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Other Indie FavoritesQuicksand: A Novel, by Steve Toltz (Simon & Schuster, $26)“A dark comedy that ups the ante on both the ‘dark’ and the ‘comedy,’ pulling laughs from some of the worst situations that can be imagined, Quicksand is also an incredible distillation of the absurdity that makes up life in the 21st century. All too frequently, authors who take on so vast a topic struggle to say anything of real meaning, but Toltz drops simultaneously profound and hilarious observations as if they were one-liners and hardly pauses to let them sink in before moving on to the next. With characters both vibrant and tragic, and the story both an encapsulation and a dazzling parody of our modern lives, Quicksand is a book not to be missed.” —Christopher Phipps, DIESEL: A Bookstore, Oakland, CA

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Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel, by Patrick deWitt (Ecco, $26.99) “With dry and witty dialogue worthy of a Monty Python movie, this wonderful novel takes some getting used to, but once you fall into this world you will not want to come back out. A remote castle, a crazy baron, an incredibly incompetent cook, and a lovely village girl—what else could the young narrator Lucien, known as Lucy, need for a good story? Of course, the fact that he’s a compulsive liar makes things more interesting, too. DeWitt, the author of The Sisters Brothers, once again crafts an unusual and wholly entertaining story that is sure to surprise and delight his growing legion of fans.” —Dana Schulz, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI

1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 2. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 3. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 4. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25 5. Killing Reagan Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Henry Holt, $30 6. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron Books, $26.99 7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 8. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30 9. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 10. My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life Ruth Reichl, Random House, $35 11. The Art of Memoir Mary Karr, Harper, $24.99

12. Rising Strong Brene Brown, Spiegel & Grau, $27

13. Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads PaulTheroux,EamonDolan/HoughtonMifflin Harcourt, $29.95

14. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28

15. Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few Robert B. Reich, Knopf, $26.95

19. The Invention of Nature Andrea Wulf, Knopf, $30

1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

2. The Girl in the Spider’s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95

3. Purity Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28

4. Make Me Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99

5. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99

6. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95

7. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95

8. After You Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.95

9. The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $26.95

10. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28

11. X Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $28.95

12. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28

13. The Murder House James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $28

14. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

15. Did You Ever Have a Family Bill Clegg, Gallery/Scout Press, $26

16. The Aeronaut’s Windlass Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 2. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 3. The Escape David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99 4. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 5. The Cinderella Murder Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $7.99 6. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 7. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99 8. Hope to Die James Patterson, Vision, $9.99 9. The Eye of Heaven Clive Cussler, Russell Blake, Berkley Books, $9.99 10. Flesh and Blood Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $9.99

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MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteMe, My Hair, and I: Twenty-Seven Women Untangle an Obsession, Elizabeth Benedict, Ed. (Algonquin Books, $16.95) “Twenty-seven authors share stories about hair and all its meanings in this revelatory collection. Hair can represent class, race, a period in history, health, neuroses, and more. What a wonderful way to ponder our life histories and traumas and still keep a sense of humor as we are invited to remember what hairstyles we were wearing at key times in our lives. Through the focus on hair, this book leads us to consider our stories in both a fun and oddly serious way.” —Rona Brinlee, The BookMark, Neptune Beach, FL

1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15

2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16

4. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16

5. The Paying Guests Sarah Waters, Riverhead, $17

6. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95

7. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16

8. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Bantam, $16

9. Memory Man David Baldacci, Grand Central, $15.99

10. The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95

11. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20

12. The Story of the Lost Child Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18

13. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95

14. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

15. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 2. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95 3. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99 4. The Organized Mind Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $17 5. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 6. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18 7. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16 8. Black Mass Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99 9. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 10. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99 11. One Nation Ben Carson, Sentinel, $15 12. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16

13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99

14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory Caitlin Doughty, Norton, $15.95

15. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16

17. Food: A Love Story JimGaffigan,ThreeRiversPress,$15

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1. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $10.99

2. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Holt, $18.99

3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15

4. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Leslye Walton, Candlewick Press, $8.99

