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. |
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For the week ending 10/6/2019
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 2. The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781 3. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27, 9781476749297 4. Ninth House Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072 5. The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597 6. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 7. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488 8. Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780525535270 9. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789 10. Bloody Genius John Sandford, Putnam, $29, 9780525536611 11. Grand Union: Stories Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27, 9780525558996 12. A Better Man Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213 13. The Lager Queen of Minnesota J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9780399563058 14. The Institute Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982110567 15. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525541332 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474 2. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526 3. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 4. The Book of Gutsy Women Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35, 9781501178412 5. Erosion: Essays of Undoing Terry Tempest Williams, Sarah Crichton Books, $27, 9780374280062 6. Year of the Monkey Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682 7. Know My Name: A Memoir Chanel Miller, Viking, $28, 9780735223707 8. Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $24.95, 9781611805659 9. Deep State: Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law James B. Stewart, Penguin Press, $30, 9780525559108 10. Trick Mirror Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27, 9780525510543 11. How To Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780525537090 12. Movies (And Other Things) Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illus.), Twelve, $25, 9781538730195 13. Letters from an Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311 14. Horror Stories: A Memoir Liz Phair, Random House, $28, 9780525511984 15. Face It: A Memoir Debbie Harry, Dey Street Books, $32.50, 9780060749583 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17, 9780802147127 2. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 3. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439 5. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 6. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780525534204 7. Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger, Atria, $16, 9781451645859 8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 9. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598 10. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20, 9780316055444 11. The Shadows We Hide Allen Eskens, Mulholland Books, $16.99, 9780316509756 12. My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201 13. The Best American Short Stories 2019 Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246 14. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704 15. A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17, 9780345545008 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99, 9780804190114 2. Leadership: In Turbulent Times Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18, 9781476795935 3. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 5. The Best American Essays 2019 Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801 6. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110 7. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415 8. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198 9. I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062319791 10. The Best American Food Writing 2019 Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255 11. The Spy and the Traitor Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18, 9781101904213 12. The Radium Girls Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $17.99, 9781492650959 13. These Truths: A History of the United States Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424 14. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807057834 15. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037 MASS MARKET 1. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 2. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310 3. Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874 4. Winter Solstice Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316435475 5. Tropical Blues Sherryl Woods, Mira, $7.99, 9780778330288 6. The Perfect Couple Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316375238 7. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States Bantam, $3.99, 9780553214826 8. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 9. The Rumor Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316375139 10. Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The Scarecrow Beth Ferry, The Fan Brothers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062475763 2. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122 3. Bruce's Big Storm Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368026222 4. The Tale of the Tiger Slippers Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170744 5. Home in The Woods Eliza Wheeler, Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99, 9780399162909 6. Stretchy McHandsome Judy Schachner, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780803741218 7. This Is Baby Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordonez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250245601 8. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459 9. Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780544772533 10. I Want a Dog Jon Agee, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780525555469 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 2. A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479 3. Best Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469 4. The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318 5. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275 6. Beverly, Right Here Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694647 7. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 8. The Marrow Thieves Cherie Dimaline, DCB, $14.99, 9781770864863 9. Stargazing Jen Wang, First Second, $12.99, 9781250183880 10. Dog Man Guide to Creating Comics in 3-D Kate Howard, Dav Pilkey (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99, 9781338568844 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99, 9780545791427 2. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780553510669 3. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590 4. Wayward Son (Simon Snow Series, #2) Rainbow Rowell, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250146076 5. Dog Man and Cat Kid Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180 6. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608 7. The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, Book Four) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781484746448 8. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935210 9. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203 10. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173 |
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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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