indie bestsellers hardcoverweek of 02.24 · cometh the hour jeffrey archer, st. martin’s, $27.99...
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Other Indie FavoritesSweetgirl: A Novel, by Travis Mulhauser (Ecco, $26.99) “When her addict mother goes missing, Percy James is determined to find her before a winter storm descends upon their rural Michigan town. When Percy arrives at the drug dealer’s house, the smells and clutter don’t surprise her, but the discovery of a screaming infant does. Percy grabs the child and sets out to find help for her, no matter what the cost. Determined to save this little girl, Percy takes risks she never thought she could assume, and through the journey she finds she can save herself as well. Fans of Ron Rash will fall in love with Percy in Mulhauser’s debut!” —Teresa Steele, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 02.24.16
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The Forgetting Time: A Novel, by Sharon Guskin (Flatiron Books, $25.99) “Psychologist Dr. Jerry Anderson is literally losing his mind—aphasia is taking away his memory and his ability to communicate—when he is introduced to the severe behavior problems of four-year-old Noah. From the few clues, it seems Noah has lived a previous life. Anderson fights to keep his lucidity long enough to complete this final investigation of his career, trying to make sense of this young boy while also attempting to make sense of his own life. A compelling, dynamic, and intriguing debut novel.” —Allen Murphey, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, OH
1. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $26
3. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
5. The Swans of Fifth AvenueMelanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $28
6. Fates and FuriesLauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95
7. Midnight SunJo Nesbø, Knopf, $23.95
8. Cometh the HourJeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.99
9. The High Mountains of PortugalYann Martel, Spiegel & Grau, $27
10. Rogue LawyerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
11. Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee, Harper, $27.99
12. A Doubter’s AlmanacEthan Canin, Random House, $28
13. The Japanese LoverIsabel Allende, Atria, $28
14. All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders, Tor, $25.99
15. NYPD Red 4James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $28
17. The WidowFiona Barton, NAL, $26
1. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
3. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
4. The Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95
5. Spark JoyMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99
6. In Other WordsJhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $26.95
7. Dark MoneyJane Mayer, Doubleday, $29.95
8. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
9. OriginalsAdam Grant, Viking, $27
10. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
Richard Engel, S&S, $27
11. GratitudeOliver Sacks, Knopf, $17
12. Notorious RBGIrin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
13. The Name of God Is MercyPope Francis, Random House, $26
14. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
15. A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
Sue Klebold, Crown, $28
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. The Stranger Harlan Coben, Dutton, $9.99 2. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 3. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 4. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 5. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 6. The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99 7. 13 Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $9.99 8. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $9.99 9. Private Vegas James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Vision, $9.99 10. Prodigal Son Danielle Steel, Dell, $7.99
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 02.24.16
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteGet in Trouble: Stories, by Kelly Link (Random House Trade Paperbacks, $16) “Short stories often get ignored in favor of longer works, but that's a mistake when an author is as talented as Kelly Link! Not only are her stories beautifully, exquisitely written, but each one is also as different from each other as they are from anything else on the bookshelves. She writes about the future, both near and far, and a present day that’s stranger than anything I’ve ever known. But at the heart of all her stories are relatable characters who yearn for love and security. If you are in the mood for mystical, moody stories that you can finish in 20 minutes, but think about for hours, Get in Trouble is perfect!” —Lauren Peugh, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
1. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
2. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
3. BrooklynColm Tóibín, Scribner, $15
4. The RevenantMichael Punke, Picador USA, $16
5. The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16
6. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
7. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
8. The MartianAndy Weir, Broadway, $15
9. EuphoriaLily King, Grove Press, $16
10. The WhitesRichard Price, Picador USA, $16
11. The Story of a New NameElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18
12. God Help the ChildToni Morrison, Vintage, $14.95
13. The RumorElin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99
14. DescentTim Johnston, Algonquin, $15.95
15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
18. Funny GirlNick Hornby, Riverhead, $16
1. The Big ShortMichael Lewis, Norton, $15.95
2. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. H Is for HawkHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $16
4. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
6. Yes PleaseAmy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99
7. MissoulaJon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95
8. The Mindfulness Coloring BookEmma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
9. 13 HoursMitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99
10. Lost OceanJohanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95
11. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition)
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99
12. David and GoliathMalcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
13. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
14. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
15. In the Heart of the SeaNathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17
= Debut = On the Rise
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1. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99
2. Harry Potter Coloring BookScholastic, $15.99
3. Harry Potter Magical Creatures Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99
4. Mr. Lemoncello’s Library OlympicsChris Grabenstein, Random House, $16.99
5. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99
6. The One and Only IvanKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
7. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
8. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
9. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $6.99
10. Auggie & MeR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary
Pablo Hidalgo, DK Publishing, $19.99
12. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
13. Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories Disney Lucasfilm Press, $12.99
14. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
DK Publishing, $18.99
15. CrenshawKatherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 02.24.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
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For Teen Readers Need, by Joelle Charbonneau (HMH Books for Young Readers, $17.99) “What do you need? The students at Nottawa High School are asked this question when they join an exciting new social networking site. Some ask for phones. One asks for better grades. One asks for more winter break. Kaylee asks for a kidney for her brother. Little does she know that her request sets in motion a chain reaction that will have catastrophic consequences. Need will redefine how you look at social networking and will have you asking, What do I really need?” —Carolyn Roys, Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
