The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller List, as brought to you by 
IndieBound and MIBA, for the week ended Sunday, January 8, 2017. Based on reporting 
from the independent booksellers of the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association. 
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HARDCOVER FICTION 
1. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
2. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
3. Moonglow
Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99, 9780062225559
4. History of Wolves
Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25, 9780802125873
5. Swing Time
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27, 9781594203985
6. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062409201
7. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947135
8. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197
9. Difficult Women
Roxane Gay, Grove Press, $25, 9780802125392
10. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
11. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586
12. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
13. Victoria
Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9781250045461
14. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $18, 9781501160486
15. Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson, Amistad, $22.99, 9780062359988
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 
1. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546
2. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
3. The Book of Joy
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26, 9780399185045
4. Atlas Obscura
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35, 9780761169086
5. The Princess Diarist
Carrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $26, 9780399173592
6. Thank You for Being Late
Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28, 9780374273538
7. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25, 9780812993547
8. Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success
Angie Morgan, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780544716186
9. Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27, 9781250132925
10. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25, 9780812988406
11. The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95, 9780393254594
12. Strangers in Their Own Land
Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press, $27.95, 9781620972250
13. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
14. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50, 9781501141515
15. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 
1. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781476738024
2. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781501115073
3. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16, 9780802124944
4. The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $15, 9781101906118
5. The Sellout
Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16, 9781250083258
6. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
7. Kitchens of the Great Midwest
J. Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16, 9780143109419
8. My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16, 9780812979527
9. A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99, 9780765388117
10. In a Dark, Dark Wood
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501112331
11. The Secret Chord
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143109761
12. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $16, 9780307455925
13. The Little Paris Bookshop
Nina George, Broadway, $16, 9780553418798
14. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
15. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $16, 9781594634482
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062363602
2. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
3. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228
4. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20, 9780143034759
5. The Road to Character
David Brooks, Random House, $18, 9780812983418
6. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
7. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
8. Citizen
Claudia Rankine, Graywolf, $20, 9781555976903
9. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
10. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota
Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Minnesota Historical Society Press, $18.95, 9781681340029
11. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812984965
12. Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780380773381
13. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712
14. Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18, 9780143128915
15. The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555977351
 
MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
3. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062472106
4. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
5. It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99, 9780451465641
6. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
7. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
9. A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $9.99, 9780765388100
10. Iced Under
Barbara Ross, Kensington, $7.99, 9781496700391
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 
1. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking, $6.99, 9780670867332
2. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99, 9780547248288
3. Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's Dream
Ainsley Earhardt, Kathryn Cristaldi, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781481466226
4. A is for Activist
Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99, 9781609805395
5. Goodnight Loon
Abe Sauer, Nathaniel Davauer (Illus.), University of Minnesota Press, $9.95, 9780816697038
6. Mother Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484730881
7. Hotel Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484743621
8. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
9. Nobody Likes a Goblin
Ben Hatke, First Second, $17.99, 9781626720817
10. Tap the Magic Tree
Christie Matheson, Greenwillow, $7.99, 9780062274465
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST 
1. Rad Women Worldwide
Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99, 9780399578861
2. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
3. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $7.99, 9780061992278
4. Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson, Puffin, $10.99, 9780147515827
5. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676
6. Razzle Dazzle Unicorn
Dana Simpson, Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 9781449477912
7. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
8. The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99, 9780553496680
9. A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763692155
10. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020
 
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES TITLES
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9781419723445
2. Talons of Power (Wings of Fire, Book 9)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545685405
3. Dog Man Unleashed
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203
4. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423160922
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)
J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 9781338109061
6. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two
J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $29.99, 9781338099133
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition
J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545791328
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015)
J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545790352
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427
10. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883