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Indie Bestsellers Week of 11.27.19

HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION

1. The Starless Sea ★ 1. A Warning Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95 Anonymous, Twelve, $30 2. The Dutch House 2. Talking to Strangers Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30 3. Where the Crawdads Sing 3. The Body Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30 4. Olive, Again 4. Me Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 Elton John, Holt, $30 5. Blue Moon 5. Catch and Kill Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99 Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30 6. The Guardians 6. Blowout John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95 Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30 7. The Testaments 7. Finding Chika Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95 Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99 8. Agent Running in the Field 8. Educated John le Carré, Viking, $29 Tara Westover, Random House, $28 9. The Water Dancer 9. Acid for the Children: A Memoir Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28 Flea, Grand Central, $30 10. Nothing to See Here 10. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99 Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28 11. The Giver of Stars 11. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28 John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95 ★ 12. A Minute to Midnight 12. Letters From an Astrophysicist David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95 13. The Night Fire 13. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29 Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99 14. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous 14. The Beautiful Ones Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26 Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30 15. The Topeka School ★ 15. Strange Planet Ben Lerner, FSG, $27 Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99 Indies Introduce Other Indie Favorites Twice in a Blue Moon: A Novel, by Christina Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food From 31 Lauren (Gallery Books, $28) “This is a story about Celebrated Writers, by Natalie Eve Garrett (Ed.) forgiveness and second chances, and it is full of heart. When “The visceral 18-year-old Tate, the long-lost daughter of a famous actor, has (Black Balloon Publishing/IPS, $22) a whirlwind vacation romance with Sam, he sells a story about quality of food as it relates to memory is unparalleled—sometimes her to the press for the big bucks. Now, 14 years later and an we eat our favorite foods as comfort during grief, or a dish prepared established actress herself, she has to work with Sam while trying by a friend becomes healing food from then on. Eat Joy is a lively not to let him see how his betrayal changed the course of her collection of autobiographical stories in which food plays a starring life. This novel feels more subdued, a slow burn dealing a lot with role (recipes included—and they are lovely!). A diverse selection trust issues and complicated family dynamics. If you’re looking of celebrated authors tell their stories of growth, loss, healing, for a sweet (and sexy) romance with depth that will keep you up and homecoming, and the resulting collection is nothing short of until the wee hours of the morning, this is it.” —Leah Atlee, magical.” —Mary Wahlmeier, Raven Book Store, Bright Side Bookshop, Flagstaff, AZ Lawrence, KS

PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION

1. The Overstory 1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10 2. Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99 2. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99 3. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99 3. Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99 4. Little Fires Everywhere 4. The Library Book Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99 5. Before We Were Yours 5. On Desperate Ground Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17 Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17 6. Nine Perfect Strangers 6. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99 Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 7. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17 7. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk 8. There There Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15 Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16 8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century 9. The Great Alone Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18 Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99 9. Upstream: Selected Essays 10. Every Breath Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17 Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99 10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental 11. The Woman in the Window Toughness A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99 Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95 11. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18 12. Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17 12. In Pieces Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99 13. Ghosted ★ Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16 13. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir 14. An Anonymous Girl Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99 Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin’s 14. Leadership: In Turbulent Times Griffin, $16.99 Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18 15. The Handmaid’s Tale 15. Braiding Sweetgrass Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18 Indies MASS MARKET Introduce John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 1. The Reckoning Another Indie Favorite ★ 2. Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99 Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel, by Talia 3. The Couple Next Door Hibbert (Avon, $15.99) “A wonderful, inclusive, body- 4. Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99 positive, fun, moving, and steamy book, the kind of novel I want to 5. Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99 shove into every person’s hand who says they don’t read romance. 6. Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 Chloe Brown is a plus-size black British woman with chronic James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99 illness who is confident, sharp, sarcastic, brilliant, and adorable as 7. The House Next Door hell—and, to my great relief, totally comfortable and happy with 8. You Don’t Own Me Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, her looks and her size. After being temporarily knocked down by $8.99 her illness, Chloe decides to reclaim her life, so she makes a to- 9. Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99 do list: ride a motorcycle, have meaningless sex, go camping, etc. I ★ 10. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans truly cannot say enough wonderful things about this book.” Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99 —Elissa Sweet, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT

Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

1. Guts 1. Call Down the Hawk Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99 2. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: 2. The Fountains of Silence Rowley Jefferson’s Journal Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99 Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99 3. The Hate U Give 3. Best Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 (Illus.), First Second, $12.99 4. The Book Thief 4. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 5. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 $14.99 6. White Bird: A Wonder Story 5. Children of Blood and Bone R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99 Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99 7. A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown 6. The Little Prince Books for Young Readers, $18.99 Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Harvest, $11.99 8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book 7. The Giver Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99 Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99 ★ 9. My Book With No Pictures 8. Frankly in Love B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99 David Yoon, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young 10. Sisters Readers, $18.99 Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 9. Looking for Alaska 11. Allies John Green, Penguin, $12.99 Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99 10. One of Us Is Lying 12. Dog Man Guide to Creating Comics in Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 3-D Kate Howard, Dav Pilkey (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99 11. American Royals Katharine McGee, Random House Books for Young ★ 13. The Complete Baking Book for Young Readers, $18.99 Chefs America’s Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, 12. The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Ember, $12.99 $19.99 ★ 13. Blood Heir 14. Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Amélie Wen Zhao, Delacorte Press, $18.99 15. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten 14. Pet Akwaeke Emezi, Make Me a World, $17.99 Blocks Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), 15. Turtles All the Way Down Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99 John Green, Penguin, $14.99

