Viewpoint Books’ Bestseller List
Top titles at the local independent book store in downtown Columbus.
*Asterisk denotes a local, regional, or Indiana author or connection
Children’s Books
1. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh,” Mo Willems
2. “Ed Emberley’s Fingerprint Drawing Book,” Ed Emberley
3. “Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography,” Wendy Loggia
4. “No Brainer” (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18),” Jeff Kinney
5. “The Big Cheese,” Jory John
6. “The Friendly Animals: A Christmas Story,” James Newman Gray
7. “Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree,” Robert Barry
8. “Keeper of the Lost Cities: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1” (signed edition), Shannon Messenger
9. “The Little Book of Words That Matter: 100 Words for Every Child to Understand,” Joanne Ruelos Diaz
10. “It’s a Bluey Christmas Box Set,” Penguin Young Readers
11. “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Lost Christmas,” Alastair Heim
12. “Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas,” Matt Tavares
13. “Thanksgiving, Here I Come!” D.J. Steinberg
14. “Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas?” Brianna Caplan Sayres
15. “Mr. Boddington’s Studio: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Clement C. Moore
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback, O for other)
1. “My Name Is Barbra,” Barbra Streisand (H)
2. “Being Henry” (signed edition), Henry Winkler (H)
3. “Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Line of the War Against COVID 19,” Jerome M. Adams (H)
4. “The Collars of RBG: A Portrait of Justice,” Elinor Carucci and Sara Bader (H)
5. *“Go Home for Dinner: Advice on How Faith Makes a Family and Family Makes a Life,” Mike Pence (H)
6. “My Effin’ Life” (signed edition), Geddy Lee (H)
7. “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” David Grann (P)
8. “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir,” Matthew Perry (H)
9. “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” Dave Grohl (P)
10. “Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals and Moments from the Lost Kitchen,” Erin French (H)
11. “While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness…” Meg Kissinger (H)
12. “Joshua Weissman: Texture Over Taste,” Joshua Weissman (H)
13. “The Creative Act: A Way of Being,” Rick Rubin (H)
14. “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen,” David Brooks (H)
15. “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America,” Heather Cox Richardson (H)
Adult and New Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Iron Flame (Empyrean Book 2),” Rebecca Yarros (H)
2. “Fourth Wing (Empyrean Book 1 Special Holiday Edition),” Rebecca Yarros (H)
3. “Murtagh” (signed edition), Christopher Paolini (H)
4. “Let Us Descend,” Jesmyn Ward (H)
5. “Bookshops and Bonedust (Legends and Lattes Book 2),” Travis Baldree (P)
6. “The Little Liar” (signed edition), Mitch Albom (H)
7. “Check & Mate” (signed edition), Ali Hazelwood (P)
8. *“Suspended in the Stars (Xerus Galaxy Saga Book 1)” signed edition, E.A. Hendryx (P)
9. “The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set Volume 1,” Bill Watterson (P)
10. “The Midnight Library,” Matt Haig (P)
11. “Resurrection Walk,” Michael Connelly (H)
12. “Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum Book 30),” Janet Evanovich (H)
13. “The Reformatory,” Tananarive Due (H)
14. “The House by the Poppy Field (A Ghost Story for Christmas),” Marjorie Bowen (P)
15. “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver (H)
