Indie Bestsellers Week of 05.12.21 HardcoverFICTION NONFICTION 1. The Hill We Climb ★ 1. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99 Michael Lewis, Norton, $30 ★ 2. Project Hail Mary ★ 2. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99 the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95 3. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26 3. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95 4. Klara and the Sun 4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28 Horse ★ 5. Great Circle Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95 ★ 5. Persist 6. The Four Winds Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $27.99 Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 6. The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27 7. Whereabouts Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $24 7. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 8. Sooley John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 8. World Travel Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35 ★ 9. The Last Thing He Told Me 9. Untamed Laura Dave, S&S, $27 Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 10. What Happened to You? V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99 ★ 11. Hour of the Witch Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $28.95 11. The Code Breaker Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 12. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 12. Empire of Pain Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50 13. When the Stars Go Dark ★ Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 13. The Secret to Superhuman Strength Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24 14. Hamnet 14. Dusk, Night, Dawn Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20 15. First Person Singular ★ 15. On Juneteenth Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $28 Annette Gordon-Reed, Liveright, $15.95 Other Indie Favorites Mirrorland: A Novel, by Carole Johnstone Meet Me in Another Life: A Novel, by Catriona (Scribner, $27) “You will tie yourself in knots trying to Silvey (William Morrow, $26.99) “An absolutely figure out what’s happening in Mirrorland, the story of two sisters incredible concept brought to life by a stunning new voice in growing up with different stories attached to the games they literature. We get to know the two protagonists so completely play, stories that take on a life of their own years later as buried as they live their lives. This novel has time travel, mystery, memories come to the fore.” —Pete Mock, McIntyre’s self-exploration, and, at its heart, true love. Just the best kind Fine Books, Pittsboro, NC of storytelling.” —Becky Doherty, Northshire Bookstore, Saratoga Springs, NY Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 05.12.21 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. Nomadland Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99 Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95 3. Minor Feelings 3. Circe Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18 Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 4. Becoming 4. Such a Fun Age Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99 Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17 5. The Body Keeps the Score ★ 5. The Silent Patient Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19 Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99 6. Entangled Life 6. The Rose Code Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18 Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99 7. The Body Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17 7. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17 8. Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16 ★ 8. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17 9. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes 9. The House in the Cerulean Sea Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28 TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99 10. Hidden Valley Road 10. Deacon King Kong Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17 James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17 11. The Four Agreements 11. A Long Petal of the Sea Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95 Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $17 ★ 12. The Bird Way: A New Look at How ★ 12. The Woman with the Blue Star Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $17.99 Think Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18 13. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 13. My Grandmother’s Hands Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95 ★ 14. The Bookshop of Second Chances 14. The Warmth of Other Suns Jackie Fraser, Ballantine, $17 Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95 15. The Book of Longings 15. Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17 Lauren Hough, Vintage, $16.95 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 Another Indie Favorite 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 The Last Flight: A Novel, by Julie Clark 3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99 (Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99) “Two women, ★ 4. The Sentinel Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99 each with a good reason for wanting to escape her current life, 5. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 switch plane tickets and identities. When one flight crashes, the 6. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn, Avon, action begins. This is a unique thriller that draws you in and has $8.99 you turning the pages until the unexpected but perfect ending.” 7. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 —Terry Gilman, Creating Conversations, Redondo 8. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 Beach, CA 9. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99 10. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 05.12.21 Children’sEARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly ★ 1. Realm Breaker Spooky Stories Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99 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. Firekeeper’s Daughter 3. Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99 Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99 4. We Were Liars 4. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99 Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99 5. Concrete Rose 5. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99 ★ 6. The Last Fallen Star 6. The Hate U Give Graci Kim, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99 Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 7. When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller, Random 7. One of Us Is Lying House Books for Young Readers, $16.99 Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 8. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books ★ 8. Blade of Secrets for Young Readers, $9.99 Tricia Levenseller, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99 9. Wow in the World: The How and ★ 9. The Ones We’re Meant to Find Wow of the Human Body Joan He, Roaring Brook Press, $18.99 Mindy Thomas, Guy Raz, Jack Teagle (Illus.), HMH 10. Legendborn Books for Young Readers, $19.99 Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 10. Drama 11. Kate in Waiting Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 ★ 11. Uncomfortable Conversations with a 12. Last Night at the Telegraph Club Black Boy Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99 Emmanuel Acho, Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 13. Aristotle and Dante Discover the 12. The One and Only Bob Secrets of the Universe Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Simon & Schuster Books for Harper, $18.99 Young Readers, $14.99 13. Sisters ★ 14. Luck of the Titanic Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young 14. The Ickabog Readers, $18.99 J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99 15. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 15. The Phantom Tollbooth Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99 for Young Readers, $18.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12 For Teen Readers The House That Wasn’t There, by Elana K. Slingshot, by Mercedes Helnwein (Wednesday Arnold (Walden Pond Press, $16.99) “When Oak Books, $18.99) “Irreverent and rip-off-the-bandage honest, this Carter’s family moves in next door to Alder Madigan and his mom, book is the coming-of-age story of the moment. It’s uncomfortable, the first thing they do is cut down Alder’s beloved walnut tree. So, messy, and everything a book about two teenagers falling in love becoming best friends with Oak is the last thing Alder plans on for the first time should be. And it’s all that while being a beautifully doing. But the universe has other plans and so do a pair of adopted kittens, a mystical opossum, and possibly even Faith the school bus singular reminder of how letting people into your life can heal you, driver. The House That Wasn’t There is a story of connections and break you, but also reveal you. This book made me frustrated, swoony, mystery, love and loss, family and friendship.” —Joy Preble, nostalgic, and reflective. I’ll have Grace Welles in my head for a Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX lifetime.” —Claire Phelan, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 05.12.21 Children’sCHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES 1. We Are Water Protectors 1.