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The Midwest Indie Bestseller List demonstrates regional handselling expertise
What books are selling in the Midwest? You've come to the right place. Our weekly Midwest Indie Bestseller List is a collection of the top-selling adult and children's titles for both hardcover and paperback releases. The list is an excellent reflection of the regional tastes and handselling expertise of bookstores and readers throughout our region.
We release the list via email to 1,500 members throughout the industry every Wednesday afternoon (sometimes Thursday morning) and also post it here. We thank the American Booksellers Association for their generous work of compiling the data from indie bookstores across the country every week.
We release the list via email to 1,500 members throughout the industry every Wednesday afternoon (sometimes Thursday morning) and also post it here. We thank the American Booksellers Association for their generous work of compiling the data from indie bookstores across the country every week.
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By reporting your weekly sales, you celebrate independent bookstores and prove that our sales channel is strong. Make your voice heard, bring attention to regional authors, stay relevant in the halls of publishers and the minds of authors, and create indie bookstore buzz in-store, in print, and online.
Use our printable, colorful bestseller list for store displays Each week, we create and distribute the beautiful bestseller list you see above. The more bookstores who use this list, the stronger our sales efforts will be.
Download the list as CSV files to create a Bookshop.org list on your store's Bookshop page. The list has been separated into ready-to-upload files.
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Booksellers, we ask you to please report your weekly sales!
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Week ending 8/2/20
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291 2. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 3. Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27, 9780525620785 4. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26, 9780525541905 5. The Order Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834843 6. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930 7. American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764 8. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 9. Peace Talks Jim Butcher, Ace, $28, 9780451464415 10. Axiom's End Lindsay Ellis, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250256737 11. Apeirogon Colum McCann, Random House, $28, 9781400069606 12. Deacon King Kong James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735216723 13. The Pull of the Stars Emma Donoghue, Little, Brown, $28, 9780316499019 14. The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671189 15. Redhead by the Side of the Road Anne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525658412 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Too Much and Never Enough Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28, 9781982141462 2. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27, 9780525509288 3. Begin Again Eddie S. Glaude, Crown, $27, 9780525575320 4. The Answer Is . . . Alex Trebek, S&S, $26, 9781982157999 5. Me and White Supremacy Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99, 9781728209807 6. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258 7. Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir Natasha Trethewey, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062248572 8. The Room Where It Happened John Bolton, S&S, $32.5, 9781982148034 9. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713 10. Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, Viking, $26, 9780525560548 11. Breath James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735213616 12. I'm Still Here Austin Channing Brown, Convergent Books, $25, 9781524760854 13. Twilight of Democracy Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $25, 9780385545808 14. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138 15. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17, 9781476749303 2. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 3. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 4. The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341 5. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17, 9781984822185 6. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780143135166 7. The Lager Queen of Minnesota J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $17, 9780399563065 8. A Better Man Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250066312 9. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527 10. The Island of Sea Women Lisa See, Scribner, $18, 9781501154867 11. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 12. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 13. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16, 9781101971062 14. Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182 15. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17, 9780802147127 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415 2. So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99, 9781580058827 3. Intimations: Six Essays Zadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95, 9780593297612 4. My Grandmother's Hands Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470 5. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932 6. Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987 7. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99, 9780804190114 8. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 9. The Color of Law Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536 10. The Fire Next Time James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726 11. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, One World, $18, 9780399588198 12. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum, Basic Books, $18.99, 9780465060689 13. The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888 14. March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illus.), Top Shelf Productions, $49.99, 9781603093958 15. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson, Bloomsbury USA, $17, 9781632864130 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 2. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688 3. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.99, 9780345806543 4. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 5. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 6. Camino Island John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781524797157 7. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 9. Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286 10. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110508 2. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice Marianne Celano, et al., Magination Press, $16.99, 9781433828546 3. All Are Welcome Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780525579649 4. A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $11.95, 9781609805395 5. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 6. Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness Anastasia Higginbotham, Dottir Press, $18.95, 9781948340007 7. Be You! Peter H. Reynolds, Orchard Books, $17.99, 9781338572315 8. Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274 9. Hair Love Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Kokila, $17.99, 9780525553366 10. You Matter Christian Robinson, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534421691 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 2. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 3. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 4. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194 5. This Book Is Anti-Racist Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illus.), Frances Lincoln Children's Books, $14.99, 9780711245211 6. Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763680862 7. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 8. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 9. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 10. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $27.99, 9781338635171 2. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, Book 1) Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781442472433 3. Act (A Click Graphic Novel) Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780358206354 4. Karen's Roller Skates (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix, #2) Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 9781338356144 5. Skyward (Book 1) Brandon Sanderson, Ember, $11.99, 9780399555800 6. The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable (The Bad Guys, #2) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912419 7. Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9781338236576 8. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423103349 9. The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316003957 10. The Bad Guys in The Furball Strikes Back (The Bad Guys, #3) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9781338087499 |
Bookseller Karin Kimble of Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, MN, says the following about the Heartland List:
“We have a section in the store where the top 15 fiction and nonfiction, hardcover, and trade paper titles from the Heartland Indie Bestseller List are featured as Notable books. In the trade paper section, both fiction and nonfiction especially, this generates terrific sales for us. Customers see that display as they enter the front door. It’s almost a daily task to refill those shelves. The Heartland list reflects the interests of our customers better than the New York Times or West Coast lists.” Sue Ostfield, former sales and marketing director at Milkweed Editions, commented on the value of bookseller sales reports from the perspective of a publisher.
“It’s incredibly gratifying to see sales pop on Bookscan following a successful event or a great review. Bookscan sales help build recognition for an author and for a publisher’s program. I highly recommend that MIBA booksellers participate in sales reporting, especially for a house like Milkweed Editions, when so many of our authors and favorite hand-selling bookstores are located in the Midwest.” Sales reporting stores
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