We’ve collected the books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending Sept. 20, 2015–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month.
(Debuted at #1 in Early & Middle Grade Readers) The Marvels by Brian Selznick: “The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle’s puzzling house in London, where he, along with the reader, must piece together many mysteries. How the picture and word stories intersect will leave readers marveling over Selznick’s storytelling prowess.” (September 2015)
(Debuted at #2 in Hardcover Nonfiction) Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling: “Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who’s ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.” (September 2015)
(Debuted at #6 in Hardcover Fiction) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff: “At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are tall, glamorous, madly in love, and destined for greatness. A decade later, their marriage is still the envy of their friends, but with an electric thrill we understand that things are even more complicated and remarkable than they have seemed. With stunning revelations and multiple threads, and in prose that is vibrantly alive and original, Groff delivers a deeply satisfying novel about love, art, creativity, and power that is unlike anything that has come before it. Profound, surprising, propulsive, and emotionally riveting, it stirs both the mind and the heart.” (September 2015)