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Indie Bestsellers Week of 10.01.15 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION

1. All the Light We Cannot See 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 ★ 2. The Girl in the Spider’s Web 2. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95 Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 3. Between the World and Me 3. Go Set a Watchman Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99 4. Why Not Me? 4. Purity Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25 Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28 ★ 5. Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault 5. The Girl on the Train That Changed a Presidency Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95 Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Henry Holt, $30 6. Make Me ★ 6. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99 Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, Flatiron Books, $26.99 7. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95 7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 8. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights 8. The Wright Brothers Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28 David McCullough, S&S, $30 9. X 9. The Art of Memoir Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $28.95 Mary Karr, Harper, $24.99 10. Did You Ever Have a Family 10. Modern Romance Bill Clegg, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 11. Rising Strong 11. The Nightingale Brene Brown, Spiegel & Grau, $27 Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 12. Dead Wake ★ 12. Come Rain or Come Shine Erik Larson, Crown, $28 Jan Karon, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27.95 13. Guinness World Records 2016 13. Circling the Sun Guinness World Records, $28.95 Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 14. H Is for Hawk 14. The Nature of the Beast Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 Louise Penny, Minotaur, $27.99 ★ 15. Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to 15. Girl Waits With Gun Living Happily Even After Amy Stewart, Houghton Mifflin, $27 Katherine Woodward Thomas, Harmony, $26

Other Indie Favorites The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine, by Alex Gold Fame Citrus, by Claire Vaye Watkins Brunkhorst (MIRA, $26.99) “As Thomas walked into Lily (Riverhead, $27.95) “Watkins’ depiction of a sun-scorched, Goldman’s antiques shop, he had no idea that his life was about to change drought-plagued West is a hypnotic and terrifying vision of an completely. Assigned to write about Lily’s deceased father, a famous film otherworldly and, perhaps most frightening of all, not too distant industry mogul, Thomas meets a host of fabulously wealthy and eccentric future. Part J.G. Ballard, part Joan Didion, Gold Fame Citrus explores the complexities of human relationships in the face of environmental people and quickly becomes a part of their privileged lives. Things get catastrophe. Loneliness, jealousy, heartbreak, love, loyalty—even complicated when he meets Matilda, daughter of the most powerful in a post-apocalyptic wasteland people are still people, though man in LA, who has kept her confined to their estate her whole life. just what sort of people is another thing altogether. Haunting and Thomas' journalistic instincts kick in as he is falling for Matilda and soon hallucinatory, the world crafted by Watkins is a dream of the future he uncovers many secrets these powerful people would rather not be that will not be soon forgotten.” —Emily Ballaine, Green revealed.” —Lori-Jo Scott, Island Bookstore, Kitty Apple Books on the Park, San Francisco, CA

PaperbackFICTION NONFICTION

1. The Martian 1. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95 2. My Brilliant Friend 2. The Boys in the Boat Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 3. Yes Please 3. The Story of the Lost Child Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99 Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18 4. The Organized Mind 4. Station Eleven Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $17 Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95 5. Black Mass 5. Euphoria Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99 Lily King, Grove Press, $16 6. You Are a Badass 6. Everything I Never Told You Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16 7. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99 7. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95 8. One Nation Ben Carson, Sentinel, $15 8. Ready Player One 9. David and Goliath Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14 Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18 9. The Goldfinch 10. Think Like a Freak Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20 Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99 11. I Am Malala 10. Gray Mountain Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16 John Grisham, Bantam, $16 12. Just Mercy 11. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 Edition) 13. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99 Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16 12. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95 14. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin’s Griffin, 13. The Good Girl $15.99 Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95 15. World Order Henry Kissinger, Penguin, $18 14. The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $16 16. Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality: On Care for Our Common 15. A Man Called Ove Home Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 Pope Francis, Melville House, $14.95 MASS MARKET 1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite 2. Gray Mountain Night Blindness, by Susan Strecker (St. David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99 3. The Escape Martin’s Griffin, $15.99) “Family tragedy and guilt are 4. The Cinderella Murder Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, too much for 16-year-old Jensen Reilly to handle by herself, Pocket, $7.99 but that is what she tries to do for 13 years. She abandons 5. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 everything that defines her and starts a new life as an artist and Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 model, eventually eloping with her art professor. Jensen is finally 6. Bossypants forced to face her past, her old friends, her family, and her first 7. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99 true love, when her father is diagnosed with a brain tumor and 8. Personal Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 she returns home to help care for him. Night Blindness is a story 9. The Eye of Heaven Clive Cussler, Russell Blake, Berkley Books, of first love, family, grief, guilt, forgiveness, and how the truth $9.99 can truly set one free.” —Nancy MacFarlane, Fiction 10. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Anchor, $7.99 Addiction, Greenvile, SC

Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

1. The Marvels 1. Paper Towns Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $32.99 John Green, Speak, $10.99 2. Auggie & Me 2. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99 3. Crenshaw 3. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99 Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95 4. Wonder 4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15 5. The Isle of the Lost Melissa de la Cruz, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 ★ 5. The Sleeper and the Spindle Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell (Illus.), Harper, $19.99 6. It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! ★ 6. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Chelsea Clinton, Philomel, $18.99 Ava Lavender Leslye Walton, Candlewick Press, $8.99 7. The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) ★ 7. Nightfall Daniel James Brown, Viking, $17.99 Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99 8. Minecraft: Combat Handbook Stephanie Milton, Scholastic, $8.99 8. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99 9. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), 9. Everything, Everything Harper, $7.99 Nicola Yoon, Delacorte Press, $18.99 10. Sisters 10. Nimona Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99 11. Minecraft: Construction Handbook 11. The Fault in Our Stars Matthew Needler, Phil Southam, Scholastic, $8.99 John Green, Speak, $12.99 12. The Princess in Black 12. An Abundance of Katherines Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99 John Green, Speak, $9.99 13. Smile 13. The Giver Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99 14. Drama 14. A Monster Calls Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $12 15. Roller Girl 15. Eleanor & Park Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $18.99 Indies Introduce

