The Midwest Indie Bestseller List demonstrates regional handselling expertise
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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. |
Download our full-color printable Midwest Indie bestseller list for the week ending 8/13/2017 or download a Word doc with ISBNs.
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For the week ending August 13, 2017
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197 2. The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.99, 9781501156007 3. The Late Show Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28, 9780316225984 4. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364 5. Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $28, 9780735211209 6. Mrs. Fletcher Tom Perrotta, Scribner, $26, 9781501144028 7. Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062645227 8. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385543026 9. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9780735220683 10. Meddling Kids Edgar Cantero, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385541992 11. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733155 12. Saints for All Occasions J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307959577 13. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26.99, 9781501160769 14. Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812989403 15. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26, 9780425284681 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28, 9781455540419 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394 3. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546 4. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246 5. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28, 9780316270755 6. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28, 9780316154727 7. The Lost Art of Closing Anthony Iannarino, Portfolio, $27, 9780735211698 8. Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Robert Wright, S&S, $27, 9781439195451 9. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484 10. Devil's Bargain Joshua Green, Penguin Press, $27, 9780735225022 11. Hunger Roxane Gay, Harper, $25.99, 9780062362599 12. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174 13. The American Spirit David McCullough, S&S, $25, 9781501174216 14. Option B Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $25.95, 9781524732684 15. Hue 1968 Mark Bowden, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30, 9780802127006 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256 2. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781476738024 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219 4. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17, 9781101883082 5. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218 6. The Trespasser Tana French, Penguin, $17, 9780143110385 7. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501132957 8. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16, 9781101971062 9. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250080400 10. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16, 9781101969991 11. The Nix Nathan Hill, Vintage, $17, 9781101970348 12. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781501115073 13. The Circle Dave Eggers, Vintage, $16, 9780345807298 14. Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue, Random House, $17, 9780525509714 15. The Last Days of Night Graham Moore, Random House, $17, 9780812988925 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17, 9781501171581 2. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16, 9781101873724 3. No Is Not Enough Naomi Klein, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781608468904 4. White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17, 9780143129677 5. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17, 9780553447453 6. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101912195 7. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Al Gore, Rodale, $25.99, 9781635651089 8. At the Existentialist Café Sarah Bakewell, Other Press, $17.95, 9781590518892 9. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Minnesota Historical Society Press, $18.95, 9781681340029 10. Strong Is the New Pretty Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95, 9780761189138 11. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812984965 12. Total Eclipse of the Sun: Coast to Coast USA Pam Hine, Mascot Books, $9.95, 9781631779329 13. The Hour of Land Terry Tempest Williams, Picador USA, $18, 9781250132147 14. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17, 9780399563126 15. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062363602 MASS MARKET 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 2. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 4. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719 5. The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919 6. It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99, 9780451465641 7. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501120602 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488 9. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 10. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9781524741723 2. A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99, 9781609805395 3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 4. Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer, Nathaniel Davauer (Illus.), University of Minnesota Press, $9.95, 9780816697038 5. Baby Animals Stephan Lomp (Illus.), Workman, $5.95, 9780761193081 6. Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $15.99, 9781484767467 7. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801 8. Where Is the Green Sheep? Mem Fox, Judy Horacek, Harcourt, $6.99, 9780152067045 9. Life Cynthia Rylant, Brendan Wenzel (Illus.), Beach Lane Books, $17.99, 9781481451628 10. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541 2. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622 3. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020 4. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99, 9781524769604 5. Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676 7. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99, 9780147510488 8. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062498533 9. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 10. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608 2. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203 3. The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316355896 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427 5. The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423141990 6. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, $10.99, 9781619635180 7. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $12.99, 9781338216660 8. Darkness of Dragons (Wings of Fire, Book 10) Tui Sutherland, Scholastic, $16.99, 9780545685474 9. Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423114116 10. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316201568 |
Booksellers, we ask you to please...
Report your sales 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. 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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