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 1/19/2020
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26, 9780525541905 2. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 3. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 4. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488 5. Dear Edward Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27, 9781984854780 6. Cleanness Garth Greenwell, FSG, $26, 9780374124588 7. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023 8. The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213 9. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27, 9781476749297 10. Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812996548 11. Lady Clementine Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99, 9781492666905 12. The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070 13. Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463 14. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789 15. The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Blue Zones Kitchen Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30, 9781426220135 2. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526 3. The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Alex Messenger, Blackstone Publishing, $25.99, 9781982583330 4. The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302 5. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504 6. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525655084 7. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99, 9781612197494 8. Boys & Sex Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $28.99, 9780062666970 9. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27, 9780525509288 10. Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves Rick Wilson, Crown Forum, $28, 9780593137581 11. Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30, 9780316486637 12. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138 13. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99, 9781501197628 14. Successful Aging Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $30, 9781524744182 15. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 2. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315 3. There There Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439 5. Little Women (Vintage Classics) Louisa May Alcott, Vintage, $10, 9781984898852 6. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423 7. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704 8. The Lost Man Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250105707 9. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 10. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17, 9780802147127 11. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690 12. Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738 13. The Other Einstein Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99, 9781492647584 14. The Last Romantics Tara Conklin, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062358219 15. Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17, 9780802156983 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 2. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17, 9780593133934 3. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 4. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415 5. The Healthy Deviant: A Rule Breaker's Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World Pilar Gerasimo, North Atlantic Books, $19.95, 9781623174255 6. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198 7. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country Pam Houston, Norton, $15.95, 9780393357660 8. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780399573194 9. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10, 9780143133568 10. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Zora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $16.99, 9780062748218 11. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 12. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 13. Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426 14. The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393357455 15. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations Toni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525562795 MASS MARKET 1. The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919 2. Little Women Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025 3. The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029186 4. The Call of the Wild and White Fang Jack London, Bantam Classics, $4.99, 9780553212334 5. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass, Signet, $4.95, 9780451529947 6. Mythology Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10, 9780446574754 7. The Drifter Nick Petrie, Putnam, $8.99, 9780735215207 8. Daughter of War Brad Taylor, Dutton, $9.99, 9781101984864 9. Don't Let Go Harlan Coben, Dutton, $9.99, 9781101984277 10. Suspect Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425278277 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 2. The Serious Goose Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752 3. Things That Go! Amy Pixton, Stephan Lomp (Illus.), Workman, $5.95, 9780761193623 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 5. Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781563054426 6. We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 7. Happy Heart Hannah Eliot, Susie Hammer (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781534432024 8. Love from the Crayons Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $9.99, 9781524792688 9. Corduroy Don Freeman, Viking Children's Books, $7.99, 9780451470799 10. Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, S&S, $5.99, 9780671449018 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 2. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 3. Little Women Louisa May Alcott, Puffin Books, $16, 9780147514011 4. One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 5. Smithsonian 10-Minute Science Experiments Steve Spangler, Media Lab Books, $14.99, 9781948174114 6. Best Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469 7. One of Us Is Next Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525707967 8. On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564 9. Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 10. Infinity Son Adam Silvera, HarperTeen, $18.99, 9780062457820 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Dog Man: Fetch-22 Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338323214 2. The Conference of the Birds (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #5) Ransom Riggs, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780735231504 3. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780553510669 4. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2) Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.99, 9781250170996 5. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883 6. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590 7. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780545349239 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419741999 9. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608 10. Wayward Son (Simon Snow Series, #2) Rainbow Rowell, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250146076 |
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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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