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. “Hansel and Gretel,” Reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak
  2. “Pocket Bear (Signed Edition),” Katherine Applegate
  3. “Richard Scarry’s Halloween Cars and Trucks,” Richard Scarry
  4. *“Kid Architect Goes to Columbus (Signed Edition),” Gary Vance
  5. “Little Kitten,” Nicola Killen
  6. “Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party,” Aubrey Plaza and Dan Murphy
  7. “Pig the Monster (Pig the Pug),” Aaron Blabey
  8. “Clifford’s Halloween,” Norman Bridwell
  9. “Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree,” Robert Barry
  10. “Goodnight Goon (A Petrifying Parody),” Michael Rex
  11. “The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Books),” J.P. Miller
  12. “The ABCs of Fall,” Jill Howarth
  13. “Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales,” Aaron Reynolds
  14. “There Was an Old Lady Who Said Trick-or-Treat!” Lucille Colandro
  15. “The Pigeon Won’t Count to 10!” Mo Willems

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

  1. *“Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland,” Aine Cain and Kevin Greenlee (H)
  2. “All the Way to the River (Signed Edition),” Elizabeth Gilbert (H)
  3. *“American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana,” Matt Shaw (O)
  4. “Celtic Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook,” Sorcha Hegarty (H)
  5. “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay,” Octavia Butler (H)
  6. “Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession,” Michael Finkel (P)
  7. “The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog and Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science,” Carly Anne York (H)
  8. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” Jonathan Haidt (H)
  9. “Alexander Girard Designs for Herman Miller,” Leslie Pina (H)
  10. “Unsolved Indiana: Murder Mysteries, Bizarre Deaths, and Unexplained Disappearances,” Autumn Bones (P)
  11. “Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America,” Robert B. Reich (H)
  12. “Underfoot Menagerie,” David Zinn (P)
  13. “The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path,” Emma Heming Willis (H)
  14. “Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife,” Mary Roach (P)
  15. “Vintage Style Leather Journal,” R.K. Handicrafts (O)

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

  1. “Secret of Secrets (Signed Edition),” Dan Brown (H)
  2. “Buckeye (Signed Edition),” Patrick Ryan (H)
  3. “Wild Reverence (Signed Deluxe Edition),” Rebecca Ross (H)
  4. “The Very Secret Society of Irreverent Witches,” Sangu Mandanna (P)
  5. “Falling Like Leaves (Bramble Falls),” Misty Wilson (P)
  6. “House of Light: Poems,” Mary Oliver (P)
  7. “I Who Have Never Known Men,” Jacqueline Harpman (P)
  8. “Atmosphere: A Love Story,” Taylor Jenkins Reid (H)
  9. “Hoodlum Birds (Signed Edition),” Eugene Gloria (P)
  10. “The Lion Women of Tehran,” Marjan Kamali (P)
  11. “How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow,” Bonnie Quinn (P)
  12. “My Cat’s Plans for World Domination,” Sam Hart (H)
  13. “We Came to Welcome You: A Novel of Suburban Horror,” Vincent Tirado (P)
  14. “There’s Pumpkin about You,” Athena Carstairs (P)
  15. “If It Makes You Happy,” Julie Olivia (P)