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Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.04.21 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION 1. The Midnight Library 1. I Alone Can Fix It Matt Haig, Viking, $26 Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30 2. Malibu Rising 2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28 Horse 3. The Paper Palace Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27 3. This Is Your Mind on Plants 4. Klara and the Sun Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28 Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 4. Crying in H Mart 5. The Last Thing He Told Me Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 Laura Dave, S&S, $27 5. World Travel 6. Project Hail Mary Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99 6. American Marxism 7. The Cellist Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28 Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99 7. The Anthropocene Reviewed 8. The Hill We Climb John Green, Dutton, $28 Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99 8. Untamed 9. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 9. Finding the Mother Tree 10. The Vanishing Half Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95 Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 10. The Bomber Mafia 11. The Personal Librarian Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27 Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, 11. The Premonition Berkley, $27 Michael Lewis, Norton, $30 12. The Maidens 12. Caste Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99 Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 13. The Final Girl Support Group 13. The Comfort Book Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26 Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22 14. The Other Black Girl 14. Landslide Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27 Michael Wolff, Holt, $29.99 15. Falling 15. How the Word Is Passed T.J. Newman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28 Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29 Other Indie Favorites It’s Not What You Thought It Would Be, The Book of Accidents: A Novel, by Chuck by Lizzy Stewart (Fantagraphics, $24.99) Wendig (Del Rey, $28.99) “Despite the classically “Through Lizzy Stewart’s wistful art, these stories feel like creepy content of a true horror tale, I found myself bruises that leave you tender, thoughtful, and forgiving for devouring these pages before going to sleep at night and not living up to your own expectations when adulthood seeking them out again first thing in the morning, nightmares isn’t at all that you’d imagined.” —Julie Jarema, Avid be damned.” —Sara Knight, Maria’s Bookshop, Bookshop, Athens, GA Durango, CO Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 08.04.21 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. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95 4. Entangled Life Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18 5. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17 5. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99 6. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18 6. Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 7. The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18 7. All We Can Save Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson 8. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99 (Eds.), One World, $18 9. Beach Read 8. Why Fish Donʼt Exist Emily Henry, Berkley, $16 Lulu Miller, S&S, $17 10. Mexican Gothic 9. Killers of the Flower Moon Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17 David Grann, Vintage, $17 11. The House in the Cerulean Sea 10. Born a Crime TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 Trevor Noah, One World, $18 12. On Earth Weʼre Briefly Gorgeous 11. The Four Agreements Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17 Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95 13. One Last Stop Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99 12. The Color of Law Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95 14. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, 13. Vesper Flights $17 Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17 15. The Overstory ★ 14. Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18 18. The City We Became 15. Say Nothing N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99 Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Another Indie Favorite Perennial, $9.99 It Happened One Summer: A Novel, by “This story opened George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 Tessa Bailey (Avon, $15.99) 3. 1984 its broad arms and admitted me into the recharging Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 4. The Way of Kings station that I needed so badly in 2021. It was cute. It 5. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 was sweet. It was heart-wrenching. It was steamy. It was William Golding, Perigee, $11 6. Lord of the Flies everything!” —Stephanie Arrache, Waterwheel 7. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99 Gifts and Books, Dubois, WY 8. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99 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 = On the Rise Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.04.21 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. The Inheritance Games 3. Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 Readers, $10.99 4. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 4. One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 5. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 5. Firekeeperʼs Daughter 6. Twins Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99 Varian Johnson, Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 6. Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99 7. A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99 ★ 7. The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young 8. The One and Only Bob Readers, $10.99 Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99 8. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 9. New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99 9. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 10. Sisters $14.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 10. Realm Breaker 11. Ghosts Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 11. Hatchet 12. Rowley Jeffersonʼs Awesome Friendly Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Adventure Readers, $9.99 Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99 12. One of Us Is Next 13. Smile Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 13. Legendborn 14. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 Antiracism, and You 14. Six Crimson Cranes Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Elizabeth Lim, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Books for Young Readers, $15.99 $18.99 15. The Girl Who Drank the Moon ★ 15. Small Favors Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 Erin A. Craig, Delacorte Press, $18.99 For Ages 8 to 13 For Teen Readers Temple Alley Summer, by Sachiko Kashiwaba, The River Has Teeth, by Erica Waters Avery Fischer Udagawa (Tranl.), Miho Satake (HarperTeen, $17.99) “Eerie and chilling to the bone, (Illus.) (Yonder, $18) “Temple Alley Summer is like a The River Has Teeth holds back no punches. Unique magic and three-in-one book—a manga-like feel, a modern Japanese two girls set on their own quests for vengeance will keep story, and fable, all in one. I loved the ghost girl, Akari, and readers turning these pages—and looking over their shoulder the genuine Kazu. This could be a read aloud or a stand- for any monsters in the night.” —Brad Sells, Parnassus alone book. One of my summer picks!” —Kira Wizner, Books, Nashville, TN Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook, NY Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 08.04.21 Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES 1. Goodnight Moon 1. Dog Man (hardcover) Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Dav Pilkey, Graphix Harper, $8.99 2. Wings of Fire 2. Time for School, Little Blue Truck Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) 3. We Are Water Protectors Jeff Kinney, Amulet Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring 4. The Bad Guys (paperback) Brook Press, $17.99 Aaron Blabey, Scholastic 4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99 5. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random 5. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95 House Books for Young Readers 6. Pat the Bunny 6. Harry Potter Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99 J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 7. Blueberries for Sal 7. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99 Mo Willems, Hyperion 8.