2017 Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Fiction  
1. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781476738024
 
2. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
 
3. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
 
4. Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781101883082
 
5. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
 
6. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501132957
 
7. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062491831
 
8. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124944
 
9. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501115073
 
10. The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062414229
 
11. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735221109
 
12. All the Missing Girls
Megan Miranda, S&S, $16.00, 9781501107979
 
13. Homegoing (An Indies Introduce Title)
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101971062
 
14. In a Dark, Dark Wood
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501112331
 
15. A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99, 9780765388117
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Nonfiction  
1. Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062363602
 
2. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99, 9780804190114
 
3. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
 
4. The Zookeeper's Wife
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393354256
 
5. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501171581
 
6. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
 
7. Originals
Adam Grant, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143128854
 
8. Evicted
Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17.00, 9780553447453
 
9. White Trash
Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143129677
 
10. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
 
11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
 
12. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
 
13. Invisible Influence
Jonah Berger, S&S, $16.00, 9781476759739
 
14. Lab Girl
Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101873724
 
15. The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399563126
 


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Hardcover Fiction



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction  
1. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393609097
 
2. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
 
3. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
 
4. Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9780812995343
 
5. Into the Water
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $28.00, 9780735211209
 
6. Camino Island
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385543026
 
7. Origin
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385514231
 
8. A Legacy of Spies
John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225114
 
9. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733155
 
10. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541176
 
11. Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062645227
 
12. Glass Houses
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066190
 
13. Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989403
 
14. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780735224292
 
15. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction  
1. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546
 
2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
 
3. What Happened
Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $30.00, 9781501175565
 
4. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
Al Franken, Twelve, $28.00, 9781455540419
 
5. The Book of Joy
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045
 
6. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
 
7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714
 
8. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316154727
 
9. Option B
Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $25.95, 9781524732684
 
10. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174
 
11. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246
 
12. Make Your Bed
William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $18.00, 9781455570249
 
13. Get Your Sh*t Together
Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316505079
 
14. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 9780812993547
 
15. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
 


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524720193
 
2. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676
 
3. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
4. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
5. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $7.99, 9781250153272
 
6. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
7. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
8. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062377012
 
9. The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99, 9780147510488
 
10. Pokemon Deluxe Essential Handbook
Scholastic, $11.99, 9780545795661
 
11. Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167
 
12. Auggie & Me
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781101934852
 
13. Real Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781626727854
 
14. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780061992278
 
15. Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson, Puffin, $10.99, 9780147515827
 


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Young Adult



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525555360
 
2. Everything, Everything (An Indies Introduce Title)
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99, 9781524769604
 
3. 13 Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9780451478290
 
4. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062498533
 
5. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780375815300
 
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780385754729
 
7. Carve the Mark
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $22.99, 9780062348630
 
8. The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99, 9780553496680
 
9. A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763692155
 
10. Before I Fall
Lauren Oliver, Harper, $10.99, 9780062656322
 
11. The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99, 9780140385724
 
12. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
 
13. Once and for All
Sarah Dessen, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780425290330
 
14. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525428022
 
15. Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
Jennifer Donnelly, Disney Press, $16.99, 9781484780985
 


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Children's Illustrated



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
2. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9781524741723
 
3. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
4. Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780525428886
 
5. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
 
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
7. Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $17.95, 9781419721373
 
8. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
 
9. A Is for Activist
Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99, 9781609805395
 
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
 
11. Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452152165
 
12. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
 
13. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
 
14. Not Quite Narwhal
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781481469098
 
15. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
 


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Children's Series



2017 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
4. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5. The Land of Stories
Chris Colfer, Little Brown
 
6. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
7. The Trials of Apollo
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
8. Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 
9. I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
10. Dork Diaries
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
 


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