The Mountains and Plains Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and 
MPIBA, for the week ended Sunday, November 27, 2016. Based on reporting from the 
independent booksellers of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers 
Association and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit 
IndieBound.org.

HARDCOVER FICTION 
1. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
2. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586
3. Moonglow
Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99, 9780062225559
4. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
5. Swing Time
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27, 9781594203985
6. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062409201
7. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
8. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197
9. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
10. Today Will Be Different
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27, 9780316403436
11. Night School
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99, 9780804178808
12. The Mistletoe Murder
P.D. James, Knopf, $24, 9780451494146
13. Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $27.99, 9780765391162
14. The Trespasser
Tana French, Viking, $27, 9780670026333
15. The Spy
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22, 9781524732066
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546
2. Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28, 9780374273538
3. Upstream
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26, 9781594206702
4. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
5. Atlas Obscura
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35, 9780761169086
6. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780399588174
7. Hero of the Empire
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30, 9780385535731
8. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
Dalai Lama, et al., Avery, $26, 9780399185045
9. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
10. Killing the Rising Sun
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9781627790628
11. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50, 9781501141515
12. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25, 9780812993547
13. Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27, 9781250132925
14. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and 
Guests
Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30, 9781455565382
15. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 
1. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781476738024
2. The Sellout
Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16, 9781250083258
3. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16, 9780802124944
4. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16, 9780735212152
5. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
6. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781501115073
7. The Little Paris Bookshop
Nina George, Broadway, $16, 9780553418798
8. The Best American Short Stories 2016
Junot Diaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544582897
9. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
10. In a Dark, Dark Wood
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16, 9781501112331
11. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $16, 9781594634482
12. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16, 9780307887443
13. My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16, 9780812979527
14. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316204262
15. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $17, 9781501106484
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20, 9780143034759
2. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
3. The Invention of Nature
Andrea Wulf, Vintage, $17, 9780345806291
4. The Road to Little Dribbling
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780804172714
5. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
6. H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16, 9780802124739
7. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Broadway, $17, 9780307408877
8. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
Tim Marshall, Scribner, $17, 9781501121470
9. The Mindfulness Coloring Book
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615192823
10. Barbarian Days
William Finnegan, Penguin, $17, 9780143109396
11. Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16, 9781594634727
12. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17, 9780143109259
13. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228
14. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16, 9781451697728
15. Why Not Me?
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16, 9780804138161
 
MASS MARKET
1. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062472106
2. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $11, 9780140177398
3. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
4. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
5. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
6. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
7. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
8. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9780765350381
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 
1. Give Please a Chance
Bill O'Reilly, James Patterson, Jimmy Patterson, $17.99, 9780316276887
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
5. Hotel Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484743621
6. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
7. Good Night Colorado
Adam Gamble, Bill Mackey, Good Night Books, $9.95, 9781602190559
8. Gingerbread Christmas
Jan Brett, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399170713
9. Penguin Problems
Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553513370
10. The Storybook Knight
Helen Docherty, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $16.99, 9781492638148
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST 
1. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
2. Heartless
Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250044655
3. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
4. When the Sea Turned to Silver
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316125925
5. 365 Things to Do With Lego Bricks
Simon Hugo, DK Publishing, $24.99, 9781465453020
6. The Poet's Dog
Patricia MacLachlan, Katherine Tegen Books, $14.99, 9780062292629
7. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062377012
8. The BFG
Roald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99, 9781101997697
9. The Forgetting
Sharon Cameron, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9780545945219
10. Odd and the Frost Giants
Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780062567956
 
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES TITLES 
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9781419723445
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)
J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 9781338109061
3. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423160922
4. Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (Dork Diaries, #11)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin, $13.99, 9781481479202
5. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two
J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $29.99, 9781338099133
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015)
J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545790352
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $11.99, 9781594749025
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition
J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545791328
9. The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423160915
10. Spy Ski School (Spy School)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781481445627