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 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers .org Week of 11.27.19 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 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut Indie Bestsellers Week of 11.27.19 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.