The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, November 28, 2021. 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. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte Press, $36, 9781101885680 2. The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30, 9780735222359 3. Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30, 9781982168438 4. The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 5. The Judge's List John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027 6. The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 7. Oh William! Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812989434 8. Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 9. The Wish Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28, 9781538728628 10. Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 11. State of Terror Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30, 9781982173678 12. Mercy David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29, 9781538719725 13. Silverview John le Carré, Viking, $28, 9780593490594 14. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 15. Matrix Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28, 9781594634499 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572 2. These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785 3. Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28, 9781982168018 4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 5. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32, 9780316558792 6. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 7. The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100, 9781631492563 8. Renegades: Born in the USA Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50, 9780593236314 9. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258 10. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196 11. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26, 9780525658818 12. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 13. Get Untamed: The Journal (How to Quit Pleasing and Start Living) Glennon Doyle, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593235652 14. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28, 9781250784094 15. Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive Philipp Dettmer, Random House, $35, 9780593241318 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 2. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18, 9780593438374 3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933 4. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 5. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 6. Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 7. The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 8. It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 9. The Searcher Tana French, Penguin, $18, 9780735224674 10. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780735219106 11. Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Kristy Woodson Harvey, Gallery, $16.99, 9781982185206 12. People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758 13. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18, 9781501173219 14. The Anomaly Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699 15. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17, 9781984880987 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560 2. The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland (True Crime) John Railey, History Press, $21.99, 9781467147392 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. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 5. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 6. The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 7. Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy David Zucchino, Grove Press, $18, 9780802148650 8. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18, 9780525510321 9. Hidden History of the Outer Banks Sarah Downing, History Press, $19.99, 9781609499143 10. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463 11. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $16.95, 9780393868265 12. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321 13. The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17, 9780804172721 14. Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks R.Wayne Gray, Nancy Beach Gray, Arcadia Publishing, $23.99, 9781467106986 15. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28, 9781984858474 MASS MARKET 1. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 2. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 3. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 4. Christmas Cupcake Murder Joanne Fluke, Kensington, $9.99, 9781496729132 5. The Last Mrs. Parrish Liv Constantine, Harper, $9.99, 9780063111301 6. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 7. Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 8. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125 9. Getaway With Murder Diane Kelly, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250815972 10. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11, 9780399501487 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109823 2. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359 3. Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 4. Carry-Along Tab Book: Santa's Sleigh Roger Priddy, Priddy Books US, $8.99, 9781684491674 5. It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 6. Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 7. The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 8. Indestructibles: This Little Piggy Amy Pixton, Vanja Kragulj (Illus.), Workman, $5.95, 9781523514144 9. The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145 10. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Christmas Pig J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 2. Daughter of the Deep Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927 3. Gilded Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250618849 4. Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168 5. Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 6. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 7. Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 8. One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 9. The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 10. The Silver Arrow Lev Grossman, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780316539548 CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749155 2. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741032 3. The Bad Guys in They're Bee-Hind You! (The Bad Guys, #14) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $6.99, 9781338329544 4. Dog Man: Mothering Heights Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338680454 5. Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $12.99, 9781250777881 6. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 9780545912402 7. Ultimate Reptile Rumble (Who Would Win?) Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster (Illus.), Scholastic, $4.99, 9781338672169 8. InvestiGators: Take the Plunge John Patrick Green, First Second, $9.99, 9781250219985 9. Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $11.99, 9781250076960 10. Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #11) Nathan Hale, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749513