The Mountains and Plains Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and MPIBA, for the week ended Sunday, February 17, 2019. 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 by Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
2. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780735220171
3. There There by Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
4. Circe by Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347
5. Devotions by Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30, 9780399563249
6. Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $15, 9780525540007
7. Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561
8. Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525520610
9. The Overstory by Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522
10. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, Viking, $27, 9780670026197
11. Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062862853
12. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697
13. The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 9781501176876
14. Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35, 9781524796280
15. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521426
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Becoming by Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
2. Educated by Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
3. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836
4. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston, Norton, $25.95, 9780393241020
5. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25, 9780812995701
6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714
7. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, Hachette Books, $27, 9780316505116
8. Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age by Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27, 9781632869609
9. The Library Book by Susan Orlean, S&S, $28, 9781476740188
10. You Are a Badass Every Day by Jen Sincero, Viking, $20, 9780525561644
11. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655
12. Almost Everything by Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20, 9780525537441
13. How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28, 9781594204227
14. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
15. The Millennial Whisperer by Chris Tuff, Morgan James Publishing, $24.95, 9781642792799
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690
3. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 9780735215092
4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
5. The Power by Naomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316547604
6. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
7. Milkman by Anna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781644450000
8. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $16, 9780735219458
9. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99, 9780778330271
10. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945
11. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219
12. Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 9781501166785
13. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
14. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 9781616208684
15. I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon, Anchor, $16, 9781101973318
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
2. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
3. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
4. How to Love by Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
5. My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254
6. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Northfield, $15.99, 9780802412706
7. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
8. Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062802200
9. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $17, 9780735210639
10. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
11. Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062464347
12. The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780735217737
13. On Trails by Robert Moor, S&S, $16, 9781476739236
14. The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781555978273
15. No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin, Mariner, $14.99, 9781328507976
MASS MARKET
1. Dune by Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
2. The Disappeared by C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780399573590
3. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
4. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
5. 1984 by George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
6. American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966
8. Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
9. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, Tor, $9.99, 9780812511819
10. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. Love, Z by Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781481496773
2. I Love You, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781534437234
3. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
5. My Heart by Corinna Luyken, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735227934
6. The Good Egg by Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062866004
7. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
8. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
9. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
10. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
CHILDREN’S INTEREST
1. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564
2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
3. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton Young Readers, $11.95, 9780393356502
4. The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781984894861
5. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, Imprint, $19.99, 9781250142283
6. Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce, Crown Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781101931080
7. Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763690496
8. Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524770235
9. An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by DK Children, $19.99, 9781465477026
10. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780060530945
CHILDREN’S SERIES TITLES
1. Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9781338236576
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 9781419727436
3. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173
4. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316381994
5. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608
6. Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203
7. The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire, Book 12) by Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $16.99, 9781338214482
8. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180
9. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book 1) by Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780545349239
10. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, Book 1) by Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781442472433