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 11/10/2019
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213 2. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27, 9781476749297 3. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 4. Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812996548 5. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 6. The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781 7. The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184 8. Blue Moon Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593543 9. Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463 10. Agent Running in the Field John le Carré, Viking, $29, 9781984878878 11. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488 12. Find Me André Aciman, FSG, $27, 9780374155018 13. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023 14. Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780525535270 15. The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302 2. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.95, 9781682684788 3. Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30, 9780316486637 4. In the Dream House: A Memoir Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $26, 9781644450031 5. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 6. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062952394 7. Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474 8. The Beautiful Ones Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30, 9780399589652 9. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526 10. The Witches Are Coming Lindy West, Hachette Books, $27, 9780316449885 11. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615196258 12. Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms John Hodgman, Viking, $25, 9780525561101 13. The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central, $28, 9781538715284 14. Little Weirds Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $27, 9780316485340 15. Year of the Monkey Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17, 9780802147127 2. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 3. Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738 4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 5. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 6. There There Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140 7. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439 8. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533 9. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315 10. Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17, 9780812971835 11. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598 12. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 9780735215092 13. Evidence of V Sheila O'Connor, Rose Metal Press, $16.95, 9781941628195 14. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780525534204 15. Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17, 9780525435761 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 2. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 3. Making Comics Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.95, 9781770463691 4. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198 5. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155 6. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights Mikki Kendall, A. D'Amico (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $19.99, 9780399581793 7. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15, 9781984897695 8. Heartland Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $17, 9781501133107 9. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328519009 10. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 11. The Best American Essays 2019 Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801 12. Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17, 9780143130086 13. Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease, Cyndi Giorgis, Penguin, $20, 9780143133797 14. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415 15. My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education Jennine Capó Crucet, Picador, $17, 9781250299437 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 2. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 3. The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919 4. Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868 5. Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345326492 6. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 7. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429 8. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 9. The Collected Short Stories of Louis l'Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories Louis L'Amour, Bantam, $6.99, 9780553392265 10. Siddhartha Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $5.99, 9780553208849 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 3. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037 4. Sulwe Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534425361 5. Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum Dr. Seuss, Andrew Joyner (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399559129 6. Dinosnores Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136 7. The Snowy Day: 50th Anniversary Edition Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 8. Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781563054426 9. The Thankful Book Todd Parr, LB Kids, $7.99, 9780316337755 10. The Itsy Bitsy Spider Maddie Frost, Workman, $5.95, 9781523505098 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 2. Call Down the Hawk Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325 3. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275 4. The Wonders of Nature Ben Hoare, DK Children, $19.99, 9781465485366 5. Darius the Great Is Not Okay Adib Khorram, Penguin, $10.99, 9780525552970 6. A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479 7. Snow & Rose Emily Winfield Martin, Yearling, $9.99, 9780553538212 8. Stargazing Jen Wang, First Second, $12.99, 9781250183880 9. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 10. Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250043221 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $14.99, 9781419739033 2. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3) Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781481497060 3. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781419737046 4. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780553510669 5. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590 6. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) Shannon Messenger, Aladdin, $21.99, 9781534427334 7. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368045704 8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99, 9780545791427 9. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever Rachel Renée Russell, Aladdin, $13.99, 9781534427204 10. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883 |
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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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