FICTION1. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $262. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $273. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.994. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.955. A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes, Harper, $27.996. The ProphetsRobert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $277. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $278. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $269. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $2810. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.9911. Perestroika in Paris Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.9512. The Children’s Blizzard Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte Press, $2813. Detransition, BabyTorrey Peters, One World, $2714. The Liar’s DictionaryEley Williams, Doubleday, $26.9515. Ready Player TwoErnest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99

1. Keep SharpSanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $282. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.993. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $324. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $245. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $456. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $287. A Swim in a Pond in the RainGeorge Saunders, Random House, $288. Let Me Tell You What I MeanJoan Didion, Knopf, $239. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $2710. Just as I Am: A MemoirCicely Tyson, Harper, $28.9911. Dessert Person Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $3512. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Little, Brown, $3013. She Come By It Natural Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $2214. Robert E. Lee and Me Ty Seidule, St. Martin’s, $27.9915. The Price You Pay for College Ron Lieber, Harper, $27.99

“A constant, thrilling reminder of the magic and power that resides in the people—and the animals—that surround us every day.”

—Whitney Terrell, The Good Lieutenant

Midwest Indie Bestseller List

NONFICTION

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Title AlertMidwest

“A novel that demands to be read and savored many times over!”

—Jonis Agee, author of The Bones of Paradise

This list is brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list

FICTION1. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper Perennial, $172. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.993. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $174. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.995. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $176. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.957. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $168. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.999. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $2010. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.9911. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.9912. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.9913. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.9914. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.9915. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18

1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $182. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.993. Chasing My Cure David Fajgenbaum, Ballantine, $174. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.955. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.956. Quit Like a WomanHolly Whitaker, Dial Press, $187. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $168. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.959. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $1910. The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, $1711. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $1812. Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.9913. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $1814. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.9915. So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99

Midwest Indie Bestseller List

NONFICTION

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Title AlertMidwest

“A constant, thrilling reminder of the magic and power that resides in the people—and the animals—that surround us every day.”

—Whitney Terrell, The Good Lieutenant

This list is brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list

1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.993. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman, Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.994. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.995. Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.996. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.997. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.998. Children of Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.999. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.9910. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99

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ILLUSTRATED

1. Ambitious GirlMeena Harris, Marissa Valdez (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.992. Little Blue Truck’s ValentineAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.993. Champ and Major: First DogsJoy McCullough, Sheyda Abvabi Best (Illus.), Dial Books, $17.994. We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.995. My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg Shana Corey, Margeaux Lucas (Illus.), Golden Books, $4.996. Superheroes Are Everywhere Kamala Harris, Mechal Renee Roe (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.997. Antiracist BabyIbram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.998. Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine Jonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.999. A Place Inside of Me Zetta Elliott, Noa Denmon (Illus.), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.9910. We’re Different, We’re the Same Bobbi Kates, Joe Mathieu (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $4.99

1. Concrete RoseAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.992. See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka (Illus.), Can-dlewick, $8.993. Cat Kid Comic ClubDav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.994. Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)Daniel Nayeri, Levine Querido, $17.995. LegendbornTracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.996. They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.997. Katie the CatsitterColleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illus.), Ran-dom House (BYR), $12.998. The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $12.999. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, $10.9910. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99

Midwest Indie Bestseller List

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE

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Title AlertMidwest

Mix together a used food truck, a road trip that doesn’t exactly go as planned, and a lot of pie, and you have the recipe for this sweet middle grade series starter brim-ming with humor, heart, and family.

This list is brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list

1. The Dark Secret, Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.992. Winterkeep (Graceling Realm), Kristin Cashore, Dial Books, $19.993. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.994. What Is Nintendo?, Gina Shaw, Penguin Workshop, $5.995. A Vow So Bold and Deadly, Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury YA, $18.996. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $9.997. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End, Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.998. What Is the Civil Rights Movement?, Sherri L. Smith, Penguin, $5.999. The Hidden Kingdom Graphic Novel, Tui T. Sutherland, Graphix, $12.9910. Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy), Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $10.99

CHILDREN’S SERIES

HARDCOVER

“A constant, thrilling reminder of the magic and power that resides in the people—and the animals—that surround us every day.”

—Whitney Terrell, The Good Lieutenant

Midwest Indie Bestseller List

PAPERBACK

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Title AlertMidwest

“A novel that demands to be read and savored many times over!”

—Jonis Agee, author of The Bones of Paradise

This list is brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list

1. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $262. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $273. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.994. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.955. A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes, Harper, $27.996. The ProphetsRobert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $277. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $278. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $269. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $2810. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.9911. Perestroika in Paris Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.9512. The Children’s Blizzard Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte Press, $2813. Detransition, BabyTorrey Peters, One World, $2714. The Liar’s DictionaryEley Williams, Doubleday, $26.9515. Ready Player TwoErnest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99

1. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper Perennial, $172. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.993. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $174. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.995. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $176. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.957. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $168. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.999. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $2010. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.9911. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.9912. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.9913. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.9914. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.9915. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18

HARDCOVER

Midwest Indie Bestseller List

PAPERBACK

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This list is brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list

1. Keep SharpSanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $282. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.993. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $324. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $245. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $456. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $287. A Swim in a Pond in the RainGeorge Saunders, Random House, $288. Let Me Tell You What I MeanJoan Didion, Knopf, $239. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $2710. Just as I Am: A MemoirCicely Tyson, Harper, $28.9911. Dessert Person Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $3512. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Little, Brown, $3013. She Come By It Natural Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $2214. Robert E. Lee and Me Ty Seidule, St. Martin’s, $27.9915. The Price You Pay for College Ron Lieber, Harper, $27.99

1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $182. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.993. Chasing My Cure David Fajgenbaum, Ballantine, $174. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.955. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.956. Quit Like a WomanHolly Whitaker, Dial Press, $187. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $168. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.959. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $1910. The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, $1711. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $1812. Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.9913. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $1814. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.9915. So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99

Title AlertMidwest

“A novel that demands to be read and savored many times over!”

—Jonis Agee, author of The Bones of Paradise

1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.993. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman, Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.994. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.995. Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.996. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.997. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.998. Children of Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.999. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.9910. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99

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