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Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.11.21 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION ★ 1. Billy Summers 1. I Alone Can Fix It Stephen King, Scribner, $30 Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30 2. The Midnight Library 2. This Is Your Mind on Plants Matt Haig, Viking, $26 Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28 3. Malibu Rising 3. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28 4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the 4. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27 Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 5. The Paper Palace 5. World Travel Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27 Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 6. Klara and the Sun 6. The Anthropocene Reviewed Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 John Green, Dutton, $28 7. Project Hail Mary 7. American Marxism Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99 Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28 8. The Hill We Climb 8. The Premonition Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99 Michael Lewis, Norton, $30 ★ 9. Afterparties: Stories 9. The Bomber Mafia Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99 Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27 10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ★ 10. Here, Right Matters: An American V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 Story Alexander Vindman, Harper, $26.99 ★ 11. Once There Were Wolves Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99 11. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 12. The Cellist 12. Finding the Mother Tree Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99 Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95 13. The Maidens 13. Untamed Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99 Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 14. The Final Girl Support Group 14. The Comfort Book Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26 Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22 15. The Vanishing Half 15. How the Word Is Passed Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29 Other Indie Favorites Radiant Fugitives: A Novel, by Nawaaz All’s Well: A Novel, by Mona Awad ((Simon Ahmed (Counterpoint, $27) “Two sisters and & Schuster, $27) “Gloriously bananas, dark and weird, their mother are reunited as the eldest sister is about and so, so good. All’s Well is a big, messy, strange journey to give birth, but they struggle to find common ground. about chronic pain, Shakespeare, friendship, mental health, Brilliantly told through the voice of the unborn child, love, witchcraft, and work.” —Rachel Barry, WORD loss, politics, faith, sexuality, and race intersect across Bookstores, Brooklyn, NY decades and continents.” —Jan Blodgett, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 08.11.21 PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION 1. People We Meet on Vacation 1. Braiding Sweetgrass Emily Henry, Berkley, $16 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 2. The Song of Achilles 2. The Body Keeps the Score Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99 Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19 3. Circe 3. The Body Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17 4. Where the Crawdads Sing 4. Entangled Life Delia Owens, Putnam, $18 Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18 5. Hamnet 5. Sapiens Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95 Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 6. The Night Watchman 6. Hood Feminism Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18 Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 7. Anxious People 7. Killers of the Flower Moon Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17 David Grann, Vintage, $17 8. The House in the Cerulean Sea 8. Born a Crime TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 Trevor Noah, One World, $18 ★ 9. The Guest List 9. All We Can Save Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99 Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18 10. Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16 10. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95 11. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99 11. Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17 12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, 12. Agent Sonya $17 Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18 13. Mexican Gothic 13. Kitchen Confidential Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17 Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99 14. On Earth Weʼre Briefly Gorgeous 14. Say Nothing Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17 Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95 15. One Last Stop 15. Minor Feelings Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99 Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 Another Indie Favorite 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 The Hunter and the Old Woman: A Novel, 3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper by Pamela Korgemagi (House of Anansi Perennial, $9.99 Press, $18.99) “In this eerily beautiful tale of nature 4. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 and humanity, we follow Cougar from birth to death, 5. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11 while the man hunting Cougar is drawn in by the 6. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 echoing call of the forest and the stories told by the 7. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 men of his town.” —Lily Hunter, Skylark Books, 8. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99 Columbia, MO 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99 10. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.11.21 Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Cat Kid Comic Club 1. They Both Die at the End Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99 Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 2. Rowley Jeffersonʼs Awesome Friendly 2. We Were Liars Spooky Stories E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99 Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99 3. One of Us Is Lying 3. Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 4. Firekeeperʼs Daughter 4. A Wolf Called Wander Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99 Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99 5. Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99 ★ 5. Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood 6. The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Kwame Mbalia (Ed.), Delacorte Press, $16.99 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99 6. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 7. The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young 7. Sisters Readers, $10.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 8. The Book Thief 8. New Kid Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 $14.99 9. Ghosts 9. The Hate U Give Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 10. When Stars Are Scattered 10. Blackout Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, $12.99 Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon, Quill 11. Smile Tree Books, $19.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 11. Cemetery Boys 12. Ground Zero Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99 Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99 12. Hatchet 13. Class Act Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 Readers, $9.99 14. Twins 13. Realm Breaker Varian Johnson, Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99 (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 14. Legendborn Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 15. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), 15. Cinderella Is Dead Harper, $8.99 Kalynn Bayron, Bloomsbury YA, $10.99 For Ages 8 to 12 For Teen Readers ParaNorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop- The Passing Playbook, by Isaac Fitzsimons calypse, by Stephanie Cooke, Mari Costa (Dial Books, $17.99) “This book is so delightful and had (Illus.) (Etch/HMH Books for Young Readers, me smiling the whole time. THIS is the trans boy joy we all $24.99, hardcover; $12.99, paperback) need to read and have in our lives.” —Kelsy April, Bank “Absolutely sweet graphic novel about a girl with fledgling Square Books, Mystic, CT magic powers that seem stronger than they should be. With evil bunnies, a wolf girl, a forgetful ghost, and a pumpkinhead looking for some basic rights for pumpkins! Charming and fun and I was smiling the whole time.” —Cass Moskowitz, Books of Wonder, New York, NY Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.11.21 Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES 1. Time for School, Little Blue Truck 1. Dog Man (hardcover) Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Dav Pilkey, Graphix Books, $18.99 2. Wings of Fire ★ 2. Cat Problems Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Studio, $17.99 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) 3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Jeff Kinney, Amulet Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 4. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) 4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Mo Willems, Hyperion Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99 5. Harry Potter 5. We Are Water Protectors J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 6. The Bad Guys (paperback) 6. Good Night, Gorilla Aaron Blabey, Scholastic Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99 7. Magic Tree House 7. Where the Wild Things Are Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95 House Books for Young Readers 8. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99 8. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co.