5. The Sleeper and the Spindle Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell (Illus.), Harper, $19.99

6. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99

7. Nightfall Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99

8. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99

9. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Delacorte Press, $18.99

10. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95

11. Symphony for the City of the Dead M.T. Anderson, Candlewick, $25.99

12. An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99

13. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99

14. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99

15. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99

Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 10.08.15

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT

1. The Marvels Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $32.99

2. Crenshaw Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99

3. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99

4. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99

5. It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! Chelsea Clinton, Philomel, $18.99

6. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

7. The Isle of the Lost Melissa de la Cruz, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99

8. The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin, Little Brown, $17

9. The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) Daniel James Brown, Viking, $17.99

10. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99

11. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

12. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95

13. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

14. Minecraft: Construction Handbook Matthew Needler, Phil Southam, Scholastic, $8.99

15. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99

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Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers One, by Sarah Crossan (Greenwillow Books, $17.99) “Grace and Tippi are sisters who share everything—their room, their clothes, and their bodies. Meet the 16-year-old conjoined twins who have never wanted to undergo the risky surgery that would separate them until they are forced to do so afteraflukevirus.Crossanwriteswithexquisitegraceandmakesreaders question everything they thought they knew about identity, sisterhood, and true love and understanding. Readers will ache to hug Tippi and Grace as they confront the most important decision of their lives.” —Grace Firari, The Velveteen Rabbit Bookshop, Fort Atkinson, WI

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Another Indie Favorite for Ages 9 to 12 The Seventh Most Important Thing, by Shelley Pearsall (Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99) “Life can’t get much worse for Arthur T. Owens. His dad is dead, and he has been arrested for heaving a brick at a junk collector he sees wearing his dad’s favorite hat. Now the judge sentences him to 120 hours of assisting the junk collector. There are important lessons to be learned and some wonderful surprises in this book. Arthur learns them with grace and good humor under the skilled pen of Pearsall, in a story inspired by the life of folk artist James Hampton.” —Julie Wilson, The Bookworm of Omaha, Omaha, NE

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Children’s Indie Bestsellers

Week of 10.08.15

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

1. The Day the Crayons Came Home Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99 2. Spooky Pookie Sandra Boynton, Robin Corey Books, $5.99 3. Room on the Broom JuliaDonaldson,AxelScheffler(Illus.),Puffin,$6.99 4. What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99 5. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 6. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 7. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins James Dean, Harper, $9.99 8. Waiting Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $17.99 9. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton MifflinHarcourt,$6.99 10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 11. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99 12. Zen Socks Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99 13. Seven Orange Pumpkins Stephen Savage, Dial, $6.99 14. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99 15. Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99

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1. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk

2. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

3. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte

4. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion

5. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover)

7. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

8. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown

9. I Survived Series Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic

10. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

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Another Illustrated Indie Favorite Max the Brave, by Ed Vere (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $16.99) “Simple illustrations and bold colors make this a fun book to look at, and a rhythmic story and the hilarious antics of Max the kitten make it fun to read. Brave Max is eager to catch a mouse. The hitch is that he’s not sure what a mouse looks like. Enter a series of helpful animals, a mouse with a keen sense of self-preservation, and an allergic monster, and antics ensue. I hope there are more books starring Max to come!” —Sarah Rose, Big Blue Marble Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15

2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16

4. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16

5. The Paying Guests Sarah Waters, Riverhead, $17

6. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95

7. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16

8. Gray Mountain John Grisham, Bantam, $16

9. Memory Man David Baldacci, Grand Central, $15.99

10. The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95

11. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20

12. The Story of the Lost Child Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18

13. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95

14. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

15. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 10.08.15

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1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

2. The Girl in the Spider’s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95

3. Purity Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28

4. Make Me Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99

5. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99

6. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95

7. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95

8. After You Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.95

9. The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $26.95

10. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28

11. X Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $28.95

12. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28

13. The Murder House James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $28

14. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

15. Did You Ever Have a Family Bill Clegg, Gallery/Scout Press, $26

16. The Aeronaut’s Windlass Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95

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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 10.08.15

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1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 2. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 3. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 4. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25 5. Killing Reagan Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Henry Holt, $30 6. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron Books, $26.99 7. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 8. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30 9. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95 10. My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life Ruth Reichl, Random House, $35 11. The Art of Memoir Mary Karr, Harper, $24.99

12. Rising Strong Brene Brown, Spiegel & Grau, $27

13. Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads PaulTheroux,EamonDolan/HoughtonMifflin Harcourt, $29.95

14. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28

15. Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few Robert B. Reich, Knopf, $26.95

19. The Invention of Nature Andrea Wulf, Knopf, $30

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1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17

2. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95

3. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99

4. The Organized Mind Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $17

5. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16

6. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18

7. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16

8. Black Mass Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill, PublicAffairs, $15.99

9. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16

10. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $16.99

11. One Nation Ben Carson, Sentinel, $15

12. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16

13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99

14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory Caitlin Doughty, Norton, $15.95

15. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16

17. Food: A Love Story JimGaffigan,ThreeRiversPress,$15

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