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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 09.23.20

MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteA Madness of Sunshine: A Novel, by Nalini Singh (Berkley, $9.99) “Singh brings us into the wild side of New Zealand, to a tiny village where the new cop knows everybody by name and really cares about protecting them. Maya has returned to find her old school friends greatly changed—and one may be a serial killer. This thriller is compelling; the characters are fresh and exciting but realistic. The tension builds with every page turned, right up to the finale—wow!” —Karen Bakshoian, Letterpress Books, Portland, ME

1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 4. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99 6. Lethal Agent Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99 7. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99 8. One Good Deed David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99 9. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $1110. The Guardians John Grisham, Dell, $9.99

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1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

2. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95

3. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99

4. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17

5. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95

6. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95

7. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $18

8. This Tender LandWilliam Kent Krueger, Atria, $17

9. Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99

10. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17

11. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17

12. The InstituteStephen King, Gallery Books, $19.99

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

14. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.95

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

1. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16

2. The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95

3. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18

4. So You Want to Talk About RaceIjeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99

5. The Color of LawRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95

6. IntimationsZadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95

7. The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95

8. The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99

9. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95

10. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, One World, $18

11. Stamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99

12. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin, $18

13. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, One World, $17

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

15. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A LifeJane Sherron de Hart, Vintage, $18