The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ending Sunday, September 18, 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. Fairy Tale Stephen King, Scribner, $32.50, 9781668002179 2. The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28, 9780593320624 3. Nona the Ninth Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $28.99, 9781250854117 4. Carrie Soto Is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9780593158685 5. Lessons Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30, 9780593535202 6. Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969 7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201 8. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345 9. The Ink Black Heart Robert Galbraith, Mulholland Books, $32, 9780316413039 10. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 11. Sparring Partners John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385549325 12. The It Girl Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $28.99, 9781982155261 13. Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25, 9780593321447 14. Other Birds Sarah Addison Allen, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250019868 15. All Good People Here Ashley Flowers, Bantam, $28, 9780593496473 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. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780525537113 4. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 5. Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28, 9780593498064 6. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 7. Holding the Line: Inside the Nation's Preeminent US Attorney's Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department Geoffrey Berman, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593300299 8. A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home Frances Mayes, Crown, $27, 9780593443330 9. Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316392457 10. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Rinker Buck, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $32.5, 9781501106378 11. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252 12. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green, FSG, $35, 9780374298623 13. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292 14. I Am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef Vishwesh Bhatt, Norton, $37.5, 9781324006060 15. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II Buzz Bissinger, Harper, $32.50, 9780062879929 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 2. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780593540480 3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 4. Book Lovers Emily Henry, Berkley, $17, 9780593334836 5. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624 6. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 7. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 8. A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18, 9781635575569 9. Love on the Brain Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17, 9780593336847 10. People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758 11. Ugly Love Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188 12. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18, 9781524798673 13. The American Roommate Experiment Elena Armas, Atria, $18, 9781668002773 14. All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501193323 15. Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560 3. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128 4. The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland John Railey, History Press, $21.99, 9781467147392 5. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316296816 6. Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9781954118119 7. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741 8. Andy Griffith's Manteo: His Real Mayberry John Railey, History Press, $21.99, 9781467150088 9. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 10. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528 11. U-Boats Off the Outer Banks: Shadows in the Moonlight Jim Bunch, History Press, $21.99, 9781467137676 12. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 13. The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene, Penguin, $26, 9780140280197 14. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson, Crown, $20, 9780385348737 15. The 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571989215 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 3. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 5. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 6. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540350 7. Fire & Blood George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016 8. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835 9. Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286 10. Siddhartha Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $5.99, 9780553208849 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Creepy Crayon! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534465886 2. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 3. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 4. The Crayons Trick or Treat Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621028 5. Construction Site Gets a Fright! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204321 6. Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316362382 7. Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358722823 8. Southern Baby: Southern Sayings for Little Ones Rebekah Moredock, Jennica Lounsbury (Illus.), WorthyKids, $7.99, 9781546000617 9. There's a Ghost In This House Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $27.99, 9780593466186 10. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $17.99, 9781454946861 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror Chloe Gong, Erica Waters, Hannah Whitten, Aden Polydoros, Shakira Toussaint, Courtney Gould, Allison Saft, Tori Bovalino (Ed.), Page Street Kids, $18.99, 9781645676225 2. Nothing More to Tell Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175903 3. The Tryout: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741261 4. Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis (Illus.), Aladdin, $7.99, 9781416927839 5. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 6. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe Jo Watson Hackl, Yearling, $7.99, 9780399557415 7. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780062991324 8. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $14.99, 9780375842207 9. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 10. Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760860 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781665922074 2. Jessi's Secret Language (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #12) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338616071 3. The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316370950 4. Spy School Project X Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534479494 5. Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose (Cat Kid Comic Club, #3) Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801941 6. The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268426 7. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book 1) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545349239 8. It's Not Summer Without You (The Summer I Turned Pretty) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781416995562 9. We'll Always Have Summer (The Summer I Turned Pretty) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781416995593 10. Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $12.99, 9781250777881