The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller List, as brought to you by the ABA and GLIBA, for the week of Sunday, April 20, 2025. 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. Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez, Forever, $28, 9781538759196 2. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918 3. Strangers in Time David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30, 9781538742051 4. The Wedding People Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576 5. James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369 6. Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668078181 7. Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30, 9780593820247 8. The Maid's Secret Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593875414 9. The Perfect Divorce Jeneva Rose, Blackstone Publishing, $29.99, 9798874620936 10. The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30, 9781250178633 11. Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172 12. Heartwood Amity Gaige, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668063606 13. When the Moon Hits Your Eye John Scalzi, Tor Books, $29.99, 9780765389091 14. The Sirens Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Press, $29, 9781250280824 15. Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649374189 |
FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070 2. Wild and Wrangled Lyla Sage, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $17.99, 9780593732472 3. Funny Story Emily Henry, Berkley, $19, 9780593441213 4. Martyr! Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778 5. Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182 6. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Vintage, $19, 9780593314487 7. The Page Turner Viola Shipman, Graydon House, $18.99, 9781525804878 8. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569 9. Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371 10. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18, 9780525435006 11. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600 12. Murder by Cheesecake Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Hyperion Avenue, $16.99, 9781368102988 13. The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668045152 14. Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Penguin Books, $19, 9780593296394 15. Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $19, 9780063327535 |
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NONFICTION HARDCOVER
1. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366 2. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240 3. Abundance Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668023488 4. Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service Michael Lewis (Ed.), Riverhead Books, $30, 9798217047802 5. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525426059 6. The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward Melinda French Gates, Flatiron Books, $25.99, 9781250378651 7. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Standard Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572 8. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Sarah Wynn-Williams, Flatiron Books, $32.99, 9781250391230 9. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593655030 10. Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Pantheon, $27, 9780593701843 11. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148 12. John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs Ian Leslie, Celadon Books, $32, 9781250869548 13. Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus Elaine Pagels, Doubleday, $30, 9780385547468 14. I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home Maria Shriver, The Open Field, $30, 9780593653395 15. Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life Maggie Smith, Washington Square Press, $28.99, 9781982170844 |
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114 2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131 3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560 4. Birds of Michigan Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $14.95, 9781591939009 5. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490 6. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456 7. The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20, 9780143129257 8. Sociopath: A Memoir Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781668003190 9. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Cat Bohannon, Vintage, $20, 9780345806208 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. The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene, Penguin, $26, 9780140280197 12. A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797232751 13. The Portable Feminist Reader Roxane Gay (Ed.), Penguin Classics, $25, 9780143110392 14. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story Kara Swisher, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982163907 15. How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future Maria Ressa, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780063257528 |
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MASS MARKET
1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 3. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 4. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 5. It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $10.99, 9780451465641 |
MASS MARKET
6. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987 7. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129 8. Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038 9. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 10. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 |
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YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215 2. Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel Betty C. Tang, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338832716 3. The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Yearling, $14.99, 9781524764234 4. Bluey: Fairytale Joe Brumm, Penguin Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593888933 5. Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368098458 6. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 7. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 8. Where the Dark Stands Still A. B. Poranek, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $12.99, 9781665936484 9. My Return to the Walter Boys Ali Novak, Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99, 9781464230226 10. Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
CHILDREN'S SERIES
1. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press, $27.99, 9781546171461 2. Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy) Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955461 3. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #2 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203907 4. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338896459 5. The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780316581097 6. The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781546171867 7. Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338835618 8. Watch Me Deluxe Limited Edition (The Shatter Me Series: The New Republic #1) Tahereh Mafi, Storytide, $24.99, 9780063425187 9. The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316479264 10. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339016580 |
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CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Little Blue Truck and Racer Red Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780063387843 2. The Easter Bunny Hunt (Peter Rabbit) Beatrix Potter, Warne, $9.99, 9780241716472 3. Don't Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 5. Richard Scarry's Bunnies Richard Scarry, Golden Books, $6.99, 9780593899151 |
6. Little Blue Truck's Springtime
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544938090 7. Construction Site: Spring Delight Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204314 8. Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 9. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |