2019 Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction




2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Fiction  
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
 
2. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439
 
3. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
 
4. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690
 
5. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315
 
6. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
 
7. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140
 
8. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
 
9. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092
 
10. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704
 
11. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
 
12. The Lost Girls of Paris
Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99, 9780778330271
 
13. The Power
Naomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316547604
 
14. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799
 
15. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Nonfiction  
1. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780399588198
 
2. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
 
3. The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Scribner, $15.00, 9781982129736
 
4. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
 
5. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
 
6. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
 
7. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
 
8. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
 
9. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
 
10. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
 
11. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560
 
12. I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062319791
 
13. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927
 
14. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254
 
15. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965
 


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Hardcover Fiction



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction  
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
 
2. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
 
3. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
 
4. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
 
5. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734
 
6. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347
 
7. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597
 
8. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023
 
9. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567
 
10. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178
 
11. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213
 
12. Summer of '69
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316420013
 
13. The Guardians
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
 
14. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780735220171
 
15. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35.00, 9781524796280
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction  
1. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
 
2. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
 
3. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680
 
4. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526
 
5. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
 
6. Girl, Wash Your Face
Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $24.99, 9781400201655
 
7. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
 
8. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
 
9. The Second Mountain
David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993264
 
10. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474
 
11. Calm the F*ck Down
Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316529150
 
12. Women Rowing North
Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27.00, 9781632869609
 
13. Everything Is F*cked
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062888433
 
14. Girl, Stop Apologizing
Rachel Hollis, HarperCollins Leadership, $24.99, 9781400209606
 
15. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $28.00, 9781476740188
 


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
 
2. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
3. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton Young Readers, $11.95, 9780393356502
 
4. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
5. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
6. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
7. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
 
8. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136
 
9. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
10. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465
 
11. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, Timbuktu Labs, $35.00, 9780997895810
 
12. Refugee
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545880831
 
13. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Monica Armino (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $16.99, 9780062895936
 
14. Camp
Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781328530820
 
15. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 


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Young Adult



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
2. On the Come Up
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564
 
3. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
 
4. The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $12.99, 9781984849397
 
5. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
 
6. Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534451568
 
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
8. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
9. We Are Okay
Nina LaCour, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142422939
 
10. SHOUT
Laurie Halse Anderson, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780670012107
 
11. The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
Christopher Paolini, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781984894861
 
12. Orphan Monster Spy
Matt Killeen, Penguin, $10.99, 9780451478757
 
13. Dear Evan Hansen
Val Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 9780316420235
 
14. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
 
15. The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062662804
 


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Children's Illustrated



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
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. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
 
3. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459
 
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. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
 
7. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
8. We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
 
9. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122
 
10. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
 
11. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007
 
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
 
13. Hello Lighthouse
Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316362382
 
14. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
15. P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever
Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia (Illus.), Sourcebooks Explore, $17.99, 9781492674313
 


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Children's Series



2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books
 
3. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
4. Who Was/Is...?
Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop
 
5. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
6. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
7. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
8. I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
9. The Last Kids on Earth
Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers
 
10. Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 


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