The New Atlantic Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and

NAIBA, for the week ended Sunday, December 9, 2018. Based on reporting from the

independent booksellers of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Kingdom of the Blind

Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066206

2. Unsheltered

Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561

3. There There

Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375

4. Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250069825

5. The Overstory

Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522

6. The Witch Elm

Tana French, Viking, $28, 9780735224629

7. Fire & Blood

George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35, 9781524796280

8. The Friend

Sigrid Nunez, Riverhead, $25, 9780735219441

9. Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090

10. The Reckoning

John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153

11. Circe

Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 9780316556347

12. Transcription

Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 9780316176637

13. The Silence of the Girls

Pat Barker, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385544214

14. Lake Success

Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $28, 9780812997415

15. Once Upon a River

Diane Setterfield, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $28, 9780743298070

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Becoming

Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138

2. Educated

Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504

3. Leadership: In Turbulent Times

Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30, 9781476795928

4. The Library Book

Susan Orlean, S&S, $28, 9781476740188

5. Almost Everything

Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20, 9780525537441

6. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22, 9781984854278

7. How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $20, 9780544938328

8. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836

9. Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook

Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607749165

10. Whose Boat Is This Boat?

The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, S&S, $14.99, 9781982121082

11. The Fifth Risk

Michael Lewis, Norton, $26.95, 9781324002642

12. The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors

Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9781984825483

13. Cook Like a Pro

Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780804187046

14. These Truths: A History of the United States

Jill Lepore, Norton, $39.95, 9780393635249

15. In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30, 9780525426769

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Milkman

Anna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781644450000

2. Less

Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132

3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 9780735220690

4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155

5. The Best American Short Stories 2018

Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9780544582941

6. Pachinko

Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920

7. All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17, 9781501173219

8. Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 9780525563761

9. Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mariner, $14.99, 9781328911247

10. Asymmetry

Lisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 9781501166785

11. The Wife Between Us

Greer Hendricks, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945

12. Hope Never Dies

Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399

13. My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609455064

14. Scribe

Alyson Hagy, Graywolf Press, $16, 9781555978181

15. Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders, Random House, $17, 9780812985405

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110

2. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2019

Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571987730

3. Grant

Ron Chernow, Penguin Books, $22, 9780143110637

4. Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483

5. The Best American Food Writing 2018

Ruth Reichl, Silvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662248

6. Kitchen Confidential Deluxe Edition

Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062899545

7. The River of Consciousness

Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804171007

8. My Own Words

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254

9. Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12, 9780316078917

10. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18, 9780399590573

11. Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2019

Guinness World Records, $14.99, 9781912286447

12. Beautiful Boy

David Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328974716

13. Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062464347

14. National Geographic Almanac 2019

National Geographic, $19.99, 9781426219818

15. The Woman Who Smashed Codes

Jason Fagone, Dey Street Books, $16.99, 9780062430519

 

MASS MARKET

1. It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99, 9780451465641

2. To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966

3. The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339737

4. Come Back to Me

Sharon Sala, Sourcebooks Casablanca, $7.99, 9781492663720

5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

6. Dune

Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

7. Animal Farm

George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

8. 1984

George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

9. All-American Cowboy

Dylann Crush, Sourcebooks Casablanca, $7.99, 9781492663669

10. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary

Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790

2. Construction Site on Christmas Night

Sherri Duskey Rinker, A.G. Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $16.99, 9781452139111

3. Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617

4. The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701

5. The Snowy Nap

Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737

6. The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145

7. Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas

Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062847263

8. All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah

Emily Jenkins, Paul O. Zelinsky (Illus.), Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9780399554193

9. Little Owl's Snow

Divya Srinivasan, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780670016518

10. Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote

Kirsten Gillibrand, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525579014

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. Dear Evan Hansen

Val Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 9780316420235

2. The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350

3. Bridge of Clay

Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26, 9781984830159

4. I Lost My Tooth! (Unlimited Squirrels)

Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $12.99, 9781368024570

5. Louisiana's Way Home

Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694630

6. Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1)

Mac Barnett, Mike Lowery (Illus.), Orchard Books, $12.99, 9781338143591

7. The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid

Dylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95, 9781523503544

8. The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Puffin, $9.99, 9780142427378

9. Mary Poppins (Illustrated Gift Edition)

P.L. Travers, Julia Sarda (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781328498847

10. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1

Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Amulet Books, $12.99, 9781419733604

 

CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown

Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 9781419727436

2. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas

Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935173

3. Dog Man

Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608

4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)

J.K. Rowling, MinaLima (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 9781338263893

5. Dog Man and Cat Kid

Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180

6. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties

Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935210

7. Supernova (Amulet, #8)

Kazu Kibuishi, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545828604

8. The Princess in Black

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883

9. The Wild Robot

Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316381994

10. Dog Man Unleashed

Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203

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