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FICTION NONFICTION Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 02.17.21 = Debut Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods, by Amelia Pang (Algonquin Books, $27.95) “This powerful story arises from an improbable source: a crude, hand- written note slipped into Halloween merchandise made in China, a note that leads Pang on a search for its author and introduces her to the nightmare life of Chinese prison labor, so-called re- education camps, the worst horrors of living in a police state, and lives destroyed just for being an independent thinker. The toll on individuals is foregrounded here and summons us to be humane to all.” —Susan Thurin, Bookends On Main, Menomonie, WI Other Indie Favorites Beneath the Keep: A Novel of the Tearling, by Erika Johansen (Dutton, $27) “Centuries after the Crossing, the Tearling has fallen far from William Tear’s dream of utopia. The gap between classes is wide and citizens at the bottom lead dark, brutal lives. A rebel uprising brings hope for change along with a prophecy about the coming of a True Queen. Readers just discovering the Tearling will be intrigued by the complex world-building. Those familiar with the original trilogy will delight in reading beloved characters’ backstories in this ambitious prequel.” Tarah Jennings, Mitzi’s Books, Rapid City, SD 1. The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 2. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 3. The Midnight Library Matt Haig,Viking, $26 4. The Paris Library Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria Books, $28 5. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 6. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 7. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28 8. The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 9. My Year Abroad Chang-rae Lee, Riverhead Books, $28 10. We Run the Tides Vendela Vida, Ecco, $26.99 11. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99 12. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 13. Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95 14. The Searcher Tana French,Viking, $27 15. The Prophets Robert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. 1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 2. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32 3. Four Hundred Souls Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, $32 4. Keep Sharp Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28 5. A Promised Land Barack Obama, Crown, $45 6. Think Again Adam Grant,Viking, $28 7. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain George Saunders, Random House, $28 8. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 9. Let Me Tell You What I Mean Joan Didion, Knopf, $23 10. Wintering Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24 11. Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30 12. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Elizabeth Kolbert, Crown, $28 13. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32 14. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $28 15. Just as I Am Cicely Tyson, Harper, $28.99

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Page 1: Indie Bestsellers HardcoverWeek of 02.17 · 2021. 2. 17. · 10. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $16.99 11. Devotions Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20 12. The Water Dancer

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 02.17.21

= Debut

Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods, by Amelia Pang (Algonquin Books, $27.95) “This powerful story arises from an improbable source: a crude, hand-written note slipped into Halloween merchandise made in China, a note that leads Pang on a search for its author and introduces her to the nightmare life of Chinese prison labor, so-called re-education camps, the worst horrors of living in a police state, and lives destroyed just for being an independent thinker. The toll on individuals is foregrounded here and summons us to be humane to all.” —Susan Thurin, Bookends On Main, Menomonie, WI

Other Indie FavoritesBeneath the Keep: A Novel of the Tearling, by Erika Johansen (Dutton, $27) “Centuries after the Crossing, the Tearling has fallen far from William Tear’s dream of utopia. The gap between classes is wide and citizens at the bottom lead dark, brutal lives. A rebel uprising brings hope for change along with a prophecy about the coming of a True Queen. Readers just discovering the Tearling will be intrigued by the complex world-building. Those familiar with the original trilogy will delight in reading beloved characters’ backstories in this ambitious prequel.” —Tarah Jennings, Mitzi’s Books, Rapid City, SD

1. The Four WindsKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99

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

3. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26

4. The Paris LibraryJanet Skeslien Charles, Atria Books, $28

5. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95

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

7. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28

8. The SanatoriumSarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27

9. My Year AbroadChang-rae Lee, Riverhead Books, $28

10. We Run the TidesVendela Vida, Ecco, $26.99

11. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99

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

13. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95

14. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27

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

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

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

Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

2. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32

3. Four Hundred SoulsIbram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, $32

4. Keep SharpSanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28

5. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $45

6. Think AgainAdam Grant, Viking, $28

7. A Swim in a Pond in the RainGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28

8. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28

9. Let Me Tell You What I MeanJoan Didion, Knopf, $23

10. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $24

11. GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey, Crown, $30

12. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

Elizabeth Kolbert, Crown, $28

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

14. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $28

15. Just as I AmCicely Tyson, Harper, $28.99

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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 02.17.21

MASS MARKET 1. Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99 2. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 4. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 5. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99 6. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99 7. Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, With Love Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99 8. Bridgerton: It’s in His Kiss Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99 9. Bridgerton: When He Was Wicked Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.9910. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99

Another Indie FavoriteVita Nostra: A Novel, by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko (Harper Voyager, $17.99) “One part coming-of-age parable and one part psychological horror, this book combines dark fantasy with contemporary magical realism, and I can’t stop thinking about the resulting magnificence weeks after finishing it. Beautifully translated from its original Russian, Vita Nostra brilliantly explores the period in early adulthood where we consider the price we’re willing to pay to discover our full potential, and how we make ourselves vulnerable when we strive for outside approval.” —Ilana Darrant, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

= Debut

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

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

3. Deacon King KongJames McBride, Riverhead Books, $17

4. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99

5. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17

6. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

7. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $16

8. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

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

10. Bridgerton: The Duke and IJulia Quinn, Avon, $16.99

11. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $20

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

13. Kink: StoriesR.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell (Eds.), S&S, $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. The BodyBill Bryson, Anchor Books, $17

