The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, January 16, 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. The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30, 9780735222359 2. Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30, 9781982168438 3. To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385547932 4. Call Us What We Carry: Poems Amanda Gorman, Viking, $24.99, 9780593465066 5. The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $27, 9780593356159 6. The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 7. The Paris Bookseller Kerri Maher, Berkley, $26, 9780593102183 8. Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28, 9780374602604 9. Something to Hide Elizabeth George, Viking, $29, 9780593296844 10. Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818416 11. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 12. The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 13. Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30, 9780374181178 14. The School for Good Mothers Jessamine Chan, Simon & Schuster, $27, 9781982156121 15. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9781524798659 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown, Random House, $30, 9780399592553 2. These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785 3. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 4. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572 5. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy Jamie Raskin, Harper, $27.99, 9780063209787 6. How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them Barbara F. Walter, Crown, $27, 9780593137789 7. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292 8. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32, 9780316558792 9. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26, 9780525658818 10. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35, 9780374157357 11. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28, 9781250784094 12. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 13. Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City Andrew Lawler, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385546850 14. Pirates, Ghosts, and Coastal Lore: The Best of Judge Whedbee Charles Harry Whedbee, Blair, $16.95, 9780895872951 15. Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom Carl Bernstein, Henry Holt and Co., $29.99, 9781627791502 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 3. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 4. Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 5. People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758 6. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 7. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501160844 8. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18, 9781501173219 9. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18, 9780593438374 10. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18, 9781635575569 11. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947 12. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17, 9781984880987 13. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 14. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 15. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780735219106 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 2. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470 3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 4. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $15.99, 9780380773381 5. 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 6. The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland John Railey, History Press, $21.99, 9781467147392 7. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17, 9781501160349 8. Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays Lauren Hough, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593080764 9. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age Sanjay Gupta, M.D., Simon & Schuster, $17, 9781501166747 10. The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, Vintage, $17, 9781400078431 11. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 12. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Joan Didion, FSG, $17, 9780374531386 13. Religion and the Rise of Capitalism Benjamin M. Friedman, Vintage, $20, 9780593311097 14. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved Kate Bowler, Random House, $17, 9780399592089 15. Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15, 9780807014271 MASS MARKET 1. Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345337665 2. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 3. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 5. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 6. Inferno Dante, Bantam, $6.95, 9780553213393 7. The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason, Signet, $9.99, 9780451205360 8. The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967 9. The Feast of All Saints Anne Rice, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345334534 10. The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson, Penguin, $8.99, 9780143134770 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Fly Brittany J. Thurman, Anna Cunha (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781534454873 2. Stacey's Extraordinary Words Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063209473 3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 4. Bodies Are Cool Tyler Feder, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593112625 5. Dog Heaven Cynthia Rylant, Blue Sky Press, $18.99, 9780590417013 6. The Year We Learned to Fly Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99, 9780399545535 7. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359 8. Hello, Farm! Maddie Frost (Illus.), Workman, $5.95, 9781523504671 9. Love from Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans, Steven Salerno (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593349830 10. Disney Encanto Little Golden Book Alejandro Mesa (Illus.), Golden Books/Disney, $5.99, 9780736442350 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. Stuntboy, in the Meantime Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $13.99, 9781534418165 2. Here's to Us Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063071636 3. Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 4. They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 5. One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 6. From the Desk of Zoe Washington Janae Marks, Katherine Tegen Books, $7.99, 9780062875860 7. The Storyteller Kathryn Williams, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780063049390 8. Medusa Jessie Burton, Olivia Lomenech Gill (Illus.), Bloomsbury YA, $19.99, 9781547607594 9. Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062885500 10. Legendborn Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534441606 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749155 2. Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives (Cat Kid Comic Club, #2) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338784855 3. The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #3) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338344059 4. The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #5) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338730852 5. Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $12.99, 9781250777881 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99, 9780545791328 7. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545425117 8. Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427 10. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250170972