The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ending Sunday, March 5, 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. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201 3. Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 4. I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28, 9780593490143 5. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063204157 6. A Day of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35, 9781635577921 7. Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969 8. The Boys from Biloxi John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385548922 9. Storm Watch C.J. Box, Putnam, $29, 9780593331309 10. The House in the Pines Ana Reyes, Dutton, $27, 9780593186718 11. The House of Eve Sadeqa Johnson, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982197360 12. How to Sell a Haunted House Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $28, 9780593201268 13. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28, 9781451648218 14. Someone Else's Shoes Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $29, 9781984879295 15. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 2. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780593329993 3. Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36, 9780593593806 4. The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days Kate Bowler, Jessica Richie, Convergent Books, $25, 9780593193709 5. The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886 6. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 7. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250777263 8. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction Lynne Olson, Random House, $32, 9780525509479 9. The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival Ron DeSantis, Broadside Books, $35, 9780063276000 10. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Ilyon Woo, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781501191053 11. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $30, 9780593133231 12. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile Candice Millard, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385543101 13. Start, Stay, or Leave: The Art of Decision Making Trey Gowdy, Forum Books, $28.99, 9780593240977 14. Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life Mark Hyman, M.D., Little, Brown Spark, $29, 9780316453189 15. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 2. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9781524798642 3. The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064 4. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 5. It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 6. French Braid: A novel Anne Tyler, Vintage, $17, 9780593466407 7. Things We Hide from the Light Lucy Score, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781728276113 8. The School for Good Mothers Jessamine Chan, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781982156138 9. Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 10. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 11. Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781945631832 12. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987 13. The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18, 9780593356173 14. The Hotel Nantucket Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316258982 15. The Kudzu Queen Mimi Herman, Regal House Publishing, $19.95, 9781646033102 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 2. The Nineties: A Book Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18, 9780735217966 3. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again Johann Hari, Crown, $18, 9780593138533 4. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Imani Perry, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062977373 5. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20, 9780593230275 6. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20, 9781324092872 7. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 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. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $20, 9780374533557 10. The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found Frank Bruni, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982108588 11. Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression Christopher Knowlton, S&S, $19.99, 9781982128388 12. These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18, 9780063092792 13. Ghosts of the Outer Banks Peggy Schmidt, Schiffer Publishing, $14.99, 9780764339868 14. The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil Tina Brown, Crown, $20, 9780593138113 15. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781501160349 MASS MARKET 1. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 2. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 4. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 6. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 7. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 8. Steal James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538720752 9. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 10. The Once and Future King T.H. White, Ace, $9.99, 9780441627400 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 2. Southern Baby: Southern Sayings for Little Ones Rebekah Moredock, Jennica Lounsbury (Illus.), WorthyKids, $7.99, 9781546000617 3. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 4. Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss, Random House, $9.99, 9780394800165 5. Happy Easter, Little Pookie Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9781665928380 6. Little Blue Truck's Beep-Along Book Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780358667988 7. The Sour Grape Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780063045415 8. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 9. Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210637 10. God Gave Us Easter Lisa Tawn Bergren, Laura J. Bryant (Illus.), WaterBrook, $6.99, 9780525654445 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760860 2. When Sea Becomes Sky Gillian McDunn, Bloomsbury Children's Books, $16.99, 9781547610853 3. Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 4. Charlotte's Web E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558 5. Refugee Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9780545880831 6. Immortality: A Love Story Dana Schwartz, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250861016 7. Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 8. Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 9. Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880 10. The Children's Book of Birdwatching: Nature-Friendly Tips for Spotting Birds Dan Rouse, DK Children, $12.99, 9780744072808 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419762949 2. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912402 3. InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second, $10.99, 9781250852564 4. Moon Rising: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #6) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338730890 5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427 6. Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Book 2) Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896438 7. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883 8. City Spies James Ponti, Aladdin, $8.99, 9781534414921 9. Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #13) Ann M. Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338616101 10. InvestiGators: Off the Hook John Patrick Green, First Second, $9.99, 9781250220004