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. “The Day the Crayons Made Friends,” Drew Daywalt
  2. “This Is Why I Love You, Daddy,” Maria S. Barbo
  3. “Growing Home,” Beth Ferry
  4. “Disney Princess: Princess Friends (I’m Ready to Read Sound Book),” PI Kids
  5. “Dog Man (Book 1),” Dave Pilkey
  6. “Welcome Baby (Indestructibles),” Stephan Lomp
  7. “Build-a-Bug,” Sarah Ball
  8. “Disney Superkitties: Superkitties Go! Color and Activity Book,” Maggie Fischer
  9. “Keeper of the Lost Cities (Book 1),” Shannon Messenger
  10. “The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book,” Jeff Kinney
  11. “Karen’s Ghost (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Book 11),” D.K. Yingst
  12. “Bluey: The Doctor,” Penguin Young Readers
  13. “The Wishing Spell (Land of Stories Book 1),” Chris Colfer
  14. “Happy Pig Day! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)” Mo Willems
  15. “Lila Greer: Teacher of the Year,” Andrea Beaty

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

  1. *“Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition),” John Green (H)
  2. “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder,” David Grann (P)
  3. “The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and Dangerous Obsession,” Michael Finkel (P)
  4. “Mommy Drinks Because You Cry: Cocktails and Coasters for Moms,” Castle Point Books (O)
  5. “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World,” Robin Wall Kimmerer (H)
  6. “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind,” Nate Bargatze (H)
  7. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” Jonathan Haidt (H)
  8. “There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence…,” Glenn Boozan (H)
  9. “Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Changed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are,” Rebecca Boyle (P)
  10. “Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives,” Gretchen Rubin (H)
  11. “Illusion in Design: New Trends in Architecture and Interiors,” Paul Gunther and Gay Giordano (H)
  12. “Dad’s Story: A Guided, Keepsake Memory Journal,” Peter Pauper Press (O)
  13. “Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times,” Azar Nafisi (H)
  14. *“Spooky Indiana: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore,” S.E. Schlosser (P)
  15. “Murdle: 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve… (Volume 1),” G.T. Karber (P)

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

  1. *“Under the Neon Lights (Signed Edition),” Arriel Vinson (H)

  2. “The First Gentleman (Signed Edition),” Bill Clinton and James Patterson (H)
  3. “Atmosphere: A Love Story,” Taylor Jenkins Reid (H)
  4. “Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy,” Navessa Allen (P)
  5. “Problematic Summer Romance,” Ali Hazelgrove (P)
  6. “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Signed Edition),” V.E. Schwab (H)
  7. “Never Flinch,” Stephen King (H)
  8. “With a Vengeance,” Riley Sager (H)
  9. “The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1),” Rachel Gillig (H)
  10. “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” Shelby Van Pelt (P)
  11. “The River Is Waiting,” Wally Lamb (H)
  12. “King of Ashes (Signed Edition),” S.A. Cosby (H)
  13. “So Far Gone (Signed Edition),” Jess Walter (H)
  14. “The Love Hypothesis (Collector’s Edition),” Ali Hazelgrove (H)
  15. “The Emperor of Gladness (Signed Edition),” Ocean Vuong (H)