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We’ve collected the books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending September 04, 2014–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month.
(Debuted at #2 in Hardcover Fiction) The Long Way Home by Louise Penny: “Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he’d only imagined possible.” (August 2014)
(Debuted at #14 in Children’s Interest) 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts by R.J. Palacio: “Simply put, precepts are principles to live by, and Mr. Browne has compiled 365 of them—one for each day of the year—drawn from popular songs to children’s books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies. His selections celebrate kindness, hopefulness, the goodness of human beings, the strength of people’s hearts, and the power of people’s wills.” (August 2014)
(Debuted at #14 in Children’s Illustrated) My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown: “A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She’s loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won’t allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster!” (July 2014)