The Indie Bestseller list
Hardcover fiction
1. This Time Tomorrow: Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $28
2. Sea of Tranquility: Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25
3. Sparring Partners: John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
4. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29
5. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig, Viking, $26
6. The Paris Apartment: Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99
7. Nightcrawling- Debut: Leila Mottley, Knopf, $28
8. The Lincoln Highway: Amor Towles, Viking, $30
9. Either/Or: Elif Batuman, Penguin Press, $27
10. Time Is a Mother:Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $24
11. When Women Were Dragons: Kelly Barnhill, Doubleday, $28
12. Ordinary MonstersDebut: J.M. Miro, Flatiron Books, $28.99
13. The Candy House: Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $28
14. Woman of Light- Debut: Kali Fajardo-Anstine, One World, $28
15. Cult Classic- Debut: Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27 On the Rise:
18. Tracy Flick Can’t Win: Tom Perrotta, Scribner, $27. Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compelling novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time. A June 2022 Indie Next Pick.
Hardcover non-fiction
1. Happy-Go-Lucky: David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $29
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir: Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
3. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience: Brené Brown, Random House, $30
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99
5. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile: Candice Millard, Doubleday, $32.50
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear, Avery, $27
7. Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America- Debut: Dan Pfeiffer, Twelve, $30
8. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story: Nikole HannahJones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38
9. Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays: Barry Lopez, Random House, $28
10. Finding Me: A Memoir: Viola Davis, HarperOne, $28.99
11. Taste: My Life Through Food: Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28
12. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath: Bill Browder, Simon & Schuster, $28.99
13. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth: The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $28
14. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music: Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99
15. The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor— the Truth and the Turmoil: Tina Brown, Crown, $35 On the Rise:
18. James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life: James Patterson, Little, Brown, $29
Patterson tells the stories of how a boy from smalltown New York became the world’s most successful writer.
The Indie Bestseller list includes the sales week ending last week, based on reporting from hundreds of independents across the United States, including the Hudson Valley. For the Indie bookstore nearest you, visit indiebound.org.