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FICTION NONFICTION
Indie Bestsellers
Hardcover Week of 06.14.23
= Debut
Killingly: A Novel, by Katharine Beutner (Soho
Crime, $27.95) “From the very rst page, there’s this
amazing creepy vibe that envelops the reader. Katharine
Beutner has written a stunning historical mystery, based on
a true missing person case. Killingly hits all the high notes!”
—Jayne Rowsam, Mystery to Me, Madison, WI
Other Indie Favorites
Ink Blood Sister Scribe: A Novel, by Emma Törzs
(William Morrow, $30) “There is magic of all kinds
on each page of Ink Blood Sister Scribe: grisly body horror
magic; romantic, confectionary fairy tale magic; and the
binding, consuming magic of family and what it means to
belong. I am still under its spell!”
—Sarah Jackson, The
Book & Cover, Chattanooga, TN
1. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27
2. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29
3. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32
4. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28
6. Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30
7. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28
8. The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28
9. The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende, Ballantine Books, $28
10. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28
11. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99
12. The Making of Another Major Motion
Picture Masterpiece
Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50
13. All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Cosby, Flatiron Books, $27.99
14. Good Night, Irene
Luis Alberto Urrea, Little, Brown, $29
15. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99
2. The Wager
David Grann, Doubleday, $30
3. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32
4. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28
5. I’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
6. The Book of Charlie
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26
7. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32
8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
9. Atomic Habits
James Clear, Avery, $27
10. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35
11. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A
Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28
12. A Fever in the Heartland
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30
13. Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet
Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children’s
Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14
14. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father,
Finding Myself
Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99
15. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership
Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie Bestsellers
Paperback Week of 06.14.23
MASS MARKET
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1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99
2. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99
3. The Judge’s List John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99
4. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99
5. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99
6. Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $10.99
7. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12
8. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey,
$7.99
9. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99
10. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99
= Debut
Another Indie Favorite
Chef’s Choice: A Novel, by TJ Alexander (Atria/
Emily Bestler Books, $17.99) “The perfect fake
dating book does exist, and it is Chef ’s Choice. I absolutely
loved their banter throughout. This book has the perfect
balance of humor and heart.”
—Laura Kendall, Second
Flight Books, Lafayette, IN
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1. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press,
$17
4. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99
5. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99
6. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18
7. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19
8. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99
9. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99
10. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $17
11. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $18
12. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20
13. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18
14. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16
15. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga
Press, $16.99
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage
Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17
3. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Back Bay Books, $18.99
4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,
Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of
Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
5. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17
6. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19
7. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18
8. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99
9. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99
10. The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25
11. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99
12. Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18
13. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers,
Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18
14. The Anthropocene Reviewed:
John Green, Dutton, $18
15. Dopamine Nation
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18
1. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99
2. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99
3. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99
4. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99
5. Solitaire
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99
6. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99
7. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese
Sandwich (A Graphic Novel)
Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99
8. Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99
9. Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man
Novel
Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn
Dlouhy Books, $19.99
10. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99
11. Girls Like Girls
Hayley Kiyoko, Wednesday Books, $20
12. Family of Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99
13. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99
14. Gallant
V. E. Schwab, Greenwillow Books, $15.99
15. One of Us Is Next
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99
Children’s
Indie Bestsellers
Week of 06.14.23
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
For Teen Readers
Where You See Yourself, by Claire Forrest
(Scholastic Press, $19.99) “An utterly engrossing, fun
senior year novel told through the eyes of a spunky teenager
ghting for disability rights. I rooted for Efe to nd her
voice, to get the guy, and to go for the future that would
make her happy.” —Earl Dizon, Green Bean Books,
Portland, OR
For Ages 8 to 12
Squire & Knight, by Scott Chantler (First Second,
$14.99) “I loved this middle grade graphic novel about a
young squire and a dragon that is destroying the town. Can’t
wait for it to come out and to hand it to all the kids I know.”
—Elizabeth Schieber, Rainy Day Books, Fairway, KS
1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The
Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro,
Disney Hyperion, $19.99
2. The One and Only Ruby
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99
3. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
$9.99
4. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O’Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99
5. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99
6. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate,
Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99
7. Tegan and Sara: Junior High
Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Tillie Walden (Illus.), Farrar,
Straus and Giroux BYR, $14.99
8. Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner
Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99
9. Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso
(Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99
10. The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for
Young Readers, $18.99
11. Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
12. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books
for Young Readers, $9.99
13. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
14. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
15. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook
(Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99
Children’s
Indie Bestsellers
Week of 06.14.23
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
For Ages 4 to 8
Big, by Vashti Harrison (Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers, $19.99)
“A gentle and loving book
about what it means to be big. Harrison’s stunning art
style perfectly encapsulates all the beautiful roundness of
being a child, and encourages love and warmth for yourself
if you are navigating the world as big.”
—Tildy Lutts,
Belmont Books, Belmont, MA
1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young
Readers, $18.99
2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown,
Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
3. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book
Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.),
Golden Books, $5.99
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99
5. Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99
6. Weather Together
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, $18.99
7. Bluey: The Beach
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99
8. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books,
$18.99
9. Bluey: Camping
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95
11. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers,
$18.99
12. My Dad Is Awesome by Bluey and Bingo
Penguin Young Readers, $9.99
13. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for
Young Readers, $8.99
14. The Digger and the Butterfly
Joseph Kueer, Balzer + Bray, $19.99
15. Bluey: The Creek
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
3. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random
House Books for Young Readers
6. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember
7. I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic
8. The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers
9. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
10. Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie Bestsellers
Fiction Week of 06.14.23
= Debut
1. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27
2. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29
3. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32
4. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28
6. Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30
7. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28
8. The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28
9. The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende, Ballantine Books, $28
10. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28
11. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99
12. The Making of Another Major Motion
Picture Masterpiece
Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50
13. All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Cosby, Flatiron Books, $27.99
14. Good Night, Irene
Luis Alberto Urrea, Little, Brown, $29
15. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28
★
★
★
★
★
★
1. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press,
$17
4. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99
5. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99
6. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18
7. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19
8. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99
9. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99
10. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $17
11. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $18
12. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20
13. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18
14. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16
15. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga
Press, $16.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie Bestsellers
Nonfiction Week of 06.14.23
= Debut
★
★
1. Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99
2. The Wager
David Grann, Doubleday, $30
3. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32
4. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28
5. I ’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
6. The Book of Charlie
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26
7. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32
8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
9. Atomic Habits
James Clear, Avery, $27
10. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35
11. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A
Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28
12. A Fever in the Heartland
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30
13. Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet
Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children’s
Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14
14. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father,
Finding Myself
Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99
15. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership
Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25
★
★
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage
Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17
3. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Back Bay Books, $18.99
4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,
Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of
Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
5. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17
6. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19
7. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18
8. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99
9. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99
10. The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25
11. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99
12. Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18
13. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers,
Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18
14. The Anthropocene Reviewed:
John Green, Dutton, $18
15. Dopamine Nation
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18