Another Indie Favorite for Ages 9 to 12 Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers The Doldrums, by Nicholas Gannon Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy (Balzer + Bray, (Greenwillow Books, $17.99) “Archer Benjamin $17.99) “Willowdean Davis is fat. And you can either back her Helmsley yearns for adventure. After all, his grandparents are up or back off. She is self-confident, fearless, funny, and comfortable famous for their worldly expeditions and Archer knows that in her own skin. Life in Clover City, Texas, has been just fine. She’s ‘being a Helmsley means something.’ Archer’s mother has got her best friend, Ellen, and she survives the Miss Blue Bonnet different plans for him and keeps him confined to their house, Clover City pageant each year. Willowdean’s mother is a former but Archer has his creatures, his books, and his imagination, and Miss Blue Bonnet and chairs the pageant. It’s only when she meets is very skilled at escaping his mother’s watch. Archer plans his Bo, a cute co-worker who seems to like her as much as she likes own expedition to find his lost grandparents and convinces his him, that she begins to doubt herself. To find her self-confidence friends to join him in some rollicking adventures. Archer’s antics again, Willowdean enters the pageant to prove that she deserves and Gannon’s fantastic illustrations enhance the amusement the spotlight as much as anyone else. Murphy tells Willowdean's in this amazing debut.” —Arna Lewis, Buttonwood story with wit, sass, and kindness.” —Cathy Berner, Blue Books & Toys, Cohasset, MA Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 10.01.15

Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

1. The Day the Crayons Came Home 1. The Maze Runner Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, James Dashner, Delacorte $18.99 2. What Pet Should I Get? 2. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99 Ransom Riggs, Quirk 3. The Day the Crayons Quit 3. Magic Tree House Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random $17.99 House 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), 4. Elephant & Piggie Harper, $8.99 Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Waiting Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $17.99 5. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 6. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99 6. Captain Underpants 7. Spooky Pookie Dav Pilkey, Scholastic Sandra Boynton, Robin Corey Books, $5.99 8. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid James Dean, Harper, $9.99 Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover) 9. Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99 8. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 10. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99 9. I Survived Series 11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 12. Where the Wild Things Are 10. The Unwanteds Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99 Lisa McMann, Aladdin 13. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99 14. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99 15. Kitten’s First Full Moon Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $8.99 All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

Another Illustrated Indie Favorite Even Monsters Say Good Night, by Doreen Mulryan Marts (Capstone Young Readers, $14.95) “It’s bedtime and Avery is afraid to go to sleep. She knows that there are monsters in her closet, under her bed, and hiding in her room. When she asks her mother about them, the answers surprise her. After all, even monsters need their sleep. With brightly colored pictures and a gentle text, this book will reassure little ones who worry about monsters at night.” —Janice Hunsche, Kaleidosaurus Books, Metamora, IN

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

1. All the Light We Cannot See 1. The Martian Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 Andy Weir, Broadway, $15

2. The Girl in the Spider’s Web 2. My Brilliant Friend David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95 Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 3. Go Set a Watchman 3. The Story of the Lost Child Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99 Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18 4. Station Eleven 4. Purity Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95 Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28 5. Euphoria 5. The Girl on the Train Lily King, Grove Press, $16 Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95 6. Everything I Never Told You 6. Make Me Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16 Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99 7. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 7. Fates and Furies Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95 Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95 8. Ready Player One 8. Two Years Eight Months and Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14 Twenty-Eight Nights Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28 9. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20 9. X Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $28.95 10. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Bantam, $16 10. Did You Ever Have a Family Bill Clegg, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 11. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary 11. The Nightingale Edition) Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99 ★ 12. Come Rain or Come Shine 12. Grey Jan Karon, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27.95 E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95 13. Circling the Sun 13. The Good Girl Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95

14. The Nature of the Beast 14. The Boston Girl Louise Penny, Minotaur, $27.99 Anita Diamant, Scribner, $16 15. Girl Waits With Gun 15. A Man Called Ove Amy Stewart, Houghton Mifflin, $27 Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up 1. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95 ★ 2. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear 2. The Boys in the Boat Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 3. Between the World and Me 3. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 4. The Organized Mind 4. Why Not Me? Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $17 Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25 5. Black Mass ★ 5. Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99 That Changed a Presidency 6. You Are a Badass Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Henry Holt, $30 Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 ★ 6. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About 7. A Walk in the Woods Horrible Things Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99 Jenny Lawson, Flatiron Books, $26.99 8. One Nation 7. Being Mortal Ben Carson, Sentinel, $15 Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 9. David and Goliath 8. The Wright Brothers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18 David McCullough, S&S, $30 10. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99 9. The Art of Memoir Mary Karr, Harper, $24.99 11. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16 10. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 12. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 11. Rising Strong 13. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Brene Brown, Spiegel & Grau, $27 Peace 12. Dead Wake Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16 Erik Larson, Crown, $28 14. Killing Lincoln 13. Guinness World Records 2016 Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin’s Griffin, Guinness World Records, $28.95 $15.99 15. World Order 14. H Is for Hawk Henry Kissinger, Penguin, $18 Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 16. Encyclical on Climate Change and ★ 15. Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Inequality: On Care for Our Common Living Happily Even After Home Katherine Woodward Thomas, Harmony, $26 Pope Francis, Melville House, $14.95