The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, November 21, 2021. 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. The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30, 9780735222359 2. Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30, 9781982168438 3. The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 4. The Judge's List John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027 5. Mercy David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29, 9781538719725 6. The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 7. The Wish Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28, 9781538728628 8. Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257 9. Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 10. Never Ken Follett, Viking, $36, 9780593300015 11. State of Terror Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30, 9781982173678 12. Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 13. When Ghosts Come Home Wiley Cash, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062312662 14. The Dark Hours Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316485647 15. The Santa Suit Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's, $19.99, 9781250279316 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572 2. Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28, 9781982168018 3. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 4. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246 5. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28, 9780525540571 6. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 7. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32, 9780316558792 8. The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100, 9781631492563 9. Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show Jonathan Karl, Dutton, $28, 9780593186329 10. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 11. North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky Bland Simpson, University of North Carolina Press, $37, 9781469665832 12. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28, 9781250784094 13. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26, 9780525658818 14. Renegades: Born in the USA Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50, 9780593236314 15. Cokie: A Life Well Lived Steven V. Roberts, Harper, $27.99, 9780062851475 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18, 9780593438374 2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 3. Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 4. Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Kristy Woodson Harvey, Gallery, $16.99, 9781982185206 5. It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 6. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17, 9781984880987 7. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 8. A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063065406 9. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 10. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9781524798642 11. The Searcher Tana French, Penguin, $18, 9780735224674 12. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 13. People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758 14. I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $12, 9780063137998 15. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780735219106 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 2. The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland John Railey, History Press, $21.99, 9781467147392 3. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463 4. Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden Clark Twiddy, History Press, $21.99, 9781467149471 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. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 7. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 8. Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South Rick Bragg, Vintage, $17, 9780593310809 9. Wilmington's Lie (Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy David Zucchino, Grove Press, $18, 9780802148650 10. The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 11. The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi Richard Grant, S&S, $17, 9781501177842 12. Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks R.Wayne Gray, Nancy Beach Gray, Arcadia Publishing, $23.99, 9781467106986 13. Dopesick Beth Macy, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316551304 14. The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17, 9780804172721 15. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 2. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 3. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 6. Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371 7. Second Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293364 8. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781101967683 9. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 10. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359 2. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109823 3. Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961 4. Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 5. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 6. The Smart Cookie Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780063045408 7. It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 9. Cat Problems Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Studio, $17.99, 9780593302132 10. Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Christmas Pig J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 2. Daughter of the Deep Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927 3. Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 4. Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 5. The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 6. Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168 7. Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 8. They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 9. Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752 10. A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749155 2. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545349239 3. Dog Man: Mothering Heights Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338680454 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419748684 5. Into the Wild (Warriors, #1) Erin Hunter, Harper, $7.99, 9780062366962 6. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391 7. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912402 8. Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #11) Nathan Hale, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749513 9. The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780316003957 10. Guess What!? (Unlimited Squirrels, #4) Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $12.99, 9781368070935