The Mountains and Plains Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and 
MPIBA, for the week ended Sunday, December 9, 2018. 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. Kingdom of the Blind
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066206
2. There There
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
3. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561
4. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
5. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
6. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35, 9781524796280
7. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522
8. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197
9. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250069825
10. Past Tense
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593512
11. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Viking, $28, 9780735224629
12. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153
13. Transcription
Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 9780316176637
14. Sea Prayer
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9780525539094
15. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.95, 9781982102319
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
2. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
3. Almost Everything
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20, 9780525537441
4. The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9781984825483
5. Whose Boat Is This Boat?
The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, S&S, $14.99, 9781982121082
6. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30, 9781476795928
7. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22, 9781984854278
8. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $28, 9781476740188
9. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
10. Dare to Lead
Brene Brown, Random House, $28, 9780399592522
11. The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis, Norton, $26.95, 9781324002642
12. Calypso
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28, 9780316392389
13. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28, 9781594204227
14. Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
Pete Souza, Little Brown, $30, 9780316421829
15. Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607749165
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
2. Hope Never Dies
Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399
3. Milkman
Anna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781644450000
4. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
5. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219
6. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
7. Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 9781501166785
8. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
9. In the Midst of Winter
Isabel Allende, Atria, $17, 9781501178146
10. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
11. Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761
12. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356182
13. The Sun and Her Flowers
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449486792
14. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609455064
15. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
3. American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Nate Blakeslee, Broadway, $16, 9781101902806
4. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254
5. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
6. Silence: In the Age of Noise
Erling Kagge, Vintage, $14.95, 9780525563648
7. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Picador, $17, 9781250076229
8. The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in America
Helen Thorpe, Scribner, $18, 9781501159107
9. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16, 9781451697728
10. Beautiful Boy
David Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328974716
11. On Trails
Robert Moor, S&S, $16, 9781476739236
12. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12, 9780316078917
13. The Stranger in the Woods
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16, 9781101911532
14. Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness
Amy Irvine, Torrey House Press, $11.95, 9781937226978
15. National Geographic Almanac 2019
National Geographic, National Geographic, $19.99, 9781426219818
 
MASS MARKET
1. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
2. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
3. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
5. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
6. Open Season
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780399576607
7. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
8. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
9. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
10. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 
1. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
3. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
4. We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
5. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
6. Santa Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484782903
7. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
8. Construction Site on Christmas Night
Sherri Duskey Rinker, A.G. Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $16.99, 9781452139111
9. The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737
10. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26, 9781984830159
2. The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
Dylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95, 9781523503544
3. The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $19.99, 9781492670025
4. Squirm
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780385752978
5. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Amulet Books, $12.99, 9781419733604
6. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
7. Seeing Stars: A Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations
Sara Gillingham, Phaidon Press, $24.95, 9780714877723
8. An Anthology of Intriguing Animals
DK Children, $19.99, 9781465477026
9. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278
10. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 9781419727436
2. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99, 9781442468436
3. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)
J.K. Rowling, MinaLima (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 9781338263893
4. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316508896
5. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2)
Jessica Townsend, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316508919
6. The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)
Kazu Kibuishi, Graphix, $12.99, 9780439846813
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427
8. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883
9. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780545349239
10. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173