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Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 01.13.21

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Black Buck: A Novel, by Mateo Askaripour (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26) “Perhaps I have a different perspective on this book because I have a younger brother who is a Black, 20-something man in sales, but this book presents an evocative, honest, complex portrait of being a BIPOC person in a white-dominant workplace (albeit one that is high-powered, sales-driven, and New York City-based). This is a book that allows a reader to be seen if this is their experience, but also for a reader to learn about a different reality if this is not their own. Black Buck is a tightly woven, contemporary debut from an author to watch.” —BrocheAroe Fabian, River Dog Book Co., Beaver Dam, WI

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Other Indie FavoritesBetter Luck Next Time: A Novel, by Julia Claiborne Johnson (Custom House, $28.99) “Johnson’s latest novel has all the heart and soul fans of Be Frank with Me enjoyed, coupled with a retro setting at a divorce ranch in Reno during the Great Depression. Funny? Check. Heartwarming? Check. A rollicking, all-round good read? Check! Do yourself a favor and read it. Then share it with someone you love.” —Susan Taylor, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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1. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27

2. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26

3. The ProphetsRobert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27

4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99

5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28

6. Ready Player TwoErnest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99

7. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27

8. Deacon King KongJames McBride, Riverhead Books, $28

9. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27

10. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95

11. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

12. OutlawedAnna North, Bloomsbury Publishing, $26

13. Star Wars: Light of the JediCharles Soule, Del Rey, $28.99

14. The Liar’s DictionaryEley Williams, Doubleday, $26.95

15. Leave the World BehindRumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99

1. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $45

2. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32

3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

4. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28

5. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $24

6. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age

Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28

7. GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey, Crown, $30

8. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32

9. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30

10. Modern Comfort FoodIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

11. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27

12. What It’s Like to Be a BirdDavid Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35

13. BreathJames Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28

14. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $28

15. A Wealth of PigeonsSteve Martin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), Celadon Books, $28

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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 01.13.21

MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99 4. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 5. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 6. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 7. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 8. Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99 9. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.9910. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11

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Another Indie FavoriteOur Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War, by Jennifer Robson (William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99) “This is a love story...until it isn’t. This is a war story...until it isn’t. This is a story about surviving the worst of humanity then finding humanity. Set in Italy, this is WWII fiction writing at its finest. Prepare it to be pulled into this heart-wrenching saga. So much for book clubs to discuss. So much for readers to enjoy. If you loved the depth of research in The Gown, you will love Our Darkest Night.” —Carolyn Roys, Anderson’s Bookshops, Naperville, IL

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1. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17

2. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17

3. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99

4. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

5. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99

6. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

7. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $16

8. The Queen’s GambitWalter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95

9. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18

10. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17

11. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $20

12. The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, $18.99

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

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

15. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95

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

2. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99

3. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19

4. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16

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

6. How to Do NothingJenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99

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

8. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99

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

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

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

12. The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

13. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95

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

15. What Unites UsDan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin Books, $16.95

1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99

2. We Were LiarsE. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99

3. The CousinsKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99

4. LegendbornTracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99

5. They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.99

6. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99

7. The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

Frederick Joseph, Candlewick, $17.99

8. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99

9. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99

10. A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderHolly Jackson, Ember, $10.99

11. Cemetery BoysAiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99

12. ElatsoeDarcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai (Illus.), Levine Querido, $18.99

13. The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $12.99

14. King of ScarsLeigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $12.99

15. The GiverLois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 01.13.21

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EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

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For Teen Readers Be Dazzled, by Ryan La Sala (Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99) “I absolutely loved this book. Ryan La Sala is one of my favorite authors to follow on social media because he is hilarious, and I’m so happy to know that his humor translates amazingly into his books. I loved Raffy and Luca and their story so much. I don’t know much about the world of cosplay, but I loved learning about it through this book! I’ll definitely be recommending this to people!” —Emily Knosher, Read It Again Books, Suwanee, GA

