The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ending Sunday, September 25, 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. Lucy by the Sea Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $28, 9780593446065 2. Fairy Tale Stephen King, Scribner, $32.50, 9781668002179 3. The Bullet That Missed Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $27, 9780593299395 4. Dreamland Nicholas Sparks, Random House, $28.99, 9780593449554 5. Carrie Soto Is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9780593158685 6. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 7. The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28, 9780593320624 8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201 9. Lessons Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30, 9780593535202 10. Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969 11. Sparring Partners John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385549325 12. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 13. Less Is Lost Andrew Sean Greer, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316498906 14. The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063003057 15. Bliss Montage: Stories Ling Ma, FSG, $26, 9780374293512 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 2. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982188085 3. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Doubleday, $32, 9780385546539 4. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780525537113 5. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Neil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250861504 6. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II Buzz Bissinger, Harper, $32.50, 9780062879929 7. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber Andy Borowitz, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003886 8. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Rinker Buck, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781501106378 9. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison Ben Macintyre, Crown, $28.99, 9780593136331 10. Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir Jann S. Wenner, Little, Brown, $35, 9780316415194 11. Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28, 9780593498064 12. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz, Workman, $27, 9781523516971 13. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252 14. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $28, 9780593319437 15. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green, FSG, $35, 9780374298623 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 2. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780593540480 3. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 5. Book Lovers Emily Henry, Berkley, $17, 9780593334836 6. Love on the Brain Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17, 9780593336847 7. Ugly Love Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188 8. November 9 Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110344 9. The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18, 9780062671134 10. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 11. The American Roommate Experiment Elena Armas, Atria, $18, 9781668002773 12. The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17, 9780593101544 13. Maybe Now Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668013342 14. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18, 9781524798673 15. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 2. This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780593296929 3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 4. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 6. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528 7. The 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571989215 8. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231 9. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 10. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226 11. Gender Queer: A Memoir Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002 12. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316451390 13. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316296816 14. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson, Crown, $20, 9780385348737 15. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People Rick Bragg, Vintage, $17, 9780593081419 MASS MARKET 1. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 2. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063215382 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 4. Fire & Blood George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016 5. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 6. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540350 7. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte, Bantam Classics, $5.95, 9780553211405 8. Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 9. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400 10. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 2. Creepy Crayon! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534465886 3. The Crayons Trick or Treat Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621028 4. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $17.99, 9781454946861 5. Farmhouse Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316528948 6. What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780358561958 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Fall Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $8.99, 9780593384763 8. Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 9. Little Ghostie: Finger Puppet Book Emily Dove (Illus.), Chronicle, $7.99, 9781797212883 10. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Nothing More to Tell Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175903 2. The Weight of Blood Tiffany D. Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books, $18.99, 9780063029149 3. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 4. Defend the Dawn Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury YA, $18.99, 9781547610075 5. The Problem with Prophecies Scott Reintgen, Aladdin, $17.99, 9781665903578 6. Pokémon Visual Companion Third Edition DK Children, $14.99, 9780744021974 7. The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $9.99, 9780544340688 8. Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization A.W. Jantha, Gris Grimly (Illus.), Disney Press, $24.99, 9781368076685 9. Tales to Keep You Up at Night Dan Poblocki, Marie Bergeron (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $17.99, 9780593387474 10. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose (Cat Kid Comic Club, #3) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801941 2. Spy School Project X Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534479494 3. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391 4. The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316370950 5. Jessi's Secret Language (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #12) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338616071 6. Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Book 2) Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896438 7. The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268426 8. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912402 9. InvestiGators: Take the Plunge John Patrick Green, First Second, $9.99, 9781250219985 10. The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable (The Bad Guys, #2) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic Press, $5.99, 9780545912419