Top titles at the local independent book store in downtown Columbus.
*denotes a local, regional, or Indiana author or connection
Children’s Books
1. “Indestructibles: Baby Animals,” Stephan Lomp
2. “The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man Book 12),” Dav Pilkey
3. “Paw Patrol: Cat Pack Power,” Courtney Carbone
4. “No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18),” Jeff Kinney
5. “Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun,” Hena Khan
6. “Creepy Pair of Underwear,” Aaron Reynolds
7. “Shine On, Luz Veliz,” Rebecca Balcarcel
8. “Build Your Own Dinosaurs Sticker Book,” Simon Tudhope
9. “Bluey: Baby Race,” Penguin Young Readers
10 “Who Is Taylor Swift (Who HQ),” Kirsten Anderson
11. “Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game,” Chris Grabenstein
12. “The Curse on Spectacle Key,” Chantel Acevedo
13. “Ellen Outside the Lines,” A.J. Sass
14. “Mad Libs: For the Fans: Taylor Swift Edition,” Niki Catherine and Olivia Luchini
15. “It’s a Small World (Disney Classics),” Little Golden Books
Adult and New Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback, O for other)
1. “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism …” (signed edition), Erik Larson (H)
2. *“Life’s a Project: The Six A’s of Project Based Learning,” Andrew Larson (P)
3. *“Birds of Indiana Field Guide,” Stan Tekiela (P)
4. “The Little Frog’s Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons…,” Maybell Eequay (H)
5. *“A Scar on Every Road,” Edward Reuter (P)
6. *“Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America and the Woman Who Stopped Them,” Timothy Egan (P)
7. *“College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight,” Shawn Cohen (P)
8. “There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence …” Glenn Boozan (H)
9. “Everything I Know About Love,” Dolly Alderton (P)
10. “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s,” Doris Kearns Goodwin (H)
11. “A Trillion Things All Moms Will Do That Get Taken for Granted: A Prompted Journal,” Brass Monkey (H)
12. “Rand McNally 2025 Easy-to-Read Midsize Road Atlas,” Rand McNally (O)
13. “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space,” Adam Higginbotham (H)
14. “If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?” Kurt Vonnegut
15. “Is Your Cat a Psychopath? A Personality Quiz Book to Find Out If Your Cat is Pussolini or Mother Purresa,” Stephan Wildish
Adult and New Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. *“Rush of Ravens (Til Kingdom Come Book 1),” Abigail Brier (P)
2. “Not in Love (Signed Edition),” Ali Hazelwood (P)
3. “Just for the Summer,” Abby Jimenez (P)
4. “You Like It Darker,” Stephen King (H)
5. “The Fireborne Blade,” Charlotte Bond (H)
6. “Horror Movie,” Paul Tremblay (H)
7. “Table for Two: Fictions,” Amor Towles (H)
8. “A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot Book 1),” Becky Chambers (H)
9. “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” Shelby VanPelt (H)
10. “James,” Percival Everett (H)
11. “Eruption,” Michael Crichton and James Patterson (H)
12. “The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs Book 18)” (signed edition), Jacqueline Winspear (H)
13. “The Clinic,” Kate Quinn (P)
14. “The Wren in the Holly Library,” K.A. Linde (H)
15. “When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance: Poems (signed edition),” Joan Baez (H)
