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 Book 13),” Dav Pilkey
  2. “InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. Wild Ghost Chase,” John Patrick Green
  3. “Bluey: Mini-Bluey,” Penguin Young Readers
  4. “Spy Ski School: The Graphic Novel,” Stuart Gibbs
  5. “I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919,” Lauren Tarshis
  6. “Pocket Genius: Countries of the World,” DK Publishing
  7. “Taylor Swift: Superstar!” Shana Corey
  8. “When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary,” Alice Hoffman
  9. “Unicornia: Learning to Fly!” Ana Punset
  10. “A Song for You and I (Signed Edition),” K O’Neill
  11. “Mostly What God Does Is Love You,” Savannah Guthrie
  12. “Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry,” Neil DeGrasse Tyson
  13. “Flip-A-Gator,” Sara Ball
  14. “Laugh-Out-Loud Springtime Jokes,” Rob Elliott
  15. “We Found a Hat,” Jon Klassen

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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 Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool…” Mel Robbins (H)
  3. “Little Frog’s Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love, and Life Lessons…” Maybell Eequay (H
  4. “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Omar El Akkad (H)
  5. “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World,” Robin Wall Kimmerer (H)
  6. “Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices for Health and Happiness,” Madan Kataria (P)
  7. “The Book of Charlie: Wisdom for the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man,” David Von Drehle (P)
  8. *“American Modern (Signed Edition),” Matt Shaw (O)
  9. “Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next),” Dean Spade (P)
  10. “The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession,” Michael Finkel (P)
  11. “How Not to Be a Basic Peasant: A Medieval Bard’s Guide to Living Your Best Life,” Kristen Mulrooney (H)
  12. “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder (P)
  13. “A People’s History of the United States,” Howard Zinn (P)
  14. “We Need Your Art,” Amie McNee (H)
  15. “Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America and the Woman Who Stopped Them,” Timothy Egan (P)

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

  1. “Sunrise on the Reaping (Hunger Games Book 5),” Suzanne Collins (H)
  2. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Margaret Atwood (P)
  3. “Deep End,” Ali Hazelwood (P)
  4. “The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor Book 4),” Laurie Gilmore (P)
  5. “Wild Dark Shore,” Charlotte McConaghy (H)
  6. “The Antidote (Signed Edition),” Karen Russell (H)
  7. “The Jackal’s Mistress (Signed Edition),” Chris Bohjalian (H)
  8. “Fourth Wing (Empyrean Book 1),” Rebecca Yarros (P)
  9. “The Paris Express (Signed Edition),” Emma Donoghue (H)
  10. “Moonbound,” Robin Sloan (H)
  11. “The Dream Hotel (Signed Edition),” Laila Lalami (H)
  12. “1984,” George Orwell (P)
  13. “Three Days in June (Signed Edition),” Anne Tyler (H)
  14. “Harvest of Hearts (Deluxe Edition),” Andrea Eames (H)
  15. “Bel Canto (Annotated Edition),” Ann Patchett (H)