The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, June 16, 2021 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 13, 2021). Based on reporting from 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
#9-The President’s Daughter, by James Patterson, Bill Clinton (9780316540711)
Early & Middle Grade Readers
#12-Miles Morales: Shock Waves, by Justin A. Reynolds, Pablo Leon (Illus.) (9781338648034)
Children’s Illustrated
#8-The Bench, by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Christian Robinson (Illus.) (9780593434512)
#12-Bodies Are Cool, by Tyler Feder (9780593112625)
#15-Daddy, by Leslie Patricelli (9781536203820)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9781524798659
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
3. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
4. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
5. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28, 9780593318171
6. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28, 9780385546577
7. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S, $27, 9781501171345
8. Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316420082
9. The President’s Daughter- Debut
James Patterson, Bill Clinton, Little, Brown and Knopf, $30, 9780316540711
10. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680
11. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
12. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria Books, $27, 9781982160135
13. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28, 9781250790767
14. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291
15. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99, 9781250178602
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green, Dutton, $28, 9780525555216
2. Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743
3. World Travel
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35, 9780062802798
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
5. The Premonition
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30, 9780393881554
6. How the Word Is Passed
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316492935
7. The Bomber Mafia
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27, 9780316296618
8. Somebody’s Daughter
Ashley C. Ford, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250305978
9. Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098
10. Caste
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32, 9780593230251
11. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258
12. The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781982115852
13. After the Fall
Ben Rhodes, Random House, $28, 9781984856050
14. Facing the Mountain
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30, 9780525557401
15. Noise
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32, 9780316451406
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
2. Hamnet
Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876
3. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
4. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758
5. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780735219106
6. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
7. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17, 9780525562047
8. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
9. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
10. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
11. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17, 9780525541912
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
13. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18, 9780062671196
14. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
15. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
2. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
3. Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18, 9780525510321
4. The Body
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17, 9780804172721
5. Why Fish Don’t Exist
Lulu Miller, S&S, $17, 9781501160349
6. The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18, 9780735223035
7. Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18, 9781984820389
8. Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
9. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
10. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
11. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17, 9780525562641
12. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $17, 9780307742483
13. Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16, 9780525560562
14. My Grandmother’s Hands
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
15. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
4. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
5. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
6. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
7. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $11, 9780399501487
8. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
9. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
10. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979
2. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
3. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 9780316167581
4. Ground Zero
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752
5. Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905
6. Twins
Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132
7. Pawcasso
Remy Lai, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $14.99, 9781250774491
8. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
9. When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908
10. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094
11. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
12. Miles Morales: Shock Waves- Debut
Justin A. Reynolds, Pablo Leon (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338648034
13. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317
14. When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524715700
15. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
YOUNG ADULT
1. The Girl from the Sea
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
2. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
3. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
4. Firekeeper’s Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
5. Realm Breaker
Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780062872623
6. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
7. Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817
8. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
9. Concrete Rose
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062846716
10. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555254
11. Tokyo Ever After
Emiko Jean, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250766601
12. Instructions for Dancing
Nicola Yoon, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9781524718961
13. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606
14. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691
15. Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title)
Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
2. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. We Are Water Protectors
Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557
5. Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature
Nathan W. Pyle, HarperFestival, $14.99, 9780063049741
6. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
8. The Bench- Debut
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593434512
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
10. Jungle Night
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523513604
11. The Rock from the Sky
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536215625
12. Bodies Are Cool- Debut
Tyler Feder, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593112625
13. The Octopus Escapes
Maile Meloy, Felicita Sala (Illus.), Putnam, $17.99, 9781984812698
14. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
15. Daddy- Debut
Leslie Patricelli, Candlewick, $7.99, 9781536203820
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Shadow and Bone (hardcover and paperback)
Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR
5. Six of Crows (hardcover and paperback)
Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. I Survived (paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
8. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
9. Who Was/Is…? (paperback)
Ellen Morgan, et al., Penguin Workshop
10. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
