Viewpoint Bestsellers

Viewpoint Books’ Bestseller List

Top titles at the local independent book store in downtown Columbus.

*Asterisk denotes a local, regional, or Indiana author connection

Children’s books

  1. “Hot Mess (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19),” Jeff Kinney
  2. “Bluey: Grannies,” Penguin Random House
  3. “Adventure on the Horizon (Pokemon),” Maria S. Barbo
  4. “The Wild Robot,” Peter Brown
  5. “The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book 1),” Tui T. Sutherland
  6. “Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister (Dork Diaries Book 16),” Rachel Renee Russell
  7. “Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals” DK Publishing
  8. *“The Unicorn Quest,” Kamilla Benko
  9. “Daring Dinosaur Adventures!” Random House Books for Young Readers
  10. “The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man Book 12),” Dav Pilkey
  11. “True and the Rainbow Kingdom: The Super Sticky Rescue,” Robin Bright
  12. “I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived Book 24),” Lauren Tarshis
  13. “Claudia and the Bad Joke (Baby-Sitters Club Book 15),” Arley Nopra/Ann M. Martin
  14. “Who is Taylor Swift?” Kirsten Anderson
  15. “Sonic’s Introduction to the Shatterverse,” Kiel Phegley

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Adult and New Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback, O for other)

  1. *“Wicked Columbus, Indiana,” Paul J. Hoffman (P)
  2. “War,” Bob Woodward (H)
  3. “What the Chicken Knows,” Sy Montgomery (H)
  4. “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey,” Kamala Harris (P)
  5. “Melania,” Melania Trump (H)
  6. *“Columbus, Indiana,” Thomas Schiff (H)
  7. “The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir,” Kelly Bishop (H)
  8. “The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Official Guide to All the Books,” Erika Berlin (H)
  9. *“American Modern: Architecture. Community. Columbus, Indiana,” Matt Shaw
  10. “Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions,” John Grisham (H)
  11. “Bob Ross by the Numbers,” Bob Ross (O)
  12. “Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir,” Ina Garten (H)
  13. “The Great British Baking Show 2024: Comfort Bakes,” The Bake Off Team (H)
  14. “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder (P)
  15. “Patriot,” Alexei Navalny (H)

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Adult and Young Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)

  1. “The Grey Wolf,” Louise Penny (H)
  2. “The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor Book 3),” Laurie Gilmore (P)
  3. “Fourth Wing (Empyrean Book 1),” Rebecca Yarros (P)
  4. “The Thursday Murder Club,” Richard Osman (P)
  5. “The Mistletoe Mystery (Signed Edition),” Nita Prose (H)
  6. “Bel Canto Annotated Edition (Signed Edition),” Ann Patchett (H)
  7. “The Midnight Library,” Matt Haig (P)
  8. “The Frozen River,” Ariel Lawhon (P)
  9. “James (Signed Edition),” Percival Everett (H)
  10. “The Boyfriend,” Freida McFadden (P)
  11. “The God of the Woods,” Liz Moore (H)
  12. “Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel,” Michael Connelly (H)
  13. “The Cat Who Saved Books (Gift Edition),” Sosuke Natsukawa (H)
  14. “Memorials,” Richard Chizmar (H)
  15. “After Annie (Signed Edition),” Anna Quindlen (H)