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. “Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 20),” Jeff Kinney
  2. “Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn,” James Dean
  3. “Bluey: Beach,” Penguin Random House
  4. “Taylor Swift Superstar Dress-Up Book,” Random House Publishing
  5. “Hammerbarn: A Bluey Storybook,” Penguin Young Readers
  6. “Spy School: Blackout! (Signed Edition) Stuart Gibbs
  7. “Pete the Kitty: Wash Your Hands!” James Dean
  8. “How to Draw Pokemon,” Pokemon
  9. “Who Would Win? Ultimate Bug Rumble,” Jerry Pallotta
  10. “Minecraft: Ultimate Collection!” Nick Eliopulos
  11. “Lego Books: Halloween Build and Play!” Ameet Publishing
  12. “Pizza and Taco: Draw Your Own Comic!” Stephen Shaskan
  13. “War Games,” Alan Gratz
  14. “Impossible Creatures (Book 1),” Katherine Rundell
  15. “The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man Book 12),” Dav Pilkey

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

  1. *“Let’s Chat,” Nita Evans
  2. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” Virginia Roberts Giuffre (H)
  3. “The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” John U. Bacon (H)
  4. “Running Deep: Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II (Signed Edition),” Tom Clavin (H)
  5. “Little Woodchucks: Offerman’s Workshop Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery (Signed Edition),” Nick Offerman (H)
  6. “Ghosts of Interstate 65,” Joanne Foreman (P)
  7. “The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession,” Michael Finkel (P)
  8. “The Book of Delights: Essays,” Ross Gay (P)
  9. “Effin’ Birds 2026 Wall Calendar,” Aaron Reynolds (O)
  10. “The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia: An A-Z of Linguistic Curiosities,” Joshua Blackburn (H)
  11. “To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower,” Bret Baier (H)
  12. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool…” Mel Robbins (H)
  13. “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder (H)
  14. *“American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana,” Matt Shaw (O)
  15. “Dear New York (Signed Edition),” Brandon Stanton (H)

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

  1. “Defiant Acts (Signed Edition),” James Stewart III (P)
  2. “The Widow,” John Grisham (H)
  3. “Twice (Signed Edition),” Mitch Albom (H)
  4. “King Sorrow (Signed Edition),” Joe Hill (H)
  5. “The Exorcist (Deluxe Limited Edition),” William Peter Blatty (H)
  6. “The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery,” Richard Osman (H)
  7. “Gone Before Goodbye,” Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon (H)
  8. “Proving Ground (Signed Edition),” Michael Connelly (H)
  9. “The Frozen River,” Ariel Lawhon (P)
  10. “The Intruder,” Freida McFadden (P)
  11. “The Academy (Signed Edition),” Elin Hilderbrand (H)
  12. “The Things Gods Break (Crucible Book 2 Deluxe Limited Edition),” Abigail Owen (H)
  13. “Mate,” Ali Hazelwood (P)
  14. “Secret of Secrets (Signed Edition),” Dan Brown (H)
  15. “Alchemised,” SenLinYu (H)