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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 01.15.20

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Another Indie FavoriteMouthful of Birds: Stories, by Samanta Schweblin (Riverhead Books, $16) “Samanta Schweblin set a high standard with her translated debut novel Fever Dream, a standard she has now miraculously surpassed with this unnerving new collection of short stories, a must-read for anyone who doubts the written word’s ability to touch reality. Mouthful of Birds will rattle your bones, infiltrate your mind, and engulf you in a surreal dream-state of bewilderment and ferocity that will leave you fearing to turn the page, even as you beg for more.” —Tianna Moxley, the river’s end bookstore, Oswego, NY

1. The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. The First Lady James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99 3. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99 4. In the Woods Tana French, Penguin, $9.99 5. The Malta Exchange Steve Berry, Minotaur, $9.99 6. The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99 7. Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $9.99 8. Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99 9. Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.9910. Silent Night Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99

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= Debut

1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

2. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17

3. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99

4. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99

5. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99

6. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17

7. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99

8. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17

9. Girl, Woman, OtherBernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17

10. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $16

11. We Must Be BraveFrances Liardet, Putnam, $17

12. GhostedRosie Walsh, Penguin, $16

13. Every BreathNicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99

14. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99

15. Little WomenLouisa May Alcott, Penguin, $16

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IndiesIntroduce

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1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10

2. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17

3. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99

4. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99

5. The Fifth RiskMichael Lewis, Norton, $16.95

6. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.99

7. BarracoonZora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $16.99

8. Frederick DouglassDavid W. Blight, S&S, $20

9. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18

10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness

Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95

11. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

12. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

13. Skin in the GameNassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House, $18

14. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business School Press, $24.95

15. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin, $18