3. The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $18.95

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

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

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

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

8. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16

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

10. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99

11. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95

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

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

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

15. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95

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1. Concrete RoseAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99

2. The Gilded OnesNamina Forna, Delacorte Press, $18.99

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

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

5. Game ChangerNeal Shusterman, Quill Tree Books, $17.99

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

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

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

9. The Electric KingdomDavid Arnold, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99

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

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

Frederick Joseph, Candlewick, $17.99

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

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

14. The ProjectCourtney Summers, Wednesday Books, $18.99

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

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 02.17.21

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

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

= Debut

IndiesIntroduce

For Teen Readers Love in English, by Maria E. Andreu (Balzer + Bray, $18.99) “This beautiful YA novel, written from a teenage Argentinian immigrant’s point of view, skillfully represents the idiosyncrasies of Americans and sometimes-painful teenage interactions. In addition to the first-person narrative, there are also whimsical ‘handwritten’ notes Ana takes in her journal as part of her assignment for her English language class. Her musings about being transplanted to a new country and reuniting with her father, who came to America three years before she and her mom could join him, give a wonderfully nuanced perspective.” —Emily Autenrieth, A Seat at the Table Books, Elk Grove, CA

For Ages 9 to 12 A Place to Hang the Moon, by Kate Albus (Margaret Ferguson Books, $17.99) “This is a heart-warmer! Three orphaned children, determined to stay together, are sent out of London to the safety of the country during the Blitz. All is not happy, but the library is a refuge. Love for reading and for family combine to make this one of the most satisfying books I have read in a long time. It stands right up with the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, and it is perfect for middle-grade readers.” —Carol Moyer, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC

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

2. When You Trap a TigerTae Keller, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99

3. Ground ZeroAlan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99

4. Amari and the Night BrothersB.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

5. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99

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

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

8. A Wolf Called WanderRosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99

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

10. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99

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

12. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99

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

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

15. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99

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Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 02.17.21

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

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S SERIES

= Debut

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

For Ages 4 to 8 Wolfboy, by Andy Harkness (Bloomsbury Children’s Books, $17.99) “Wolfboy is an edge-of-your-seat suspense story fueled by the all-too-common feelings associated with being hungry. It is a fantastically fun read-aloud with incredible images. The detail of color, texture, and light in the clay sculptures make for amazing spreads. Best enjoyed right after snack time!” —Meghan Hayden, River Bend Bookshop, Glastonbury, CT

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

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

3. Milo Imagines the WorldMatt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), G.P. Putnam's Sons (BYR), $18.99

4. Ambitious GirlMeena Harris, Marissa Valdez (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99

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

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

7. Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect ValentineJonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.99

8. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $8.99

9. Champ and Major: First DogsJoy McCullough, Sheyda Abvabi Best (Illus.), Dial Books, $17.99

10. Loveblock Christopher Franceschelli, Peskimo (Illus.), Abrams Appleseed, $16.99

11. Llama Llama I Love You Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $5.99

12. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99

13. Love from the Crayons Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $9.99

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

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

1. Wings of FireTui T. Sutherland, Scholastic

2. Dog Man (hardcover)Dav Pilkey, Graphix

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

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

5. The Bad GuysAaron Blabey, Scholastic

6. Baby-Sitters Club GraphixAnn M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier, Graphix

7. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)Kirsten Anderson, et al., Penguin Workshop

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

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

10. I Survived (paperback)Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic

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1. The Four WindsKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99

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

3. The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig, Viking, $26

4. The Paris LibraryJanet Skeslien Charles, Atria Books, $28

5. HamnetMaggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95

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

7. Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman, Atria, $28

8. The SanatoriumSarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27

9. My Year AbroadChang-rae Lee, Riverhead Books, $28

10. We Run the TidesVendela Vida, Ecco, $26.99

11. The Guest ListLucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99

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

13. Transcendent KingdomYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95

14. The SearcherTana French, Viking, $27

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

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 02.17.21

= Debut

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

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

3. Deacon King KongJames McBride, Riverhead Books, $17

4. CirceMadeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99

5. Shuggie BainDouglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17

6. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95

7. Interior ChinatownCharles Yu, Vintage, $16

8. Home BodyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

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

10. Bridgerton: The Duke and IJulia Quinn, Avon, $16.99

11. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin, $20

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

13. Kink: StoriesR.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell (Eds.), S&S, $17

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

15. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 02.17.21

= Debut

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

Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

2. CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32

3. Four Hundred SoulsIbram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, $32

4. Keep SharpSanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28

5. A Promised LandBarack Obama, Crown, $45

6. Think AgainAdam Grant, Viking, $28

7. A Swim in a Pond in the RainGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28

8. UntamedGlennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28

9. Let Me Tell You What I MeanJoan Didion, Knopf, $23

10. WinteringKatherine May, Riverhead Books, $24

11. GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey, Crown, $30

12. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

Elizabeth Kolbert, Crown, $28

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

14. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $28

15. Just as I AmCicely Tyson, Harper, $28.99

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

2. The BodyBill Bryson, Anchor Books, $17

3. The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $18.95

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

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

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

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

8. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16

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

10. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99

11. My Grandmother’s HandsResmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95

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

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

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

15. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95