Indie Bestsellers
The New Atlantic Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and NAIBA, for the week ended Sunday, November 17, 2024, based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29, 9780374602635
2. The Grey Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30, 9781250328137
3. James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
4. Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30, 9780593446096
5. The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918
6. The Women
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30, 9781250178633
7. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20, 9780802158741
8. Lazarus Man
Richard Price, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29, 9780374168155
9. Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
10. All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30, 9780593798874
11. To Die For
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30, 9781538757901
12. All Fours
Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29, 9780593190265
13. The Blue Hour
Paula Hawkins, Mariner Books, $30, 9780063396524
14. Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031
15. The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32, 9780063277052
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30, 9780593230381
2. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32, 9780316575805
3. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34, 9780593799895
4. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35, 9780593734223
5. What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35, 9781668055687
6. War
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, $32, 9781668052273
7. Into the Uncut Grass
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26, 9780593729960
8. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30, 9780385550444
9. Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488
10. Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35, 9780593320969
11. Brothers
Alex Van Halen, Harper, $32, 9780063265707
12. Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781984862150
13. Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780063351318
14. Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40, 9781510782693
15. Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26, 9780385550826
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384
2. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
3. The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17, 9781101906118
4. Orbital
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17, 9780802163622
5. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371
6. The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
7. The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20, 9781250338259
8. North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18, 9780593597040
9. The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678
10. The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
11. The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
12. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
13. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
14. The Best American Short Stories 2024
Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959
15. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19, 9780593466490
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $35, 9780593536131
2. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114
3. The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932
4. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
5. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18, 9780593652985
6. Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553
7. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560
8. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
9. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
10. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
11. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
12. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807014271
13. Mysticism
Simon Critchley, New York Review Books, $18.95, 9781681378244
14. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
15. The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554
MASS MARKET
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
3. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
4. Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
5. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
6. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
7. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
8. The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
9. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
10. Small Gods
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062237378
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
2. Knight Owl and Early Bird
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526
3. The Crayons Give Thanks
Drew Daywalt (Illus.), Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593690574
4. Thanksgiving Friends
Tammi Salzano, Seb Braun (Illus.), Tiger Tales, $7.99, 9781664351158
5. The Bakery Dragon
Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968
6. Hey! Look at You!
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $9.99, 9781665953160
7. Little Book of Thanks from Brown Bear and Friends
Eric Carle, Odd Dot, $9.99, 9781250881502
8. Construction Site: A Thankful Night
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Helen Morgan (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797226729
9. Barnyard Dance!
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $7.99, 9781665924955
10. Santa's First Christmas
Mac Barnett, Sydney Smith (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593524978
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
2. The Squad: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315
3. Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138
4. The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542
5. The Hotel Balzaar
Kate DiCamillo, Júlia Sardà (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536223316
6. Where the Library Hides
Isabel Ibañez, Wednesday Books, $20, 9781250822994
7. Nancy Spector, Monster Detective: The Case of the Missing Spot (A Graphic Novel)
Stephen W. Martin, Linh Pham (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $12.99, 9781643750651
8. Spy School Entrance Exam: A Spy School Book of Devious Word Searches, Clever Crosswords, Sly Sudoku, and Other Top Secret Puzzles!
Stuart Gibbs, Jeff Chen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781665951364
9. Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray!
Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908
10. They Call Me No Sam!
Drew Daywalt, Mike Lowery (Illus.), Clarion Books, $15.99, 9780358612902
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419766954
2. The Wild Robot
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780316581097
3. Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3)
Alex Aster, Amulet Books, $22.99, 9781419773785
4. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391
5. The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316479264
6. The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), HarperAlley, $16.99, 9780063315280
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368107631
8. Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338896435
9. Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #16)
Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338835557
10. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: 25 1/2 Anniversary Edition
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338865394
Other Regional Bestseller Lists:
California Independent Booksellers Alliance (CALIBA)
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association (GLIBA)
Midwest Independent Booksellers Association (MIBA)
Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)
New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)