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The Midwest Indie Bestseller List demonstrates regional handselling expertise
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.
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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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.
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Booksellers, we ask you to please report your weekly sales!
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For the week ending 3/29/2020
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671189 2. The Glass Hotel Emily St.John Mandel, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521143 3. The Mirror & the Light Hilary Mantel, Holt, $30, 9780805096606 4. The City We Became N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28, 9780316509848 5. Writers & Lovers Lily King, Grove Press, $27, 9780802148537 6. American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764 7. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26, 9780525541905 8. My Dark Vanessa Kate Elizabeth Russell, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062941503 9. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 10. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023 11. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 12. Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463 13. We Ride Upon Sticks Quan Barry, Pantheon, $26.95, 9781524748098 14. The Lager Queen of Minnesota J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9780399563058 15. The Red Lotus Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385544801 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258 2. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713 3. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 4. The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302 5. Recollections of My Nonexistence Rebecca Solnit, Viking, $26, 9780593083338 6. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Mikki Kendall, Viking, $26, 9780525560548 7. Nothing Fancy Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.5, 9780451497017 8. Know My Name Chanel Miller, Viking, $28, 9780735223707 9. Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country Sierra Crane Murdoch, Random House, $28, 9780399589157 10. Until the End of Time Brian Greene, Knopf, $30, 9781524731670 11. The Book of Delights Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95, 9781616207922 12. Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America R.Eric Thomas, Ballantine Books, $26, 9780525621034 13. The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s Andy Greene, Dutton, $28, 9781524744977 14. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story Bess Kalb, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525654711 15. Save Yourself Cameron Esposito, Grand Central, $27, 9781455591435 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780143135166 2. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $18, 9780312429980 3. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17, 9781984822185 4. Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel, Picador, $18, 9781250024176 5. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439 7. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9781524798642 8. Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182 9. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 10. The Island of Sea Women Lisa See, Scribner, $18, 9781501154867 11. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448 12. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527 13. The Hunting Party Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868916 14. The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu, Tor, $16.99, 9780765382030 15. Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 2. Midnight in Chernobyl Adam Higginbotham, S&S, $19, 9781501134630 3. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286 4. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525563488 5. The Story of More Hope Jahren, Vintage, $15, 9780525563389 6. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 7. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18, 9780735225312 8. Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis Greta Thunberg, et al., Penguin, $17, 9780143133575 9. Through No Fault of My Own: A Girl's Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age Coco Irvine, University of Minnesota Press, $12.95, 9780816673063 10. The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, Vintage, $16, 9781400078431 11. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 12. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987 13. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 14. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 15. Solitary Albert Woodfox, Grove Press, $18, 9780802148308 MASS MARKET 1. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125 2. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 4. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 5. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 6. Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $7.99, 9781612680194 7. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699 8. Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874 9. The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029186 10. The Shining Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Be You! Peter H. Reynolds, Orchard Books, $17.99, 9781338572315 2. The Nest That Wren Built Randi Sonenshine, Anne Hunter (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536201536 3. The Box Turtle Vanessa Roeder, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735230507 4. Snail Crossing Corey R. Tabor, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062878007 5. Pete the Cat: Five Little Bunnies James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $9.99, 9780062868299 6. In a Jar Deborah Marcero, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780525514596 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 8. Grumpy Monkey Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593123997 9. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.99, 9780399167898 10. Little Excavator Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781101999202 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 2. City Spies James Ponti, Aladdin, $17.99, 9781534414914 3. The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780060530945 4. Chain of Gold Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99, 9781481431873 5. The Shadow Hero Gene Luen Yang, Sonny Liew (Illus.), First Second, $17.99, 9781596436978 6. Karen's Witch Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 9781338315196 7. Looking for Alaska John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069 8. The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318 9. Prairie Lotus Linda Sue Park, Clarion Books, $16.99, 9781328781505 10. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Tyrannosaurus Wrecks (FunJungle) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534443754 2. Dog Man: Fetch-22 Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338323214 3. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2) Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.99, 9781250170996 4. We Are in an ART-ivity Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $14.99, 9781484798164 5. The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763690892 6. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2) Jessica Townsend, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316508926 7. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545425117 8. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $16.99, 9781484799673 9. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972 10. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947 |
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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