For Ages 9 to 12 Root Magic, by Eden Royce (Walden Pond Press, $16.99) “In Eden Royce’s debut novel, we meet Jezebel Turner, an 11-year-old girl of Gullah-Geechee heritage living in the turbulent Jim Crow days of the 1960s in South Carolina. For generations, her family members have been root workers or witch doctors, who harvest cures and powerful medicine from the natural areas around them. When her Uncle Doc decides she and her twin brother, Jay, are old enough to begin learning root work themselves, a series of unforeseen and spooky events challenge them and their family to the core. Royce is a powerful new voice in children’s literature!” —Kelly Barth, Raven Book Store, Lawrence, KS

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1. Cat Kid Comic ClubDav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99

2. The Ickabog J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99

3. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99

4. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99

5. The Silver Arrow Lev Grossman, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99

6. Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99

7. Skunk and BadgerAmy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95

8. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99

9. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99

10. TwinsVarian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99

11. When Stars Are ScatteredVictoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99

12. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

13. The One and Only IvanKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

14. Katie the CatsitterColleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99

15. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 01.13.21

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES

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All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

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For Ages 4 to 8 Over the Shop, by Jonaro Lawson, Qin Leng (Illus.) (Candlewick, $16.99) “This beautiful picture book without words tells a story of welcoming and acceptance. I love that the absence of text allows the reader to make up any story or dialogue they want, and the pictures provide so much to talk about. It would be easy to become so absorbed in this book that the time just passes by.” —Kate Storhoff, Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC

1. Eyes That Kiss in the CornersJoanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illus.), Harper, $17.99

2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

3. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99

4. Cozy Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99

5. If You Come to EarthSophie Blackall, Chronicle Books, $18.99

6. Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99

7. What We’ll Build: Plans For Our Together Future

Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $19.99

8. Little Blue Truck’s ValentineAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99

9. We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99

10. The Couch PotatoJory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99

11. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95

12. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99

13. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $7.99

14. Margaret’s UnicornBriony May Smith, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99

15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $8.99

1. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic

2. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix

3. Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)Jeff Kinney, Amulet

5. The Bad GuysAaron Blabey, Scholastic

6. Magic Tree HouseMary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers

7. Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger, Aladdin

8. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Ellen Morgan, et al., Penguin Workshop

9. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)Mo Willems, Hyperion

10. The Princess in BlackShannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 01.13.21

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1. The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27

2. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26

3. The ProphetsRobert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27

4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99

5. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28

6. Ready Player TwoErnest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99

7. Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27

8. Deacon King KongJames McBride, Riverhead Books, $28

9. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27

10. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95

11. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

12. OutlawedAnna North, Bloomsbury Publishing, $26

13. Star Wars: Light of the JediCharles Soule, Del Rey, $28.99

14. The Liar’s DictionaryEley Williams, Doubleday, $26.95

15. Leave the World BehindRumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99

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1. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17

2. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17

3. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99

4. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

5. The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99

6. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

7. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $16

8. The Queen’s GambitWalter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95

9. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18

10. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17

11. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $20

12. The House in the Cerulean SeaTJ Klune, Tor, $18.99

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

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

15. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 01.13.21

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1. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $45

2. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32

3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

4. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28

5. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $24

6. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age

Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28

7. GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey, Crown, $30

8. The Splendid and the VileErik Larson, Crown, $32

9. The Best of MeDavid Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30

10. Modern Comfort FoodIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

11. How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi, One World, $27

12. What It’s Like to Be a BirdDavid Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35

13. BreathJames Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28

14. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $28

15. A Wealth of PigeonsSteve Martin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), Celadon Books, $28

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

2. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99

3. The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19

4. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16

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

6. How to Do NothingJenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99

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

8. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99

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

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

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

12. The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

13. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95

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

15. What Unites UsDan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin Books, $16.95