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. “Big Jim Begins (Dog Man 13),” Dave Pilkey
  2. “Unraveled (Keeper of the Lost Cities Book 9.5),” Shannon Messenger
  3. “The Polar Express,” Chris Van Allsburg
  4. “Can You Find Santa?” Axel Scheffler
  5. “Alice in a Winter Wonderland (Signed Edition),” Jan Brett
  6. “Where’s The Reindeer?” Ingela Arrhenius
  7. “Hot Mess (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19),” Jeff Kinney
  8. “The Night Before Christmas,” Jan Brett
  9. “Mad Libs: For the Fans,” Niki Catherine
  10. “The Mitten,” Jan Brett
  11. “It’s Christmas, Curious George,” H.A. Rey
  12. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Eric Carle
  13. “Peekaboo Santa (Peekaboo You),” Camilla Reid
  14. “I Am the Grinch — Based on Dr. Seuss’s ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas,’” Alastair Heim
  15. “The Wild Robot Book One,” Peter Brown

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

  1. *“Deep Calls to Deep (Signed Edition),” Brandon Andress (P)
  2. “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Signed Edition),” Robin Wall Kimmerer (H)
  3. *“American Modern: Architecture. Community. Columbus, Indiana,” Matt Shaw (P)
  4. “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” Malcolm Gladwell (H)
  5. “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” Ina Garton (H)
  6. “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” Margaret Renkl (H)
  7. *“Birds of Indiana Field Guide,” Stan Tekiela (P)
  8. “Deck the Halls Crossword Puzzles,” The New York Times (O)
  9. “Long Live The Definitive Guide to the Folklore and Fandom of Taylor Swift,” Nicole Pomanico (H)
  10. “What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions,” Randall Munroe (H)
  11. “Greenlights,” Matthew McConaughey (P)
  12. “Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments,” Joe Posnanski (H)
  13. “Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver,” Mary Oliver (P)
  14. “The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Official Guide to All the Books,” Erika Berlin (H)
  15. “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Robin Wall Kimmerer (P)

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

  1. “The Frozen River,” Ariel Lawhon (P)
  2. “The Mistletoe Mystery (Signed Edition),” Nita Prose (H)
  3. “The Christmas Jigsaw Murders,” Alexandra Benedict (P)
  4. “Small Things Like These,” Claire Keegan (H)
  5. “James (Signed Edition),” Percival Everett (H)
  6. “The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor Book 3),” Laurie Gilmore (P)
  7. *“And So By Fire (Signed Edition),” Brandon Andress (P)
  8. “Wind and Truth,” Brandon Sanderson (H)
  9. *“Rush of Ravens (‘Til Kingdom Come Book 1),” Abigail Brier (P)
  10. “The Life Impossible (Signed Edition),” Matt Haig (H)
  11. “Funny Story,” Emily Henry (H)
  12. “North Woods,” Daniel Mason (P)
  13. “The Boyfriend,” Freida McFadden (P)
  14. “Holly,” Stephen King (P)
  15. “The God of the Woods,” Liz Moore (H)