Viewpoint Bestsellers
* Asterisk denotes a local author or Indiana connection
Children and Young Adult
1. “The Wonky Donkey,” Craig Smith
2. * “Something’s Different About Andrew,” Kyndal Gary
3. “The Mitten,” Jan Brett
4. “Construction Site on Christmas Night,” Sherri Duskey Rinker
5. “A Boy Called Christmas,” Matt Haig
6. “Bob,” Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
7. “Touch and Feel on the Farm,” Roger Priddy
8. “Scratch & Sketch Trace-Along Robots: An Art Activity Book for Artistic Inventors…,” Lee Nemmers
9. “Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man #4),” Dav Pilkey
10. “Love, Santa,” Martha Brockenbrough
11. “Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories,” R.J. Palacio
12. “Christmas in the Manger,” Nola Buck
13. “The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot & Score in This Game Called Life,” Kwame Alexander
14. “The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2),” Lemony Snicket
15. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” J.K. Rowling
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. * “Wicked Columbus, Indiana,” Paul J. Hoffman (P)
4. “Uncle John’s Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader,” Bathroom Readers’ Institute (H)
5. * “Legacy of Faith,” Nita Evans (P)
6. “Simple Faith of Mr. Rogers: Spiritual Insights from World’s Most Beloved Neighbor,” Amy Hollingsworth (P)
7. * “Mapping Indiana: Five Centuries of Treasures…,” Erin Kirchoff, Eric Mundell & Amy Vedra (H)
8. “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” David Sheff (P)
9. “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World,” Anand Giriharadas (H)
10. “The Subtle Art of …,” Mark Manson (H)
11. “Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave,” Joanna Gaines (H)
12. * “Columbus: Then and Now,” Tamara Stone Iorio (P)
13. “Almost Everything: Notes on Hope,” Anne Lamott (H)
14. “How to Be A Bourbon …,” Linda Ruffenach (H)
15. “The Happiness Project,” Gretchen Rubin (P)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Kingdom of the Blind,” Louise Penny (H)
2. “The Travelling Cat Chronicles,” Hiro Arikawa (H)
3. “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton,” Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie (P)
4. “The Reckoning,” John Grisham (H)
5. “Slaughterhouse Five,” Kurt Vonnegut (P)
6. “A Death in the Family,” James Agee (P)
7. “Hazards of Time Travel,” Joyce Carol Oates (H)
8. “The Best American Short Stories 2018,” Roxane Gay and Heidi Pitlor, Editors (P)
9. “Iron Gold (Red Rising #4),” Pierce Brown (P)
10. “The Rosie Project,” Graeme Simsion (P)
11. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Heather Morris (P)
12. “Unsheltered (Special Independent Bookstore Edition),” Barbara Kingsolver (H)
13. “Of Blood and Bone (Chronicles of the One Book #2),” Nora Roberts (H)
14. “Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones,” George R.R. Martin (H)
15. “Long Road to Mercy (Signed Edition),” David Baldacci (H)