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For Ages 9 to 12 The Adventures of Miss Petitfour, by Anne Michaels, Emma Block (Illus.) (Tundra Books, $17.99) “I love these whimsical stories from Michaels and the lovely full-color illustrations from Block! Sweet and endearing with just the right touch of fanciful adventure, this is perfect for cat-lovers of all ages and especially those young readers with an interest in writing down their own adventures.” —Johanna Albrecht, Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC
1. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99
2. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
3. The Haunting of Sunshine GirlPaige McKenzie, Weinstein Books, $9.99
4. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition)
John Green, Dutton, $19.99
5. NimonaNoelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99
6. Paper TownsJohn Green, Penguin, $10.99
7. The SirenKiera Cass, HarperTeen, $18.99
8. An Abundance of KatherinesJohn Green, Speak, $9.99
9. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
10. To All the Boys I’ve Loved BeforeJenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99
11. Anna and the Swallow ManGavriel Savit, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99
12. I’ll Give You the SunJandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99
13. I Was HereGayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
14. Me and Earl and the Dying GirlJesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95
15. The GiverLois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 02.24.16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
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For Ages 4 to 8 The Plan, by Alison Paul, Barbara Lehman (Illus.) (HMH Books for Young Readers, $17.99)“It’s hard to believe so much action can happen in a book written only with words that begin with the letter ‘p,’ but author Paul makes it so. There is a plan with a plane that involves planets. And don’t forget your pants! This one is perfectly playful and ‘peautiful’ in every possible way!” —Jessilynn Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI
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1. Finding Winnie Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $18
2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
3. The Day the Crayons Came HomeDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99
4. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
5. The Book With No PicturesB.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99
6. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
7. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
8. Little Owl’s Day Divya Srinivasan, Viking Books for Young Readers, $7.99
9. Last Stop on Market StreetMatt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99
10. Fancy Nancy: Saturday Night Sleepover Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99
11. Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
12. The Night Gardener Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99
13. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99
14. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99
15. Bloom Doreen Cronin, David Small (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99
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1. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
4. Big NateLincoln Peirce, Balzer + Bray/Andrews McMeelNew in Series: Big Nate Blasts Off
5. Elephant & PiggieMo Willems, Hyperion,
6. The 5th WaveRick Yancey, Putnam Juvenile
7. The Princess in BlackShannon Hale, Dean Hale, CandlewickNew in Series: The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
8. The Lunar ChroniclesMarissa Meyer, Square Fish
9. Red Queen (hardcover)Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen
10. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (paperback)Ann M. Martin, Graphix
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 02.24.16
= Debut = On the Rise
1. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
2. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $26
3. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
4. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
5. The Swans of Fifth AvenueMelanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $28
6. Fates and FuriesLauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95
7. Midnight SunJo Nesbø, Knopf, $23.95
8. Cometh the HourJeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.99
9. The High Mountains of PortugalYann Martel, Spiegel & Grau, $27
10. Rogue LawyerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
11. Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee, Harper, $27.99
12. A Doubter’s AlmanacEthan Canin, Random House, $28
13. The Japanese LoverIsabel Allende, Atria, $28
14. All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders, Tor, $25.99
15. NYPD Red 4James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $28
17. The WidowFiona Barton, NAL, $26
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1. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
2. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
3. BrooklynColm Tóibín, Scribner, $15
4. The RevenantMichael Punke, Picador USA, $16
5. The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16
6. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
7. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
8. The MartianAndy Weir, Broadway, $15
9. EuphoriaLily King, Grove Press, $16
10. The WhitesRichard Price, Picador USA, $16
11. The Story of a New NameElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18
12. God Help the ChildToni Morrison, Vintage, $14.95
13. The RumorElin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99
14. DescentTim Johnston, Algonquin, $15.95
15. The Good GirlMary Kubica, Mira, $14.95
18. Funny GirlNick Hornby, Riverhead, $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 02.24.16
= Debut
1. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
3. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
4. The Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95
5. Spark JoyMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99
6. In Other WordsJhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $26.95
7. Dark MoneyJane Mayer, Doubleday, $29.95
8. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
9. OriginalsAdam Grant, Viking, $27
10. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
Richard Engel, S&S, $27
11. GratitudeOliver Sacks, Knopf, $17
12. Notorious RBGIrin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
13. The Name of God Is MercyPope Francis, Random House, $26
14. Modern RomanceAziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95
15. A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
Sue Klebold, Crown, $28
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1. The Big ShortMichael Lewis, Norton, $15.95
2. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. H Is for HawkHelen MacDonald, Grove Press, $16
4. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16
5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
6. Yes PleaseAmy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99
7. MissoulaJon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95
8. The Mindfulness Coloring BookEmma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
9. 13 HoursMitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99
10. Lost OceanJohanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95
11. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition)
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99
12. David and GoliathMalcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18
13. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
14. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
15. In the Heart of the SeaNathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17
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