The New England Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and NEIBA, for 
the week ended Sunday, October 6, 2019. Based on reporting from the independent 
booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound. 
For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
2. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
3. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597
4. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
5. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982110567
6. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780525535270
7. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
8. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137570
9. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213
10. Chances Are . . .
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947746
11. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
12. Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky, Grand Central, $30, 9781538731338
13. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27, 9781476749297
14. The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656159
15. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474
2. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526
3. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
4. The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35, 9781501178412
5. Permanent Record
Edward Snowden, Metropolitan Books, $30, 9781250237231
6. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682
7. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693
8. She Said
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Penguin Press, $28, 9780525560340
9. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30, 9781501168680
10. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28, 9780735223707
11. How To
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780525537090
12. Toil & Trouble: A Memoir
Augusten Burroughs, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250019950
13. Inside Out
Demi Moore, Harper, $27.99, 9780062049537
14. On Fire
Naomi Klein, S&S, $27, 9781982129910
15. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27, 9780525509288
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
3. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
4. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
5. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
6. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20, 9780316055444
7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
8. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832
9. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140
10. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
11. A Well-Behaved Woman
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250095480
12. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246
13. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704
14. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17, 9780525435761
15. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17, 9780345545008
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102
2. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
4. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780525512196
5. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
6. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $18, 9781476795935
7. These Truths: A History of the United States
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424
8. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
9. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
10. The Best American Food Writing 2019
Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255
11. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18, 9781101904213
12. The Best American Essays 2019
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801
13. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
14. If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Red Sox
Jerry Remy, Nick Cafardo, Triumph Books, $17.95, 9781629375458
15. Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Anand Giridharadas, Vintage, $16, 9781101972670
 
MASS MARKET 
1. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
4. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
5. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
6. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
7. Holy Ghost
John Sandford, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735217348
8. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
9. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
10. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122
2. Bruce's Big Storm
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368026222
3. Dinosnores
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136
4. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
5. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
6. Three Cheers for Kid McGear!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle, $17.99, 9781452155821
7. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael López (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 9780525514121
8. Peppa's Giant Pumpkin
Samantha Lizzio, Eone (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338339222
9. Snowmen at Halloween
Caralyn M. Buehner, Mark E. Buehner (Illus.), Dial Books, $17.99, 9780525554684
10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co., $8.99, 9780805047905
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
3. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
4. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
5. Dog Man Guide to Creating Comics in 3-D
Kate Howard, Dav Pilkey (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99, 9781338568844
6. Beverly, Right Here
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694647
7. The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318
8. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
9. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
10. Frankly in Love
David Yoon, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984812209
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 
1. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590
2. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780553510669
3. The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, Book Four)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781484746448
4. Wayward Son (Simon Snow Series, #2)
Rainbow Rowell, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250146076
5. Boy-Crazy Stacey (Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #7)
Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 9781338304510
6. The 117-Story Treehouse: Dots, Plots & Daring Escapes! (The Treehouse Books, #9)
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $13.99, 9781250317209
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427
8. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608
9. Dog Man and Cat Kid
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180
10. Rebel: A Legend Novel
Marie Lu, Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250221704