The Mountains and Plains Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and 
MPIBA, for the week ended Sunday, January 12, 2020. 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. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
2. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26, 9780525541905
3. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
4. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213
5. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
6. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
7. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488
8. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
9. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597
10. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780525535270
11. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697
12. Westering Women
Sandra Dallas, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9781250239662
13. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
14. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412
15. Dear Edward
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27, 9781984854780
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526
2. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
4. The Body
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302
5. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26, 9780802125088
6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
7. Strange Planet
Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99, 9780062970701
8. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
9. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474
10. Dare to Lead
Brené Brown, Random House, $28, 9780399592522
11. The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors
Maurice Isserman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9781328871435
12. You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
Kate Murphy, Celadon Books, $26, 9781250297198
13. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99, 9781501197628
14. The Defined Dish: Whole30 Endorsed, Healthy and Wholesome Weeknight Recipes
Alex Snodgrass, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30, 9780358004417
15. Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach, Viking, $28, 9780525522812
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
3. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
4. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
5. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17, 9780802156983
6. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
7. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140
8. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
9. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
10. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
11. The Wives
Tarryn Fisher, Graydon House, $16.99, 9781525809781
12. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219
13. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246
14. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704
15. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10, 9780143133568
2. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
3. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
4. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17, 9780593133934
5. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15, 9781984897695
6. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Pam Houston, Norton, $15.95, 9780393357660
7. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
8. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
9. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
10. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
11. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
12. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
13. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
14. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $18, 9781416591061
15. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
 
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. Blood of Elves
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029193
4. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025
5. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
7. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
8. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
9. Desert Solitaire
Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345326492
10. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Good Night Colorado
Adam Gamble, Bill Mackey, Anne Rosen (Illus.), Good Night Books, $9.95, 9781602190559
4. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
5. The Serious Goose
Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752
6. The Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713
7. Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee
Chris Van Dusen, Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811874953
8. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
9. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
10. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
3. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
4. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
5. One of Us Is Next
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525707967
6. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
7. Clean Getaway
Nic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781984892973
8. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
9. The Night Diary
Veera Hiranandani, Puffin, $8.99, 9780735228528
10. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES
1. Dog Man: Fetch-22
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338323214
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419739033
3. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2)
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.99, 9781250170996
4. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590
5. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1)
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
6. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781481497060
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition
J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99, 9780545791427
8. Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $10.99, 9781250076960
9. Dog Man and Cat Kid
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180
10. The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #2)
Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 9780545813891