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Other Indie FavoritesAll That Followed: A Novel, by Gabriel Urza (Henry Holt, $25) “All That Followed sheds some much-needed light on a region with an incredibly rich cultural history and a painful, tormented political past. The story is told in short chapters from three different perspectives: Joni, an American who fell in love with a Basque woman and has lived in Muriga, a small Basque town, since the 1940s; Mariana, a young woman from Muriga whose husband belonged to the wrong political party and was kidnapped and murdered; and Iker, the young man who is in jail for that crime. Each voice has its own weight, an almost sultry flirtation between acknowledging history as it was while needing to create its own version of the story. An impressively nuanced debut.” —Elayna Trucker, Napa Bookmine, Napa, CA
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 08.27.15
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The Girl Who Slept With God: A Novel, by Val Brelinski (Viking, $27.95) “A cautionary tale, a coming-of-age story, a family drama, a religious and social commentary, and an examination of the bond between two sisters, Brelinski’s debut is remarkably multilayered and complex. At times audacious and even disturbing, it is above all an honest novel, tackling the definitions of love and morality and challenging the things we seem to never want to think or talk about. This demands to be read!” —Belinda Roddie, Copperfield’s Books, San Rafael, CA
1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
2. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
3. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30
4. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
6. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28
7. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27
8. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
9. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28
10. A Full Life Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28
11. Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin Press, $27.95
12. Plunder and Deceit Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $27
13. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99
14. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Disney Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Random House/Disney, $9.99
15. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28
1. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99
2. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
5. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95
6. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
7. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25
8. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $25
9. Last Bus to Wisdom Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $28.95
10. Armada Ernest Cline, Crown, $26
11. The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99
12. Who Do You Love Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $27
13. The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
14. A Manual for Cleaning Women Lucia Berlin, FSG, $26
15. Alert James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $28
17. Eileen Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $25.95
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 4. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 5. Flesh and Blood Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $9.99 6. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99 7. Personal Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 8. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 9. Desert God Wilbur Smith, Morrow, $9.99 10. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 08.27.15
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThe Pope’s Daughter: A Novel, by Dario Fo (Europa Editions, $16) “This is a delicious narrative that refutes the traditional belief that Lucrezia Borgia was an absolute villain. As Fo declares, ‘there are two sides to every story,’ and this retelling offers the positive side of Borgia’s accomplishments, revealing both her humanity and her compassion. In his first novel, Nobel laureate and Italian playwright Fo weaves an engaging tale, both informative and humorous. While portraying the violence of the Borgia family and the times in which Lucrezia lived, Fo holds a mirror to the abuses of power in our own time.” —Stephanie Crowe, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL
1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
2. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
3. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
4. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16
5. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16
6. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20
7. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $14.99
8. The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $16
9. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
10. The Secret Place Tana French, Penguin, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Bantam, $16
13. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14
14. Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16
15. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
3. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16
4. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16
5. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
6. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16
7. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99
8. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
9. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
10. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
11. Black Mass Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99
12. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
13. How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $17
14. The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $16
15. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
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1. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $10.99
2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95
3. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99
4. A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $12
5. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
6. An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99
7. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99
8. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
9. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99
10. Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $10.99
11. Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $18.99
12. If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
13. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15
14. Where She Went Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
15. Egg and Spoon Gregory Maguire, Candlewick, $11.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 08.27.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
1. Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
2. The Isle of the Lost Melissa de la Cruz, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
3. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Disney/ Hyperion, $24.99
4. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
5. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
6. Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Puffin, $8.99
7. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
8. Rad American Women A-Z Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), City Lights Books, $14.95
9. Minecraft: Combat Handbook Stephanie Milton, Scholastic, $8.99
10. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
11. Minecraft: Construction Handbook Matthew Needler, Phil Southam, Scholastic, $8.99
12. Goodbye Stranger Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $16.99
13. Minecraft: Essential Handbook Stephanie Milton, Scholastic, $8.99
14. Minions: The Junior Novel Sadie Chesterfield, Little Brown, $6.99
15. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
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Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers Conviction, by Kelly Gilbert (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99) “Wow! The pressure of the situation that 17-year-old Braden finds himself in when his father is arrested for murder and Braden is the crucial witness builds and builds throughout the novel as the author slowly reveals what really happened that night. My heart is still bleeding for Braden, days after finishing Conviction, I highly recommend this novel for both adults and teens.” —Jill Hendrix, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC
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Another Indie Favorite for Ages 9 to 12 Another Kind of Hurricane, by Tamara Ellis Smith (Schwartz & Wade, $16.99) “Zavion and Henry are each recovering from tragedies. Zavion’s house has disappeared with Hurricane Katrina and Henry has just lost his best friend on a favorite mountain in Vermont. In this remarkable debut, told in alternating voices, Smith weaves together each of the boys’ stories, allowing readers to feel sad about the circumstances but renewed by the love of others who support them and rally to bring new joy to those who have suffered.” —Arna Lewis, Buttonwood Books & Toys, Cohasset, MA
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Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 08.27.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
1. What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
2. The Day the Crayons Came Home Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99
3. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
6. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99
7. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
8. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
9. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99
10. Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordonez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
11. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99
12. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
13. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99
14. All the World Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99
15. Minions: Long Live King Bob! Lucy Rosen, LB Kids, $3.99
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1. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte
3. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion
4. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover)
6. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
8. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion
9. The School for Good and Evil Soman Chainani, Harper
10. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
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Another Illustrated Indie Favorite Bernice Gets Carried Away, by Hannah E. Harrison (Dial Books for Young Readers, $16.99) “Nothing says disappointment like being the only one at the birthday party to get the plain white, no-frosting-flower piece of the cake, and Bernice’s day just gets worse from there. She takes matters into her own hands, and with the help of too many balloons and a grumpy rain cloud, Bernice discovers a way to lift her mood. Fun illustrations and a non-didactic, solution-oriented story make this perfect for anyone who has ever had a bad day.” —Erin Barker, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
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1. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99
2. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
5. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95
6. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
7. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25
8. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $25
9. Last Bus to Wisdom Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $28.95
10. Armada Ernest Cline, Crown, $26
11. The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99
12. Who Do You Love Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $27
13. The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
14. A Manual for Cleaning Women Lucia Berlin, FSG, $26
15. Alert James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $28
17. Eileen Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $25.95
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 08.27.15
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1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
2. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16
3. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
4. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16
5. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16
6. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20
7. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $14.99
8. The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $16
9. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
10. The Secret Place Tana French, Penguin, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Bantam, $16
13. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14
14. Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16
15. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 08.27.15
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1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
2. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
3. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30
4. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
6. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28
7. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27
8. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
9. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28
10. A Full Life Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28
11. Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin Press, $27.95
12. Plunder and Deceit Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $27
13. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99
14. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Disney Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Random House/Disney, $9.99
15. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28
1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
3. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16
4. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16
5. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
6. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16
7. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99
8. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
9. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
10. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
11. Black Mass Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99
12. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
13. How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $17
14. The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $16
15. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
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