2016 Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Fiction  
1. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781476738024
 
2. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16.00, 9780735212152
 
3. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143109464
 
4. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609450786
 
5. The Little Paris Bookshop
Nina George, Broadway, $16.00, 9780553418798
 
6. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124944
 
7. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501115073
 
8. Brooklyn
Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15.00, 9781501106477
 
9. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172707
 
10. In a Dark, Dark Wood
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501112331
 
11. The Revenant
Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16.00, 9781250101198
 
12. The Story of a New Name
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609451349
 
13. Euphoria
Lily King, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802123701
 
14. The Girl in the Spider's Web
David Lagercrantz, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9781101872000
 
15. The Good Girl
Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95, 9780778317760
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Nonfiction  
1. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471
 
2. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
 
3. H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124739
 
4. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Broadway, $17.00, 9780307408877
 
5. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
 
6. The Wright Brothers
David McCullough, S&S, $17.00, 9781476728759
 
7. Barbarian Days
William Finnegan, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109396
 
8. The Mindfulness Coloring Book
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615192823
 
9. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965
 
10. Harry Potter Coloring Book
Scholastic, $15.99, 9781338029994
 
11. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109259
 
12. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393353150
 
13. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
 
14. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business Review, et al., Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
 
15. Lost Ocean
Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95, 9780143108993
 


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Hardcover Fiction



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction  
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586
 
2. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
 
3. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
 
4. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594633669
 
5. The Girls
Emma Cline, Random House, $27.00, 9780812998603
 
6. The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062414212
 
7. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
 
8. My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26.00, 9781400067695
 
9. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00, 9781501132933
 
10. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
 
11. Before the Fall
Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26.00, 9781455561780
 
12. Everybody's Fool
Richard Russo, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307270641
 
13. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594634475
 
14. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947135
 
15. Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27.00, 9781455520695
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction  
1. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
 
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
 
3. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 9780812993547
 
4. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 9780805095159
 
5. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546
 
6. Killing the Rising Sun
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30.00, 9781627790628
 
7. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50, 9781501141515
 
8. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28.00, 9781501139888
 
9. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18.00, 9780399184413
 
10. Spark Joy
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99, 9781607749721
 
11. The Road to Little Dribbling
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385539289
 
12. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $29.00, 9781501135910
 
13. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45.00, 9781455539741
 
14. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
 
15. The Rainbow Comes and Goes
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99, 9780062454942
 


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. The BFG
Roald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99, 9781101997697
 
2. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781484732748
 
3. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062377012
 
4. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
5. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020
 
6. Raymie Nightingale
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763681173
 
7. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
8. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
9. Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167
 
10. Pokemon Deluxe Essential Handbook
Scholastic, $11.99, 9780545795661
 
11. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780061992278
 
12. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
13. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $6.99, 9780307931474
 
14. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608
 
15. El Deafo
Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95, 9781419712173
 


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Young Adult



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2017 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Young Adult  
. A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763692155
 
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729
 
3. Paper Towns
John Green, Penguin, $10.99, 9780147517654
 
4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316013697
 
5. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
6. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
 
7. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
Paige McKenzie, Weinstein Books, $9.99, 9781602863026
 
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Dutton, $19.99, 9780525428022
 
9. Lady Midnight
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99, 9781442468351
 
10. Nimona
Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $14.99, 9780062278227
 
11. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
 
12. The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99, 9780140385724
 
13. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
 
14. I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99, 9780142425763
 
15. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95, 9781419719462
 


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Children's Illustrated



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
2. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
3. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
 
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
5. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926
 
6. Finding Winnie
Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.00, 9780316324908
 
7. The Day the Crayons Came Home
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $18.99, 9780399172755
 
8. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99, 9780547248288
 
9. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
 
10. Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99, 9780399257742
 
11. The Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713
 
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
 
13. Mother Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484730881
 
14. Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $17.95, 9781419721373
 
15. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
 


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Children's Series



2016 Indie Bestsellers
Based on sales from January 1, 2016 through November 27, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.



  Children's Series  
1. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3. Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk
 
4. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
5. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6. The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, Putnam
 
7. The Land of Stories
Chris Colfer, Little Brown
 
8. I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
9. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
10. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick
 

 

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