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Indie BestsellersHardcoverWeek of 01.12.22FICTIONNONFICTION1. Call Us What We Carry: Poems1. Atlas of the HeartBrené Brown, Random House, 30Amanda Gorman,Viking, 24.992.The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story2. Cloud Cuckoo LandNikole Hannah-Jones, The New York TimesMagazine, One World, 38Anthony Doerr, Scribner, 303.The Lincoln Highway3.These Precious Days: EssaysAmor Towles,Viking, 30Ann Patchett, Harper, 26.994.The Sentence4.The Dawn of Everything: A New History ofHumanityLouise Erdrich, Harper, 28.99David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, 355.The Midnight Library Matt Haig,Viking, 266. Beautiful World, Where Are YouJamie Raskin, Harper, 27.99Sally Rooney, FSG, 28 6. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir7.The MaidMichelle Zauner, Knopf, 26.95Nita Prose, Ballantine, 277.The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse8. Harlem ShuffleCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, 22.99Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, 28.958.The Storyteller:Tales of Life and Music9. CrossroadsDave Grohl, Dey Street Books, 29.99Jonathan Franzen, FSG, 309. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life inShow Business10. Wish You Were HereMel Brooks, Ballantine, 29.99Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, 28.9910.The Book of Hope11. Under the Whispering DoorJane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson,Celadon Books, 28TJ Klune, Tor, 26.9912. Oh William!11. Atomic HabitsElizabeth Strout, Random House, 27 James Clear, Avery, 2713.The School for Good Mothers12.Taste: My Life Through FoodJessamine Chan, Simon & Schuster, 27Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, 2814. Klara and the Sun13. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, 28David Sedaris, Little, Brown, 3215. Matrix14. UntamedLauren Groff, Riverhead Books, 28Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, 2818. Olga Dies Dreaming15. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the LawXochitl Gonzalez, Flatiron Books, 27.99Mary Roach, Norton, 26.95Other Indie FavoritesThe Latinist: A Novel, by Mark Prins (W. W.Norton & Company, 26.95) “Despite the title and5. Unthinkable:Trauma,Truth, and the Trialsof American Democracythe focus on a second-century Roman poet and Latin, thisnovel is very readable, and I found myself staying up lateto finish the last half of the book! An excellent debut!” —Bibliolepsy: A Novel, by Gina Apostol (Soho Press, 26) “A book lover’s dream filled with hilarity, poetry, andrampant bibliophilia — or, as she calls it, bibliolepsy.” —JeffSjerven, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MOLee Cornell, Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery,Park Rapids, MNBased on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. Debut On the Rise

Indie BestsellersPaperbackWeek of 01.12.22FICTIONNONFICTION1.The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo1. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, 20Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, 172. All About Love: New Visionsbell hooks, Morrow, 15.992.The Song of Achilles3.The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, andBody in the Healing of TraumaMadeline Miller, Ecco, 16.993. CirceBessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, 19Madeline Miller, Back Bay, 16.994.The Year of Magical Thinking4. It Ends with UsJoan Didion,Vintage, 16Colleen Hoover, Atria, 16.995. Entangled Life5. Anxious PeopleMerlin Sheldrake, Random House, 18Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, 176.Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, 18.996.The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, 18.997. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, 24.997. People We Meet on Vacation8.The Four AgreementsEmily Henry, Berkley, 16Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, 12.958.The Night Watchman9. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: EssaysLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, 18Joan Didion, FSG, 179. Dune10.The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of theWhole Stupid WorldFrank Herbert, Ace, 1810.The Thursday Murder ClubMatt Kracht, Chronicle Books, 15.95Richard Osman, Penguin, 1711. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love:Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of YourPantry, Fridge, and Freezer11. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, 17Noor Murad,Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, 3212.The Overstory12.The Best of MeRichard Powers, Norton, 18.9513. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, 1814. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, 1815.The AnomalyHervé Le Tellier, Other Press, 16.99.orgDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, 18.99 13.The White Album: EssaysJoan Didion, FSG, 1614.The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022Old Farmer’s Almanac, 9.9515.The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson, Anchor, 17MASS MARKET1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, 10.992. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, 9.993. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, 9.994.The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, 10.995. Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, 9.996.The Great Hunt Robert Jordan, Tor, 10.997. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, 118. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, 7.999. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, 9.9910.The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, 8.99Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.Another Indie FavoriteMirrorland: A Novel, by Carole Johnstone(Scribner, 17) “You will tie yourself in knots figuringout what’s happening in this story of two sisters growingup with different stories attached to the games theyplay, stories that take on a life of their own years lateras buried memories arise.” —Pete Mock, McIntyre’sFine Books, Pittsboro, NCCopyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. Debut

