* Asterisk denotes a local or regional author or Indiana connection
Editor’s note: The top sellers at the local Viewpoint Books in downtown Columbus.
Children and Young Adult
1. “Fetch-22 (Dog Man #8),” Dav Pilkey
2. “Red and Lulu,” Matt Tavares
3. “The Crayons’ Christmas,” Drew Daywalt
4. “Christmas Is Golden,” Diane Muldrow
5. “Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #14),” Jeff Kinney
6. “Sulwe,” Lupita Nyong’o
7. “Christmas in the Manger,” Nola Buck
8. * “She Loves Me All the Same,” Alisha Gaddis
9. “Gingerbread Friends,” Jan Brett
10. “The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse…,” Kate DiCamillo
11. * “Columbus: The Bridge to Colorful Fun,” Warrie Dennis
12. “Lego Holiday Ideas: More Than 50 Festive Builds,” DK Publishing
13. “The Sweet Smell of Christmas,” Patricia M. Scarry
14. “Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever,” Matt Tavares
15. “Dinosaurs Explore!,” May Nakamura
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Signed),” Bill Bryson (H)
2. * “Wicked Columbus, Indiana (Signed),” Paul J. Hoffman (P)
3. * “Frost Flowers: Thoughts & Observations from the Heartland,” John B. DeLap (H&P)
4. “Sam Houston & the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History,” Brian Kilmeade (H)
5. “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know,” Malcolm Gladwell (H)
6. * “J. Irwin Miller: The Shaping of an American Town,” Nancy Kriplen (H)
7. “Upstream: Selected Essays,” Mary Oliver (P)
8. “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches,” Tyler Kepner (H)
9. “Classic Krakauer: Essays,” Jon Krakauer (P)
10. “Educated: A Memoir,” Tara Westover (H)
11. “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,” Samin Nosrat (H)
12. “Change Is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World,’ Ben Orlin (H)
13. “With All Due Respect,” Nikki R. Haley (H)
14. “Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake and the Making of a Family,” Mitch Albom (H)
15. “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference,” Greta Thunberg (P)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “The Dutch House (Signed First Edition),” Ann Patchett (H)
2. “The Great Alone,” Kristin Hannah (P)
3. “The Guardians,” John Grisham (H)
4. “The Overstory,” Richard Powers (P)
5. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Margaret Atwood (P)
6. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Heather Morris (P)
7. “My Dear Hamilton,” Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie (P)
8. “The Marriage of Opposites,” Alice Hoffman (P)
9. “The Starless Sea (Signed First Edition),” Erin Morgenstern (H)
10. “Where the Crawdads Sing (Signed),” Delia Owens (H)
11. “The Only Woman in the Room,” Marie Benedict (P)
12. “Olive Kitteridge,” Elizabeth Strout (P)
13. “The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings Part 1),” J.R.R. Tolkien (P)
14. “A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories,” Lucia Berlin (P)
15. “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens (P)