For Ages 9 to 12 For Teen Readers The Ghost in Apartment 2R, by Denis Markell The How & the Why, by Cynthia Hand (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99) “The (HarperTeen, $17.99) “Cass McMurtrey has always known she Ghost in Apartment 2R confidently straddles the line between spooky was adopted, but upon turning 18, she wants to know who she is—not and funny, spine-chilling and heart-warming. I got goosebumps! Just as just who her adopted parents raised her to be, but her roots deep Danny’s life is inextricably tied to the history of his diverse Brooklyn down. On a journey surrounded by her fun-loving and caring support neighborhood—which is slowly being transformed by encroaching gentrification—the ghost’s terror and trauma are tied to this earthly system, Cass learns about her family’s past through letters written by place. Markell writes about Brooklyn, its history, and its people with the her biological mother. A heart-wrenching novel, The How & the Why will warmth and affection only a native could achieve, while also crafting leave you wanting more of Cynthia Hand’s talented writing.” —Kelsi a stellar ghost story that kept me hooked from beginning to end. I Roberts, Story on the Square, McDonough, GA can’t wait to start shoving this book in readers’ hands.” —Abby Rauscher, Books Are Magic, Brooklyn, NY

Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES

1. The Crayons’ Christmas Drew Daywalt, 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99 Jeff Kinney, Amulet 2. Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe 2. Dog Man (hardcover) Changed Christmas Forever Dav Pilkey, Graphix Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99 3. Harry Potter 3. The Dinky Donkey J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99 4. Wings of Fire 4. Sisters First Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic Bush, Ramona Kaulitzki (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 5. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 6. Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Diane Bailey, et al., Penguin Workshop 6. The Shortest Day Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99 7. The Questioneers ★ 7. I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Riddles Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), 8. Magic Tree House Cartwheel Books, $14.99 Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random 8. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books House for Young Readers, $19.99 9. Arc of a Scythe 9. The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Books for Young Readers, $19.99 Readers 10. Dinosnores Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95 10. The Folk of the Air 11. Five Little Thank-Yous Cindy Jin, Dawn M. Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Cardona (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99 New in Series: The Queen of Nothing 12. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99 13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99

14. The Mitten All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99 15. Frozen 2 Little Golden Book Golden Books/Disney, $4.99

For Ages 4 to 8 Saturday, by Oge Mora (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99) “Saturday is the only day of the week that Ava and her mother are able to spend together, and this Saturday does not go as planned. Fortunately, Ava understands that the day was still ‘special,’ ‘splendid,’ and ‘wonderful’ because they spent it together. Oge Mora is a rare talent whose beautiful illustrations—each using hand-picked, textured, found, and created papers—reflect the exuberance of her very special stories.” —Cathy Fiebach, Main Point Books, Wayne, PA

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

1. The Starless Sea 1. The Overstory Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95 Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 2. The Dutch House 2. Unsheltered Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99 3. Where the Crawdads Sing 3. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99 4. Olive, Again 4. Little Fires Everywhere Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 5. Blue Moon 5. Before We Were Yours Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99 Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17 6. Nine Perfect Strangers 6. The Guardians Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99 John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95 7. A Gentleman in Moscow 7. The Testaments Amor Towles, Penguin, $17 Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95 8. There There 8. Agent Running in the Field Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16 John le Carré, Viking, $29 9. The Great Alone 9. The Water Dancer Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99 Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28 10. Every Breath 10. Nothing to See Here Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99 Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99 11. The Woman in the Window 11. The Giver of Stars A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99 Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28 12. Killing Commendatore ★ 12. A Minute to Midnight Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17 David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 13. Ghosted 13. The Night Fire Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16 Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29 14. An Anonymous Girl 14. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin’s Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26 Griffin, $16.99 15. The Topeka School 15. The Handmaid’s Tale Ben Lerner, FSG, $27 Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95

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HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

★ 1. A Warning 1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Anonymous, Twelve, $30 Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10 2. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30 2. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99 3. The Body 3. Calypso Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30 David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99 4. Me 4. The Library Book Elton John, Holt, $30 Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99 5. Catch and Kill 5. On Desperate Ground Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30 Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17 6. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing 6. Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30 Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 7. Finding Chika 7. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99 and Risk 8. Educated Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15 Tara Westover, Random House, $28 8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18 9. Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea, Grand Central, $30 9. Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17 10. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers 10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28 Toughness 11. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95 John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95 11. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18 12. Letters From an Astrophysicist 12. In Pieces Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95 Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99 13. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck ★ 13. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99 Memoir Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99 14. The Beautiful Ones 14. Leadership: In Turbulent Times Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30 Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18 ★ 15. Strange Planet 15. Braiding Sweetgrass Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99 Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

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