Viewpoint Bestsellers
Editor’s note: Top books from downtown Columbus’ independent book sellers.
* Asterisk denotes a local author or Indiana connection
Children and Young Adult
1. “Where’s Waldo Now?,” Martin Handford
2. “Where’s Waldo? (30th Anniversary Edition),” Martin Handford
3. “Frozen Fever: Anna’s Birthday Surprise (Disney Frozen),” Jessica Julius
4. “Hello, World! Moon Landing,” Jill McDonald
5. “The Pigeon Has to Go to School! (Signed First Edition),” Mo Willems
6. “Pat the Bunny,” Dorothy Kunhardt
7. “My Little Golden Book About the White House,” Jen Arena
8. “Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello’s Library #4),” Chris Grabenstein
9. “Where’s the Astronaut?,” Nosy Crow
10. “Chester and Gus,” Cammie McGovern
11. “Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging and Being Yourself,” Matthew Gray Gubler
12. “The Poet’s Dog,” Patricia MacLachlan
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. * “Wicked Columbus, Indiana,” Paul Hoffman (P)
2. “Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More & Live Bolder,” Reshma Saujani (H)
3. “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” Yuval Noah Harari (P)
4. “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee,” Casey Cep (H)
5. “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.,” Robin DiAngelo (P)
6. “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World,” Melinda Gates (H)
7. “Educated: A Memoir,” Tara Westover (H)
8. “The Overstory,” Richard Powers (P)
9. “The Mueller Report,” The Washington Post, Editor (P)
10. “1000+ Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently,” Marc Chernoff (H)
11. “Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West,” David McCullough (H)
12. “Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice,” Baron Baptiste (H)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Where the Crawdads Sing (Signed Edition),” Delia Owens (H)
2. “The Marriage of Opposites,” Alice Hoffman (P)
3. “The Clockmaker’s Daughter,” Kate Morton (P)
4. “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine,” Gail Honeyman (P)
5. “The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man,” Jonas Jonasson (P)
6. “Inheriting Edith,” Zoe Fishman (P)
7. “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Signed First Edition),” Ocean Vuong (H)
8. “The Gone Dead,” Chanelle Benz (H)
9. “There There,” Tommy Orange (P)
10. “Unraveling Oliver,” Liz Nugent (P)
11. “The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs,” Katherine Howe (H)
12. “The Silent Patient,” Alex Michaelides (H)
13. “Norse Mythology,” Neil Gaiman (P)
14. “City of Girls (Signed First Edition),” Elizabeth Gilbert (H)
15. “Exhalation: Stories,” Ted Chang (H)
