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 9/10/2017 or download a Word doc with ISBNs.
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For the week ending September 10, 2017
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Glass Houses Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066190 2. A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28, 9780735225114 3. Sulfur Springs William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26, 9781501147340 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197 5. Y Is for Yesterday Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $29, 9780399163852 6. The Western Star Craig Johnson, Viking, $28, 9780525426950 7. The Golden House Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.99, 9780399592805 8. My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27, 9780735211179 9. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26, 9781501126062 10. Young Jane Young Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $26.95, 9781616205041 11. The Burning Girl Claire Messud, Norton, $25.95, 9780393635027 12. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26, 9780425284681 13. Dinner at the Center of the Earth Nathan Englander, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732738 14. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385543026 15. Enemy of the State Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99, 9781476783512 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546 2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28, 9781455540419 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394 4. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246 5. Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30, 9781400067213 6. Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of "Yes, And" at Work and Life David Ahearn, et al., Wiley, $23, 9781119428565 7. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174 8. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28, 9780316270755 9. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25, 9780812993547 10. Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27, 9781439195451 11. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484 12. Autumn Karl Ove Knausgaard, Penguin Press, $27, 9780399563300 13. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26, 9780399185045 14. Guinness World Records 2018 Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781910561720 15. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17, 9781101883082 2. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250080400 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219 4. The Trespasser Tana French, Penguin, $17, 9780143110385 5. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256 6. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 7. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16, 9781101969991 8. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218 9. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062491831 10. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781476738024 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501132957 12. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16, 9781101971062 13. Still Life Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99, 9780312541538 14. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781501115073 15. Best American Poetry 2017 David Lehman, Natasha Trethewey (Eds.), Scribner, $18.99, 9781501127755 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16, 9781250076229 2. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17, 9781501171581 3. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17, 9780553447453 4. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99, 9780804190114 5. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life John le Carré, Penguin, $17, 9780735220782 6. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 7. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471 8. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Minnesota Historical Society Press, $18.95, 9781681340029 9. Strong Is the New Pretty Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95, 9780761189138 10. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761 11. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438 12. The Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393354256 13. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16, 9781101873724 14. A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light Eleanor Brown (Ed.), Putnam, $16, 9780399574474 15. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018 Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571987358 MASS MARKET 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 2. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 4. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 5. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429 6. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568 7. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781101967683 8. Turbo Twenty-Three Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345543011 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488 10. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The Mermaid Jan Brett, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399170720 2. Creepy Pair of Underwear! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster (BYR), $17.99, 9781442402980 3. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9781524741723 4. Little i Michael Hall, Greenwillow, $17.99, 9780062383006 5. A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99, 9781609805395 6. In the Middle of Fall Kevin Henkes, Laura Dronzek (Illus.), Greenwillow, $17.99, 9780062573117 7. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 8. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037 9. Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484730881 10. Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer, Nathaniel Davauer (Illus.), University of Minnesota Press, $9.95, 9780816697038 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062498533 2. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020 3. All's Faire in Middle School Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780525429999 4. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 5. All American Boys Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely, Atheneum, $9.99, 9781481463348 6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676 7. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541 8. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622 9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316013697 10. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935210 2. The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763688264 3. Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 9781449462307 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Harry Potter) Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $12.99, 9781338132311 5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015) J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545790352 6. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $5.99, 9780679824114 7. Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99, 9780763645045 8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427 9. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316201568 10. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423146773 |
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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