Indie BestsellersChildren’sWeek of 01.12.22EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS1. Friends Forever1.They Both Die at the EndShannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, 12.992. Daughter of the DeepAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, 12.992. Iron WidowXiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, 17.99Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, 19.993. Here’s to Us3.The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo,Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, 19.99Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, 19.994. Stuntboy, in the MeantimeJason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 13.995. Out of My Heart4. Firekeeper’s DaughterAngeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, 18.995. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, 17.99Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn DlouhyBooks, 18.996. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, 10.996. New KidJerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, 12.997.You’ll Be the Death of Me7. PonyKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, 19.99R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 17.998. AllergicMegan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.),Graphix, 12.999. HookyMíriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, 12.9910. Guts: A Graphic Novel8.The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic NovelMolly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, 14.999.The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer Bray, 18.9910.These Violent DelightsChloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 19.9911. Our Violent EndsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, 12.99Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 19.9911. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome FriendlySpooky Stories12.The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, 14.99Jeff Kinney, Abrams, 14.9913. All of Us Villains12. A Wolf Called WanderAmanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, 18.99Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, 7.9913. Ghosts: A Graphic NovelRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, 10.9914. GildedMarissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, 19.9914. Smile: A Graphic NovelRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, 12.9915. Hatchet15. WillodeenGary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for YoungReaders, 9.99Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, 16.99For Ages 8 to 12Hide and Geek, by T.P. Jagger (Random HouseBooks for Young Readers, 16.99) “The perfect middleYOUNG ADULTFor Teen ReadersThe Kindred, by Alechia Dow (Inkyard Press, 18.99)grade book for fans of mystery and puzzles.You’ll want to bepart of the friend group, The GEEKs, as they go on a treasurehunt to solve the puzzles left by a famous puzzle makerin order to save their town.” —Shoshonna Roberts,“The Kindred is utterly unique and so, SO beautifully written. Ican’t wait to see what’s next in this intergalactic kingdom!”—Hannah Oxley, Mystery to Me, Madison, WIMaggie Mae’s Kids Bookshop, Gresham, ORBased on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

Indie BestsellersChildren’sWeek of 01.12.22CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED1. Wings of Fire1. Stacey’s Extraordinary WordsStacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (Illus.), Balzer Bray, 19.992.The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats,Viking Booksfor Young Readers, 19.993. Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty, DavidRoberts (Illus.), Abrams, 18.992. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet3. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books4. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)5.The 1619 Project: Born on the Water5.The Bad Guys (paperback)Dav Pilkey, GraphixNikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, NikkolasSmith (Illus.), Kokila, 18.99Aaron Blabey, Scholastic6. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)6.The Very Hungry CaterpillarMo Willems, HyperionEric Carle, World of Eric Carle, 10.997. Dog Man (hardcover)7. Change Sings: A Children’s AnthemAmanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.),Viking Booksfor Young Readers, 18.99Dav Pilkey, Graphix8. HeartstopperAlice Oseman, GraphixNew in Series: Heartstopper:Volume 48. Woodland Dance!Sandra Boynton, Workman, 7.959.The Smart Cookie9. Magic Tree HouseJory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, 18.99 Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown,Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, 8.99 CHILDREN’S SERIESMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), RandomHouse Books for Young Readers10.The Year We Learned to FlyJacqueline Woodson, Rafael López (Illus.), NancyPaulsen Books, 18.9911. What Is Love? Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis (Illus.),10. A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderHolly Jackson, EmberChronicle Books, 17.9912. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, 19.95 13. My Little Golden Book About BettyWhite Deborah Hopkinson, Margeaux Lucas(Illus.), Golden Books, 5.99All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.14. Amos McGee Misses the Bus Philip C. Stead,Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, 18.9915. We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), RoaringBrook Press, 17.99For Ages 4 to 8Friends Are Friends, Forever, by Dane Liu, LynnScurfield (Illus.) (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 18.99) “Although the story features Lunar New Yearcelebrations, this book will be one to enjoy year-round,with a sweet story of friendship and the value of sharedexperiences.” —Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne BookCompany, Seattle, WABased on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. Debut