughout with magical creatures, witches, and found myself a quivering mass of emotion after turning the last page of unicorns. The mission that Thorn and Brier embark on will keep The Project. Only Summers can perfectly encapsulate the dueling states you on the edge of your seat with surprises that would pique any of fragility and ferocity that exist within young women when they find reader’s interest.” —Judith Lafitte, Octavia Books, themselves alone in a world that isn’t designed to protect them from New Orleans, LA harm. I dare you to pick up this brilliant novel about two sisters and a mysterious cult—you won’t be able to put it down.” —Cristina Russell, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL

Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES

1. We Are Water Protectors 1. Dog Man (hardcover) Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Dav Pilkey, Graphix Brook Press, $17.99 2. Wings of Fire 2. The Rock from the Sky Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $18.99 Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic 3. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, 3. Shadow and Bone LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99 Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 Jeff Kinney, Amulet 5. Jungle Night Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95 5. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 6. Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race 6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas (Illus.), Mo Willems, Hyperion Rise x Penguin Workshop, $8.99 7. I Survived (paperback) 7. Where the Wild Things Are Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95 8. Six of Crows 8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 9. Eyes That Kiss in the Corners 9. Magic Tree House Joanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illus.), Harper, $17.99 Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 10. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99 10. The Bad Guys 11. Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Aaron Blabey, Scholastic Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99 12. Milo Imagines the World Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $18.99 13. Someone Builds the Dream Lisa Wheeler, Loren Long (Illus.), Dial Books, $19.99 All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. 14. The Tree in Me Corinna Luyken, Dial Books, $17.99 15. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99

For Ages 4 to 8 Watercress, by Andrea Wang, Jason Chin (Illus.) (Neal Porter Books, $18.99) “As her family drives along a road in rural Ohio, a girl’s parents suddenly stop when they see watercress growing by the side of the road. She’s embarrassed when she has to help collect it and refuses to eat it when it’s prepared for dinner. This prompts a family discussion of her parents’ childhoods in China that helps the girl gain appreciation for her parents and for the watercress. A lovely story about family heritage.” —Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

1. The Hill We Climb 1. Where the Crawdads Sing Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99 Delia Owens, Putnam, $18 2. Klara and the Sun 2. The Song of Achilles Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99 3. The Midnight Library 3. Circe Matt Haig, Viking, $26 Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 4. The Four Winds ★ 4. Such a Fun Age Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17 5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 5. The House in the Cerulean Sea V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 6. The Vanishing Half 6. The Rose Code Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99 7. First Person Singular 7. The Book of Longings Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $28 Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17 8. When the Stars Go Dark 8. The Dutch House Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17 9. The Lost Apothecary 9. The Night Watchman Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99 Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18 10. Hamnet 10. Deacon King Kong Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17 11. The Paris Library 11. Interior Chinatown Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28 Charles Yu, Vintage, $16 ★ 12. A Gambling Man 12. A Long Petal of the Sea David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $17 13. Libertie 13. The Overstory Kaitlyn Greenidge, Algonquin Books, $26.95 Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 ★ 14. The Man Who Lived Underground 14. Later Richard Wright, Library of America, $22.95 Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $14.95 15. Of Women and Salt ★ 15. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Gabriela Garcia, Flatiron Books, $26.99 Becky Chambers, Harper Voyager, $16.99

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

★ 1. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide 1. Braiding Sweetgrass Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 ★ 2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir 2. Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 Lauren Hough, Vintage, $16.95 3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the 3. Minor Feelings Horse Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18 Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 4. Caste 4. The Body Keeps the Score Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19 5. Broken (In the Best Possible Way) 5. Entangled Life Jenny Lawson, Holt, $27.99 Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18 ★ 6. Cook This Book: Techniques That 6. Hood Feminism Teach and Recipes to Repeat Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50 7. The Body ★ 7. Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17 and Illustrations Jonny Sun, Harper Perennial, $19.99 8. My Grandmother’s Hands Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, 8. Untamed $17.95 Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 9. The Code Breaker 9. Nomadland Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95 10. Empire of Pain 10. We Do This ’til We Free Us Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50 Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95 11. Broken Horses 11. Hidden Valley Road Brandi Carlile, Crown, $28 Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17 12. Dusk, Night, Dawn 12. The Undocumented Americans Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20 Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, One World, $17 ★ 13. Out of Many, One: Portraits of 13. The New York Times Cooking America’s Immigrants George W. Bush, Crown, $38 No-Recipe Recipes Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28 14. The Sum of Us Heather McGhee, One World, $28 14. Why Fish Don’t Exist Lulu Miller, S&S, $17 ★ 15. The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War 15. Sapiens Louis Menand, FSG, $35 Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99