The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ending Sunday, November 19, 2023. 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. Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30, 9780063327528 2. The Exchange John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385548953 3. Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172 4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593422946 5. Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $28, 9781982104498 6. Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 7. Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 8. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 9. The Little Liar Mitch Albom, Harper, $26.99, 9780062406651 10. The Secret Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818584 11. Resurrection Walk Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $30, 9780316563765 12. The Edge David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30, 9781538719916 13. The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $26, 9780756419172 14. System Collapse Martha Wells, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250826978 15. Bright Lights, Big Christmas Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's Press, $24, 9781250285812 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Rachel Maddow, Crown, $32, 9780593444511 2. My Name Is Barbra Barbra Streisand, Viking, $47, 9780525429524 3. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen David Brooks, Random House, $30, 9780593230060 4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260 5. The Woman in Me Britney Spears, Gallery Books, $32.99, 9781668009048 6. My Effin' Life Geddy Lee, Harper, $40, 9780063159419 7. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30, 9780593652961 8. Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35, 9781982181284 9. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28, 9780525657323 10. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon Michael Lewis, Norton, $30, 9781324074335 11. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $32.99, 9780062964700 12. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32, 9781954118461 13. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32, 9780593236598 14. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250866448 15. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668017340 2. Bookshops & Bonedust Travis Baldree, Tor Books, $17.99, 9781250886101 3. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17, 9780593468463 4. Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324 5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 6. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569 7. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987 8. Wreck the Halls: A Novel Tessa Bailey, Avon, $18.99, 9780063308305 9. The Passenger Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $18, 9780307389091 10. Mad Honey Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $18, 9781984818409 11. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498 12. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18, 9780804172707 13. The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $17, 9780593315088 14. The Santa Suit: A Novel Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250858450 15. Liberation Day: Stories George Saunders, Random House, $17, 9780525509615 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18, 9780593470831 2. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Picador, $19.99, 9781250787651 3. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105 4. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $20, 9780593133255 5. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 Carl Zimmer, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063293212 6. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272 7. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 8. The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene, Penguin, $26, 9780140280197 9. The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728 10. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams Stacy Schiff, Back Bay Books, $21.99, 9780316441094 11. The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689 12. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Stephen King, Scribner, $18, 9781982159375 13. The Best American Essays 2023 Vivian Gornick, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063288843 14. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr.Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742 15. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper Daniel Stashower, Minotaur Books, $20, 9781250905727 MASS MARKET 1. The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald, Signet, $6.5, 9780593201060 2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 4. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 5. Without a Trace Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821881 6. The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941 7. Razorblade Tears S.A. Cosby, Flatiron Books, $9.99, 9781250875440 8. Coming of Age in Mississippi Anne Moody, Dell, $8.99, 9780440314882 9. Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293 10. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391810 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 2. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454952770 3. The Big Cheese Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780063329508 4. Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! Alastair Heim, Aristides Ruiz (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593563168 5. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536223767 6. The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094 7. Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419769047 8. Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9781665914352 9. Green Is for Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593353387 10. Thankful for Family (Berenstain Bears) Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Random House Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780593644843 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14, 9780593619919 2. Letters from Father Christmas J.R.R. Tolkien, William Morrow, $28, 9780063340534 3. Ghosts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801903 4. Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 5. 96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933 6. Rise of the Shadowfire: A Graphic Novel Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660456 7. Wrecker Carl Hiaasen, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593376287 8. Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822 9. A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 10. Wish Barbara O'Connor, Square Fish, $7.99, 9781250144058 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $14.99, 9781419766947 2. Murtagh: The World of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle) Christopher Paolini, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $29.99, 9780593650868 3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781339016580 4. InvestiGators: All Tide Up John Patrick Green, First Second, $12.99, 9781250849892 5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods Rick Riordan, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368098175 6. The Wild Robot Protects Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316669412 7. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338801910 8. Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1 Shannon Messenger, Gabriella Chianello (Illus.), Aladdin, $17.99, 9781534463363 9. The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316382007 10. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029