The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 14, 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
#11-Knife, by Jo Nesbø (9780525655398)
#13-Whisper Network, by Chandler Baker (9781250319470)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#3-Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo (9781451642292)
Mass Market
#7-The Store, by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (9781538745502)
Young Adult
#3-Wilder Girls, by Rory Power (9780525645580)
#12-Cheshire Crossing, by Andy Weir, Sarah Andersen (Illus.) (9780399582073)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
2. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28, 9781594634734
3. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
4. Summer of ’69
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28, 9780316420013
5. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26, 9781984822178
6. Big Sky
Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 9780316523097
7. Mrs. Everything
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $28, 9781501133480
8. Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes, Ballantine, $26, 9780525619246
9. The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385544252
10. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
11. Knife- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525655398
12. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27, 9780525510871
13. Whisper Network- Debut
Chandler Baker, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250319470
14. The Guest Book
Sarah Blake, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250110251
15. Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Keane, Scribner, $27, 9781982106980
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
2. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30, 9781501168680
3. Three Women- Debut
Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $27, 9781451642292
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. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered (An Indies Introduce Title)
Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Forge, $24.99, 9781250178954
9. Range
David Epstein, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735214484
10. The British Are Coming
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9781627790437
11. Stop Doing That Sh*t
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062871848
12. The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250313577
13. Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern, S&S, $35, 9781501194290
14. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
15. Calm the F*ck Down
Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316529150
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
2. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
3. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
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. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Bantam, $17, 9781984819581
10. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery, $18.99, 9781501181009
11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16, 9780525522133
12. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16, 9780525522799
13. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 9780735215092
14. When Life Gives You Lululemons
Lauren Weisberger, S&S, $16.99, 9781476778457
15. Washington Black
Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525563242
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
2. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
4. The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Scribner, $15, 9781982129736
5. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
6. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
7. Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062699879
8. Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Grove Press, $16, 9780802147219
9. Tip of the Iceberg
Mark Adams, Dutton, $16, 9781101985120
10. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
11. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
12. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
13. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
14. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20, 9781501135927
15. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20, 9780399589829
MASS MARKET
1. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
2. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
3. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
4. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
5. Spymaster
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476789422
6. Cottage by the Sea
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780399181276
7. The Store- Debut
James Patterson, Richard DiLallo, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538745502
8. A Stranger in the House
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506331
9. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
10. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399587207
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
2. Camp
Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781328530820
3. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
4. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
5. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
6. Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338353846
7. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465
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. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
11. The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook
Media Lab Books, $14.99, 9781948174244
12. Refugee
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545880831
13. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029
14. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
15. Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99, 9781626724457
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)- Debut
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. With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062662835
8. The Rest of the Story
Sarah Dessen, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062933621
9. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Penguin Books, $12.99, 9780142424179
10. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
11. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
12. Cheshire Crossing- Debut
Andy Weir, Sarah Andersen (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $14.99, 9780399582073
13. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
14. Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534451568
15. Two Can Keep a Secret
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9781524714727
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459
2. Where’s Waldo? 30th Anniversary Edition
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763695798
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
6. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
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. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
11. Bonnie’s First Day of School (Disney/Pixar Toy Story 4)
Judy Katschke, RH/Disney, $5.99, 9780736439992
12. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
13. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
14. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007
15. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
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. Who Was/Is…? (paperback)
Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop
5. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
6. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
7. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
8. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
9. Spy School (hardcover and paperback)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
10. I Survived (paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
