Because of the holiday, the bestsellers for the week that ended Dec. 21 from Publishers Week were not available for print.
Here are the bestselling books at area independent stores for the week that ended Dec. 21. Stores reporting: the Book House, Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, the Novel Neighbor, Subterranean Books.
Adult/Nonfiction
1. “James” by Percival Everett
2. “Mapping St. Louis: A History of the Gateway City in 40 Rare Maps” by Andy Hahn
3. “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer and John Burgoyne
4. “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
5. “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan
People are also reading…
6. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
7. “A Jingle Bell Mingle” by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
8. “Love in Bloom” by Lucy Eden
9. “Wicked” by Gregory Macguire
10. “Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology” by Shane Hawk
CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT
1. “The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel)” by John Hendrix
2. “Dog Man: Big Jim Begins” by Dav Pilkey
3. “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown
4. “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science” by Kate McKinnon
5. “Buffalo Fluffalo” by Bess Kalb and Erin Kraan
6. “Chubby Bunny” by Julie Murphy
7. “The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming” by Lemony Snicket
8. “I Spy Christmas” by Jean Marzollo
9. “Santa is Coming to Missouri” by Steve Smallman
10. “Blood at the Root” by Ladarrion Williams
