The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, August 15, 2018 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 12, 2018). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Nonfiction
#13-The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library, by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (9781984801883)
#15-Dopesick, by Beth Macy (9780316551243)
Paperback Fiction
#13-A Column of Fire, by Ken Follett (9780451477996)
Paperback Nonfiction
#9-My Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (9781501145254)
#13-Prairie Fires, by Caroline Fraser (9781250182487)
Mass Market
#8-End Game, by David Baldacci (9781455586615)
#10-The Late Show, by Michael Connelly (9781455524228)
Children’s Illustrated
#15-All Are Welcome, by Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illus.) (9780525579649)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
2. The Other Woman
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834829
3. The President Is Missing
Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Little Brown, $30, 9780316412698
4. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197
5. Clock Dance
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521228
6. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
7. The Outsider
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781501180989
8. When Life Gives You Lululemons
Lauren Weisberger, S&S, $26.99, 9781476778440
9. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27, 9780735224292
10. Warlight
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521198
11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525522119
12. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062678416
13. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9780525522775
14. All We Ever Wanted
Emily Giffin, Ballantine, $28, 9780399178924
15. The Incendiaries (An Indies Introduce Title)
R.O. Kwon, Riverhead, $26, 9780735213890
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Calypso
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28, 9780316392389
2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714
3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
4. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
5. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28, 9781594204227
6. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30, 9780399589812
7. Unfu*k Yourself
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99, 9780062803832
8. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174
9. The Death of Truth
Michiko Kakutani, Tim Duggan Books, $22, 9780525574828
10. Indianapolis
Lynn Vincent, Sara Vladic, S&S, $28, 9781501135941
11. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
12. Barracoon
Zora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $24.99, 9780062748201
13. The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library- Debut
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $22, 9781984801883
14. Bad Blood
John Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524731656
15. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America- Debut
Beth Macy, Little Brown, $28, 9780316551243
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761
2. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
4. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
5. Manhattan Beach
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17, 9781476716749
6. Origin
Dan Brown, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525563693
7. Hope Never Dies
Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399
8. The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
9. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501132957
10. Artemis
Andy Weir, Broadway, $16, 9780553448146
11. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219
12. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham, Bantam, $17, 9781101967690
13. A Column of Fire- Debut
Ken Follett, Penguin, $19.99, 9780451477996
14. The Address
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $16, 9781524742010
15. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16, 9780735221109
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
2. Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
4. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99, 9780062300553
5. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
6. Black Klansman
Ron Stallworth, Flatiron, $17.99, 9781250299055
7. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20, 9781501135927
8. American Wolf
Nate Blakeslee, Broadway, $16, 9781101902806
9. My Own Words- Debut
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254
10. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
11. Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker, Scribner, $17, 9781501144325
12. Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright, S&S, $17, 9781439195468
13. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder- Debut
Caroline Fraser, Picador USA, $22, 9781250182487
14. Theft by Finding
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316154734
15. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
MASS MARKET
1. Origin
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9780525563709
2. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781101967706
3. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780525575757
4. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
5. The Midnight Line
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593505
6. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
7. Camino Island
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781524797157
8. End Game- Debut
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9781455586615
9. Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $8.99, 9781455520671
10. The Late Show- Debut
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455524228
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99, 9781626724457
2. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99, 9781250153272
3. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524720193
5. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676
7. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
8. Positively Izzy
Terri Libenson, Balzer + Bray, $10.99, 9780062484963
9. Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls, Yearling, $7.99, 9780440412670
10. The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99, 9780147510488
11. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
12. Refugee
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545880831
13. Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167
14. Making Friends
Kristen Gudsnuk, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338139211
15. Real Friends
Shannon Hale, Leuyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781626727854
YOUNG ADULT
1. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498533
2. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780385754729
4. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525555360
5. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $10.99, 9780062792167
6. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
7. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
8. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780142424179
9. The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton, Speak, $10, 9780142407332
10. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
11. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
12. Everything, Everything (An Indies Introduce Title)
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99, 9781524769604
13. Holding Up the Universe
Jennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99, 9780385755955
14. The Prince and the Dressmaker
Jen Wang, First Second, $16.99, 9781626723634
15. Warcross
Marie Lu, Speak, $10.99, 9780399547973
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
Jill Twiss, EG Keller, Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781452173801
5. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
6. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
8. Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
10. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
11. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
12. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
13. Ocean Meets Sky
Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781481470377
14. Llama Llama Loves to Read
Anna Dewdney, Reed Duncan, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780670013975
15. All Are Welcome- Debut
Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780525579649
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
2. Who Was/Is…? (paperback)
Ann Waldron, et. Al, Penguin Workshop
3. Elephant & Piggie (hardover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
4. Dog Man (hardover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
7. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
8. The Land of Stories (hardcover and paperback)
Chris Colfer, Little Brown
9. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
10. The Treehouse Books (hardcover and paperback)
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illus.), Jill Griffiths, Feiwel & Friends
