The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, July 24, 2019 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 21, 2019). 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 Fiction
#2-The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead (9780385537070)
#3-The New Girl, by Daniel Silva (9780062834836)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#8-American Carnage, by Tim Alberta (9780062896445)
Paperback Fiction
#14-The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!, by Clint McElroy, et al., (9781250153715)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
2. The Nickel Boys- Debut
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
3. The New Girl- Debut
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834836
4. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28, 9781594634734
5. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
6. Summer of ’69
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28, 9780316420013
7. Mrs. Everything
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $28, 9781501133480
8. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26, 9781984822178
9. Big Sky
Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 9780316523097
10. Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes, Ballantine, $26, 9780525619246
11. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
12. The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385544252
13. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27, 9780525510871
14. Knife
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525655398
15. The Guest Book
Sarah Blake, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250110251
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
2. Three Women
Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $27, 9781451642292
3. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30, 9781501168680
4. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
5. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714
6. Everything Is F*cked
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062888433
7. The Second Mountain
David Brooks, Random House, $28, 9780812993264
8. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump- Debut
Tim Alberta, Harper, $29.99, 9780062896445
9. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
10. Range
David Epstein, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735214484
11. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered (An Indies Introduce Title)
Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Forge, $24.99, 9781250178954
12. Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern, S&S, $35, 9781501194290
13. Stop Doing That Sh*t
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062871848
14. The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250313577
15. The British Are Coming
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9781627790437
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
3. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
4. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
5. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704
6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
7. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140
8. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
9. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16, 9780525522799
10. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery, $18.99, 9781501181009
11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16, 9780525522133
12. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Bantam, $17, 9781984819581
13. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 9780735215092
14. The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!- Debut
Clint McElroy, et al., First Second, $19.99, 9781250153715
15. When Life Gives You Lululemons
Lauren Weisberger, S&S, $16.99, 9781476778457
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
2. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
4. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
5. The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Scribner, $15, 9781982129736
6. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
7. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
8. Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Grove Press, $16, 9780802147219
9. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
10. Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062699879
11. Tip of the Iceberg
Mark Adams, Dutton, $16, 9781101985120
12. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
13. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20, 9781501135927
14. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978
15. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
MASS MARKET
1. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
2. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
3. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
4. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
5. The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316375238
6. Spymaster
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476789422
7. Cottage by the Sea
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780399181276
8. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
9. Origin
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9780525563709
10. The Store
James Patterson, Richard DiLallo, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538745502
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
2. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465
3. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
4. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
5. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
6. The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook
Media Lab Books, $14.99, 9781948174244
7. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
8. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Monica Armino (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $16.99, 9780062895936
9. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
10. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029
11. Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99, 9781626724457
12. Refugee
Alan Gratz, Scholastic, $16.99, 9780545880831
13. Super Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338230895
14. Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338353846
15. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
YOUNG ADULT
1. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
2. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
3. Wilder Girls (An Indies Introduce Title)
Rory Power, Delacorte Press, $18.99, 9780525645580
4. The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $12.99, 9781984849397
5. On the Come Up
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564
6. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
7. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780142424179
8. With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062662835
9. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
11. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
12. Cheshire Crossing
Andy Weir, Sarah Andersen (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $14.99, 9780399582073
13. Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780062414465
14. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
15. Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534451568
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Where’s Waldo? 30th Anniversary Edition
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763695798
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5. The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Maddie Frost, Workman, $5.95, 9781523505098
6. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
8. Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763695804
9. Where’s Waldo Now?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763634995
10. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
11. Bonnie’s First Day of School (Disney/Pixar Toy Story 4)
Judy Katschke, RH/Disney, $5.99, 9780736439992
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
13. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
14. Where’s Waldo? In Hollywood
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763635015
15. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
5. Who Was/Is…? (paperback)
Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop
6. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
8. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
9. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel
10. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick
