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 this week or download an excel spreadsheet with ISBNS.
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For the week ending 10/14/2018
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30, 9780525520047 2. The Witch Elm Tana French, Viking, $28, 9780735224629 3. Holy Ghost John Sandford, Putnam, $29, 9780735217324 4. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $27, 9780802128782 5. A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544988 6. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 7. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449 8. Lethal White Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $29, 9780316422734 9. Transcription Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 9780316176637 10. Desolation Mountain William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26, 9781501147463 11. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green, Dutton, $26, 9781524743444 12. Ambush James Patterson, James O. Born, Little Brown, $28, 9780316273985 13. The Clockmaker's Daughter Kate Morton, Atria, $28, 9781451649390 14. There There Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375 15. Warlight Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521198 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis, Norton, $26.95, 9781324002642 2. Fear: Trump in the White House Bob Woodward, S&S, $30, 9781501175510 3. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 4. Girl, Wash Your Face Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655 5. Leadership: In Turbulent Times Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30, 9781476795928 6. Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brené Brown, Random House, $28, 9780399592522 7. My Own Devices Dessa, Dutton, $26, 9781524742294 8. Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger Rebecca Traister, S&S, $27, 9781501181795 9. The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future ofAmerican Politics Dan Kaufman, Norton, $26.95, 9780393635201 10. Presidents of War Michael Beschloss, Crown, $35, 9780307409607 11. Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper Art Cullen, Viking, $28, 9780525558873 12. Calypso David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28, 9780316392389 13. The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman, University of Minnesota Press, $34.95, 9780816699797 14. Whiskey in a Teacup Reese Witherspoon, Touchstone, $35, 9781501166273 15. Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $26, 9781501133091 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 2. Less Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132 3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690 4. The Best American Short Stories 2018 Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9780544582941 5. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218 6. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920 7. Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761 8. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17, 9781476716749 9. Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger, Atria, $16, 9781451645859 10. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143121169 11. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256 12. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 13. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501160776 14. In the Midst of Winter Isabel Allende, Atria, $17, 9781501178146 15. Hope Never Dies Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 2. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812984965 3. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95, 9780393355550 4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 5. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.99, 9780380773381 6. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99, 9780062300553 7. My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254 8. Prairie Fires Caroline Fraser, Picador, $22, 9781250182487 9. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $22, 9781501139161 10. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110 11. From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Caitlin Doughty, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356281 12. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17, 9780553447453 13. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415 14. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761 15. Beautiful Boy David Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328974716 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719 2. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333 3. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983 4. The Shining Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657 5. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 6. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 7. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 9. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964 10. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave Frederick Douglass, Dell, $6.99, 9780440222286 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic Paperbacks, $7.99, 9780545261241 2. Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780544772533 3. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142501122 4. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037 5. Hello, Farm! Maddie Frost, Workman Publishing, $5.95, 9781523504671 6. Five Silly Ghosts Hilli Kushnir, HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99, 9781328866592 7. In the Middle of Fall Kevin Henkes, Laura Dronzek (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $8.99, 9780062747266 8. A Parade of Elephants Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780062668271 9. Dreamers Yuyi Morales, Neal Porter Books, $18.99, 9780823440559 10. Santa Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484782903 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Bridge of Clay Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26, 9781984830159 2. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 3. Louisiana's Way Home Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694630 4. Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525555360 5. What If It's Us Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, HarperTeen, $18.99, 9780062795250 6. Winnie's Great War Lindsay Mattick, Josh Greenhut, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316447126 7. Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763680862 8. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1 Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Amulet Books, $12.99, 9781419733604 9. Dear Evan Hansen Val Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 9780316420235 10. The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid Dylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95, 9781523503544 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173 2. A Map of Days (The Fourth Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) Ransom Riggs, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780735232143 3. Supernova (Amulet, #8) Kazu Kibuishi, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545828604 4. Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763695675 5. Spy School Goes South Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781481477857 6. Judy Moody Was in a Mood Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99, 9781536200713 7. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $5.99, 9780679824114 8. Wildcard (Warcross, Book 2) Marie Lu, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399547997 9. Muse of Nightmares (Strange the Dreamer, Book 2) Laini Taylor, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316341714 10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $11.99, 9781594749025 |
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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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