The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller List, as brought to you by the ABA and GLIBA, for the week of September 24, 2023. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. For an independent GLIBA bookstore near you, visit here.
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FICTION HARDCOVER
1. Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30, 9780063327528 2. The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $29, 9780593299425 3. Holly Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781668016138 4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593422946 5. Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 6. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 7. The Vaster Wilds Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593418390 8. Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 9. North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House, $28, 9780593597033 10. Wellness Nathan Hill, Knopf, $30, 9780593536117 11. The Fraud Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $29, 9780525558965 12. The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32, 9780802162175 13. The River We Remember William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781982179212 14. Starter Villain John Scalzi, Tor Books, $28.99, 9780765389220 15. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 |
FICTION PAPERBACK
1. Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324 2. Mad Honey Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $18, 9781984818409 3. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569 4. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498 5. A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575583 6. Our Missing Hearts Celeste Ng, Penguin, $18, 9780593492666 7. Babel R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20, 9780063021433 8. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17, 9780593468463 9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 10. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 11. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 12. Lucy by the Sea Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18, 9780593446089 13. The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18, 9780593356173 14. Godkiller Hannah Kaner, Harper Voyager, $18.99, 9780063348271 15. A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575606 |
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NONFICTION HARDCOVER
1. Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35, 9781982181284 2. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $32.99, 9780062964700 3. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260 4. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey, Portfolio, $30, 9780593545409 5. To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker, National Geographic, $30, 9781426223303 6. The Democrat Party Hates America Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $30, 9781501183157 7. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Naomi Klein, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30, 9780374610326 8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 9. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America Michael Harriot, Dey Street Books, $32.50, 9780358439165 10. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $29, 9780593472675 11. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere Maria Bamford, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781982168568 12. The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886 13. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32, 9780593236598 14. The Book of (More) Delights: Essays Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $28, 9781643753096 15. Talking to My Angels Melissa Etheridge, Harper Wave, $30, 9780063257450 |
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17, 9780307742483 2. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25, 9780375726262 3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 4. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951 5. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 6. The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571989529 7. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America Pekka Hämäläinen, Liveright, $22, 9781324094067 8. Stay True: A Memoir Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17, 9780593315200 9. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 10. Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18, 9780593498088 11. Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan Lynn M. Steiner, Voyageur Press, $24.95, 9780760325384 12. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $20, 9780593133255 13. The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition Brené Brown, Hazelden Publishing, $16.95, 9781616499600 14. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 15. Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807014271 |
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MASS MARKET
1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 2. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 3. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 4. Carrie Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664 5. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
MASS MARKET
6. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 7. Mort Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719 8. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487 9. The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941 10. The Color of Magic Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672 |
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YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 2. Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 3. A Study in Drowning Ava Reid, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780063211506 4. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 5. The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203 6. Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 7. Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250811608 8. Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338831825 9. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 10. Stars of the NFL Tyler Blue, Abbeville Kids, $15.95, 9780789214577 |
CHILDREN'S SERIES
1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781339016573 2. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781665922074 3. Hooky Volume 3 Míriam Bonastre Tur, Clarion Books, $15.99, 9780358693574 4. The Bad Guys in Let the Games Begin! (The Bad Guys, #17) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $6.99, 9781338892710 5. The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402 6. We'll Always Have Summer (The Summer I Turned Pretty) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781416995593 7. Heartstopper: Volume 1: A Graphic Novel Alice Oseman, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338617436 8. Caraval Stephanie Garber, Flatiron, $11.99, 9781250095268 9. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338801910 10. Ivy and Bean (Ivy & Bean, #1) Annie Barrows, Chronicle, $5.99, 9780811849098 |
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CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 2. Just Because Matthew McConaughey, Renée Kurilla (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593622032 3. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368059589 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 5. Construction Site Gets a Fright! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle, $12.99, 9781797204321 |
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
6. Boo! Bluey's Halloween Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593659540 7. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 8. Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 9. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 10. Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire Flavia Z. Drago, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536233322 |