The New England Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and NEIBA, for 
the week ended Sunday, December 29, 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. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
2. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
3. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812996548
4. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
5. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213
6. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
7. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597
8. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463
9. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
10. Agent Running in the Field
John le Carré, Viking, $29, 9781984878878
11. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789
12. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488
13. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982110567
14. The Guardians
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
15. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Body
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302
2. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526
3. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
4. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474
5. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
6. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314
7. How To
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780525537090
8. The Yellow House: A Memoir
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26, 9780802125088
9. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35, 9781501178412
10. Catch and Kill
Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30, 9780316486637
11. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30, 9781501168680
12. Guinness World Records 2020
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781912286836
13. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759
14. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
15. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
2. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
3. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
4. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
5. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246
6. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
7. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140
8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
9. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
10. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832
11. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17, 9780812971835
12. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17, 9780802156983
13. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
14. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17, 9780425284704
15. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17, 9780525435761
 
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. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102
4. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
5. The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393357455
6. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
7. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
8. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17, 9780593133934
9. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18, 9781476795935
10. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15, 9781984897695
11. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780525512196
12. Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17, 9780143130086
13. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
14. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
15. In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143111450
 
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
3. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
4. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326
5. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
7. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868
8. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
9. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
10. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029186
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
2. The Serious Goose
Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752
3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
4. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
5. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
6. Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536201376
7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780394800790
8. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
9. The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737
10. The Mitten
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399231094
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
3. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
4. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142408766
5. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
6. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
7. My Book with No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593111017
8. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781481438285
9. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
10. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
 
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. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590
4. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers)
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419737046
5. His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf, $8.99, 9780440238133
6. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1)
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
7. Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #9)
Nathan Hale, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419737084
8. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780553510669
9. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2)
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.99, 9781250170996
10. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781481497060