* Asterisk denotes a local or regional author or Indiana connection
The top titles at Columbus’ independent bookstore.
Children and Young Adult
1. “Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman,” Dorothy Sterling
2. “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Volume 1,” Elena Favilli
3. “Cat Kid Comic Club,” Dav Pilkey
4. “The Night Before Christmas,” Clement C. Moore
5. “5 More Sleeps ‘til Christmas,” Jimmy Fallon
6. “Cozy,” Jan Brett
7. “Dear Justyce (Signed First Edition),” Nic Stone
8. “Pocket Genius: Dogs,” DK Publishing
9. “Battle of the Bodkins (Max and the Midknights #2, Signed Edition,” Lincoln Peirce
10. “Baby Night-Night (Indestructibles),” Kate Merritt
11. “I Spy a Dinosaur’s Eye,” Jean Marzollo
12. “Christmas Parade,” Sandra Boynton
13. “The Bookshop Girl,” Sylvia Bishop
14. “The Call of the Wild,” Jack London
15. “Because of Winn-Dixie,” Kate DiCamillo
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “A Promised Land,” Barack Obama (H)
2. “Untamed (Signed),” Glennon Doyle (H)
3. “Talking to Goats: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard,” Jim Gray (H)
4. “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent,” Isabel Wilkerson (H)
5. “Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics,” Dolly Parton (H)
6. “First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country,” Thomas E. Ricks (H)
7. * “Field Guide to the Art of Looking,” Michele Pollock (P)
8. “So You Want to Talk About Race,” Ijeoma Oluo (P)
9. “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times,” Katherine May (H)
10. “The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design,” Roman Mars (H)
11. “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism,” Sharyl Attkisson (H)
12. “Doggos Doing Things: The Hilarious World of Puppos, Borkers, and Other Good Bois,” Running Press (H)
13. “Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices for Health and Happiness,” Madan Kataria (P)
14. “Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House (Signed Edition),” Rachel Maddow (H)
15. “Mid-Century Modern Design: A Complete Sourcebook,” Dominic Bradbury (P)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Roar,” Cecelia Ahern (P)
2. “Ready Player Two,” Ernest Cline (H)
3. “News of the World,” Paulette Jiles (P)
4. “The Last Bus to Wisdom,” Ivan Doig (P)
5. “Homegoing,” Yaa Gyasi (P)
6. “A Confederacy of Dunces,” John Kennedy Toole (P)
7. “Anxious People (Signed),” Fredrik Backman (H)
8. “The Lost Spells,” Robert MacFarlane (H)
9. “The Cold Millions (Signed Edition),” Jess Walter (H)
10. “The Silent Wife (Signed Edition),” Karin Slaughter (H)
11. “Squeeze Me (Signed Edition),” Carl Hiaasen (H)
12. “The Enchanted,” Rene Denfeld (P)
13. “Future Home of the Living God,” Louise Erdrich (P)
14. “Stranger Planet,” Nathan W. Pyle (H)
15. “Monogamy (Signed First Edition),” Sue Miller (H)
