The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ending Sunday, May 28, 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. The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32, 9780802162175 2. Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27, 9780593441275 3. Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 4. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 5. Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243732 6. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50, 9780525655596 7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201 8. Yellowface R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30, 9780063250833 9. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 10. The Trackers Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30, 9780062948083 11. The Guest Emma Cline, Random House, $28, 9780812998627 12. Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 13. The Postcard Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28, 9781609458386 14. Simply Lies David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30, 9781538750636 15. Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260 2. Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28, 9780593239919 3. King: A Life Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35, 9780374279295 4. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir Lucinda Williams, Crown, $28.99, 9780593136492 5. The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886 6. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99, 9780785291817 7. I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 8. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25, 9781538707944 9. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 10. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292 11. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28, 9781982185855 12. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II Evan Thomas, Random House, $28, 9780399589256 13. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $32, 9781982168278 14. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan, Viking, $30, 9780735225268 15. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324 2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 3. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498 4. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 5. Meet Me at the Lake Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18, 9780593438558 6. Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734 7. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569 8. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9780593598429 9. It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 10. Never Never Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888 11. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 12. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323 13. This Time Tomorrow Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $18, 9780525539018 14. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987 15. A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575583 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17, 9780307742483 2. Quietly Hostile: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17, 9780593315699 3. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951 4. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 6. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 7. Lessons from North Carolina: Race, Religion, Tribe, and the Future of America Gene R. Nichol, Blair, $16.95, 9781958888018 8. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 9. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905 10. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25, 9781250858801 11. Corolla's Wild Horses: A History Jeff Hampton, History Press, $23.99, 9781467153546 12. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18, 9780525510321 13. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781501160349 14. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742 15. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $18, 9780593139028 MASS MARKET 1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 3. The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka, Bantam Classics, $6.95, 9780553213690 4. All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940 5. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 7. Mythology Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10, 9780446574754 8. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 9. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835 10. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 2. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 4. Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 5. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 6. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 7. Bluey: The Creek Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571 8. Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers Licenses, $4.99, 9780593385685 9. Good Night Outer Banks Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper, Joe Veno (Illus.), Good Night Books, $9.95, 9781602196049 10. Pop-Up Peekaboo! Ocean Jean Claude (Illus.), DK Children, $12.99, 9780744056747 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 2. The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089 3. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 4. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 5. The Eyes and the Impossible: (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition) Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), McSweeney's, $28, 9781952119453 6. Looking for Alaska John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $6.99, 9780525556541 7. Family of Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99, 9780593485880 8. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 9780763680909 9. The Ice Cream Machine Adam Rubin, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593325803 10. Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338801910 2. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $5.99, 9780679824114 3. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations (Cat Kid Comic Club, #4) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338846621 4. Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends) Terri Libenson, Balzer + Bray, $15.99, 9780063139213 5. The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780316310314 6. Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose (Cat Kid Comic Club, #3) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801941 7. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781665922074 8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391 9. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912402 10. Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls, #1) Maddy Mara, Scholastic, $5.99, 9781338680638