The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, January 9, 2022. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30, 9781982168438 2. The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30, 9780735222359 3. Call Us What We Carry: Poems Amanda Gorman, Viking, $24.99, 9780593465066 4. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 5. Reckless Girls Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250274250 6. Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 7. The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $27, 9780593356159 8. Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818416 9. The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 10. Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30, 9780374181178 11. The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 12. Once Upon a Wardrobe Patti Callahan, Harper Muse, $24.99, 9780785251729 13. Matrix Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28, 9781594634499 14. Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 15. The Judge's List John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572 2. These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785 3. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown, Random House, $30, 9780399592553 4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 5. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 6. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy Jamie Raskin, Harper, $27.99, 9780063209787 7. Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World Eve Rodsky, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27, 9780593328019 8. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business Mel Brooks, Ballantine, $29.99, 9780593159118 9. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 10. Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South Margaret Renkl, Milkweed Editions, $26, 9781571311849 11. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Dutton, $28, 9780525555216 12. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35, 9780593084274 13. The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today Shannon Bream, Broadside Books, $25.99, 9780063046597 14. No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) Kate Bowler, Random House, $27, 9780593230770 15. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35, 9780374157357 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 2. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 3. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 4. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18, 9781501173219 5. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501160844 6. The Anomaly Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699 7. Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 8. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 9. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 10. My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $17, 9780525522133 11. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 12. The Wife Upstairs Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250245502 13. When We Cease to Understand the World Benjamín Labatut, New York Review Books, $17.95, 9781681375663 14. People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758 15. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17, 9781984822185 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 2. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 3. The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, Vintage, $16, 9781400078431 4. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28, 9781984858474 5. Birds of the Carolinas Field Guide (Bird Identification Guides) Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $16.95, 9781647550684 6. The White Album: Essays Joan Didion, FSG, $16, 9780374532079 7. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age Sanjay Gupta, M.D., Simon & Schuster, $17, 9781501166747 8. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 9. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470 10. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 11. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, One World, $18, 9780399588198 12. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145 13. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Joan Didion, FSG, $17, 9780374531386 14. Heavy: An American Memoir Kiese Laymon, Scribner, $16, 9781501125669 15. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316017930 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 2. Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345337665 3. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333 4. Mythology Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10, 9780446574754 5. The Dragon Reborn Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497 6. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 7. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 8. Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin, Vintage, $8.99, 9780345806543 9. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 10. Hamlet William Shakespeare, Signet, $5.95, 9780451526922 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Stacey's Extraordinary Words Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063209473 2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 4. Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961 5. Little Blue Truck Leads the Way Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780544568051 6. Disney Encanto Little Golden Book Alejandro Mesa (Illus.), Golden Books/Disney, $5.99, 9780736442350 7. My Little Golden Book About Dinosaurs Dennis R. Shealy, Steph Laberis (Illus.), Golden Books, $4.99, 9780385378611 8. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Nikole Hannah-Jones, RenĂŠe Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359 9. My Little Golden Book About Betty White Deborah Hopkinson, Margeaux Lucas (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593433522 10. Negative Cat Sophie Blackall, Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99, 9780399257193 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 2. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 3. They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 4. Matilda Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142410370 5. You'll Be the Death of Me Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175866 6. Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson, Puffin, $10.99, 9780147515827 7. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 8. Charlotte's Web E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558 9. Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 10. Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749155 2. Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $12.99, 9781250777881 3. Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives (Cat Kid Comic Club, #2) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338784855 4. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781534496194 5. The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #5) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338730852 6. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $11.99, 9781250076960 7. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391 8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427 9. Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury, $11.99, 9781619630345 10. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #1) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9780545942157