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 8/12/2018 or download a Word doc with ISBNs.
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For the week ending 8/12/2018
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Clock Dance Anne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521228 2. There There Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375 3. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197 4. The Incendiaries R.O. Kwon, Riverhead, $26, 9780735213890 5. Tailspin Sandra Brown, Grand Central, $27, 9781455572168 6. Circe Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347 7. An American Marriage Tayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95, 9781616208776 8. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522 9. The President Is Missing Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Little Brown, $30, 9780316412698 10. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26, 9780735213180 11. The Other Woman Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834829 12. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26, 9780316547611 13. Warlight Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521198 14. The Cabin at the End of the World Paul Tremblay, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062679109 15. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27, 9780735224292 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Calypso David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28, 9780316392389 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394 3. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 4. The Soul of America Jon Meacham, Random House, $30, 9780399589812 5. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28, 9781594204227 6. The Fall of Wisconsin Dan Kaufman, Norton, $26.95, 9780393635201 7. Girl, Wash Your Face Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655 8. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174 9. Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage Jason Kander, Twelve, $28, 9781538747599 10. You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir Parker Posey, Blue Rider Press, $28, 9780735218192 11. Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real Aboutthe Worst President Ever Rick Wilson, Free Press, $27, 9781982103125 12. Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to thePresidency Dan Abrams, David Fisher, Hanover Square Press, $26.99, 9781335424693 13. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28, 9781455540419 14. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25, 9780812993547 15. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Less Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132 2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690 3. Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761 4. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501132957 5. Hope Never Dies Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399 6. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219 7. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17, 9781476716749 8. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920 9. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781476738024 10. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $17, 9780812985405 11. The Alice Network Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062654199 12. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356182 13. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17, 9781501126079 14. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See, Scribner, $16.99, 9781501154836 15. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16, 9781101969991 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 2. Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226 3. My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254 4. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder Caroline Fraser, Picador USA, $22, 9781250182487 5. The Radium Girls Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $17.99, 9781492650959 6. Hunger Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062420718 7. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17, 9780553447453 8. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695 9. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95, 9780393355550 10. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110 11. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 12. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99, 9780062300553 13. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16, 9781250076229 14. Theft by Finding David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316154734 15. Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's StealthPlan for America Nancy MacLean, Penguin, $18, 9781101980972 MASS MARKET 1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 2. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719 3. Origin Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9780525563709 4. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699 5. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 6. The Midnight Line Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593505 7. Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780525575757 8. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333 9. Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702 10. The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9780765350381 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 3. All Are Welcome Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780525579649 4. Everywhere Babies Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Red Wagon, $6.95, 9780152053154 5. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037 6. Llama Llama Loves to Read Anna Dewdney, Reed Duncan, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780670013975 7. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926 8. Baby Animals Stephan Lomp, Workman, $5.95, 9780761193081 9. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698 10. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498533 2. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99, 9781250153272 3. Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972 4. Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 5. Be Prepared Vera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99, 9781626724457 6. The Prince and the Dressmaker Jen Wang, First Second, $16.99, 9781626723634 7. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622 8. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676 9. Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525555360 10. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $14.99, 9780062278227 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Ghost (Track, Book 1) Jason Reynolds, Atheneum, $7.99, 9781481450164 2. Dog Man and Cat Kid Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180 3. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608 4. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203 5. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $10.99, 9781250076960 6. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947 7. The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316382045 8. We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423133087 9. Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $12.99, 9780062387240 10. Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $10.99, 9780062310644 |
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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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