Viewpoint Bestsellers
Listing of top sellers at Columbus’ independent bookstore downtown.
* Asterisk denotes a local author or Indiana connection
Children and Young Adult
1. “The Wonky Donkey,” Craig Smith
2. “Little Bible Playbook: The First Christmas,” Allia Zobel-Nolan
3. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” J.K. Rowling
4. “Construction Site on Christmas Night,” Sherri Duskey Rinker
5. “The Littlest Reindeer,” Brandi Dougherty
6. “The Hate U Give,” Angie Thomas
7. “Walk This World at Christmastime,” Big Picture Press
8. “Harold at the North Pole,” Crockett Johnson
9. “Katie the Kitten,” Kathryn Jackson
10. “Merry Christmas, Little Pookie,” Sandra Boynton
11. “All Aboard! The Christmas Train,” Nichole Mara
12. “Giraffe Problems,” Jory John
13. “Duck & Goose: It’s Time for Christmas,” Tad Hills
14. “A Pack Divided (Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #1),” Erin Hunter
15. “A Map of Days (Signed Edition),” Ransom Riggs
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Becoming,” Michelle Obama (H)
2. * “Beauty in the Wreckage: Finding Peace in the Age of Outrage,” Brandon Andress (P)
3. “The Experience Economy,” B. Joseph Pine, II (P)
4. “The Subtle Art of …,” Mark Manson (H)
5. “How to Be A Bourbon Bad…,” Linda Ruffenach (H)
6. “A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, A Mysterious Past & How He Found…Home,” Steve Pemberton (P)
7. “Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World,” Neil Gaiman (H)
8. * “Weird Indiana: Your Travel Guide to Indiana’s Local Legends & Best-Kept Secrets,” Mark Marimen et al (P)
9. “Leonardo DaVinci,” Walter Isaacson (P)
10. “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World,” Anand Giriharadas (H)
11. “The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins,” Lyle Cummins (P)
12. “Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me…(Signed Edition),” Reese Witherspoon (H)
13. “The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality,” Mitch Horowitz (H)
14. “Uncle John’s Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader,” Bathroom Readers’ Institute (H)
15. “There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir,” Casey Gerald (H)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton,” Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie (P)
2. “The Travelling Cat Chronicles,” Hiro Arikawa (H)
3. “The Reckoning,” John Grisham (H)
4. “The Gunslinger (Dark Tower #1),” Stephen King (P)
5. “Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones,” George R.R. Martin (H)
6. “Unsheltered (Special Independent Bookstore Edition),” Barbara Kingsolver (H)
7. “Milk and Honey,” Rupi Kaur (P)
8. “The Colors of All the Cattle (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #19),” Alexander McCall Smith (H)
9. “The Rosie Project,” Graeme Simsion (P)
10. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Heather Morris (P)
11. “Every Breath (Signed First Edition),” Nicholas Sparks (H)
12. “Night of Miracles,” Elizabeth Berg (H)
13. “Look Alive Twenty-five (Stephanie Plum Novel #25),” Janet Evanovich (H)
14. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee (P)
15. “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven (Signed First Edition),” Mitch Albom (H)
