The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller List, as brought to you 
by IndieBound and GLIBA, for the week ended Sunday, December 9, 2018. Based on 
reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers 
Association. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. 

HARDCOVER FICTION 
1. Kingdom of the Blind
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066206
2. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153
3. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449
4. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561
5. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Viking, $28, 9780735224629
6. There There
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
7. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
8. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250069825
9. Past Tense
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593512
10. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
11. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35, 9781524796280
12. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28, 9781538728529
13. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $27, 9780735223523
14. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522
15. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544988
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 
1. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
2. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
3. The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9781984825483
4. Whose Boat Is This Boat?
The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, S&S, $14.99, 9781982121082
5. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22, 9781984854278
6. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30, 9781476795928
7. Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking, Bantam, $25, 9781984819192
8. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $28, 9781476740188
9. Girl, Wash Your Face
Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655
10. Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave
Joanna Gaines, Harper Design, $40, 9780062801975
11. Cook Like a Pro
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780804187046
12. Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
Pete Souza, Little Brown, $30, 9780316421829
13. The Good Neighbor
Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30, 9781419727726
14. Almost Everything
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20, 9780525537441
15. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
3. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
4. Milkman
Anna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781644450000
5. The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945
6. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
7. Still Life
Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99, 9780312541538
8. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250080400
9. Hope Never Dies
Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399
10. The Best American Short Stories 2018
Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9780544582941
11. Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761
12. Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 9781501166785
13. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney, St. Martin's, $16, 9781250151162
14. One Day in December
Josie Silver, Broadway Books, $16, 9780525574682
15. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95, 9780393355550
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
4. National Geographic Almanac 2019
National Geographic, National Geographic, $19.99, 9781426219818
5. The Great Halifax Explosion
John U. Bacon, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062666543
6. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
Jon Meacham, Random House Trade, $20, 9780812979473
7. Red Notice
Bill Browder, S&S, $16, 9781476755748
8. Prairie Fires
Caroline Fraser, Picador, $22, 9781250182487
9. Strong Is the New Pretty
Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95, 9780761189138
10. Beautiful Boy
David Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328974716
11. Taste of Home Christmas
Reader's Digest/Taste of Home, $17.99, 9781617657641
12. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18, 9780399590573
13. Birds of Michigan Field Guide
Stan Tekiela, Adventure, $12.95, 9781591930433
14. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $14.99, 9781600572227
15. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
 
MASS MARKET
1. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966
2. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
3. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
4. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
6. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
7. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
8. A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, Bantam, $3.95, 9780553212440
9. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
10. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 
1. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
2. The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737
3. Santa Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781484782903
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
6. Construction Site on Christmas Night
Sherri Duskey Rinker, A.G. Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $16.99, 9781452139111
7. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
8. The Mitten
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780399231094
9. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
10. Potato Pants!
Laurie Keller, Henry Holt and Co., $17.99, 9781250107237
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST 
1. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
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. Dear Evan Hansen
Val Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 9780316420235
4. Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26, 9781984830159
5. The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $19.99, 9781492670025
6. I Lost My Tooth! (Unlimited Squirrels)
Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $12.99, 9781368024570
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
8. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
9. Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1)
Mac Barnett, Mike Lowery (Illus.), Orchard Books, $12.99, 9781338143591
10. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 9781419727436
2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)
J.K. Rowling, MinaLima (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 9781338263893
3. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99, 9781442468436
4. Kristy's Big Day (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #6)
Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 9781338067613
5. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
6. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608
7. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883
8. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173
9. Dog Man and Cat Kid
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180
10. Ivy and Bean (Ivy & Bean, #1)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.99, 9780811849098