Top titles at Viewpoint Books, the independent book store in downtown Columbus.
* Denotes local or Indiana author or content
Children’s Books
1. “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” Kate DiCamillo
2. “The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man Book 12),” Dav Pilkey
3. “Bluey: Pool,” Penguin Young Readers
4. “Who HQ: Who Is Taylor Swift?” Kirsten Anderson
5. “DK Pocket Genius: Cats,” DK Publishing
6. “Baby Faces (Indestructibles),” Kate Merritt
7. “Gross Me Out Mad Libs,” Gabriella Degennaro
8. “Bluey and Bingo’s Fancy Restaurant Cookbook: Yummy Recipes for Real Life,” Penguin Young Readers
9. “Barbie: Mermaid Power,” Little Golden Books
10. “Are You Listening?” Susan Verde
11. “Spy School at Sea (Spy School Book 9),” Stuart Gibbs
12. “New Kid” (signed edition), Jerry Craft
13. “Bear Bottom (Funjungle Book 7),” Stuart Gibbs
14. “Goodnight Moon,” Margaret Wise Brown
15. “Fortune Tellers,” Klutz Press
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Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback, O for other)
1. “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” (signed edition), Anne Lamott (H)
2. “Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices for Health and Happiness,” Madan Kataria (P)
3. “Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere,” Savannah Guthrie (H)
4. “The Little Book of Taylor Swift,” Orange Hippo! (H)
5. “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection,” Charles Duhigg (H)
6. “The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing,” Adam Moss (H)
7. *“Hope for Troubled Minds: Tributes to Those with Brain Illnesses and Their Loved Ones,” Tony Roberts (P)
8. “Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness,” Ingrid Fetell Lee (P)
9. “Secrets of the Octopus,” Sy Montgomery (H)
10. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” Jonathan Haidt (H)
11. *“Wicked Columbus, Indiana,” Paul J. Hoffman (P)
12. *“Next Indiana Campfires: A Trail Companion,” Indiana Humanities (P)
13. “Bitch: On the Female of the Species,” Lucy Cooke (P)
14. “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” Dave Grohl (P)
15. “To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery” (signed edition), Neil DeGrasse Tyson (H)
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Adult and New Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Funny Story,” Emily Henry (H)
2. “The Familiar,” Leigh Bardugo (H)
3. “The Reappearance of Rachel Price,” Holly Jackson (H)
4. “A Court of Mist and Fury (Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2),” Sarah J. Maas (P)
5. “Table for Two: Fictions,” Amor Towles (H)
6. “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone,” Benjamin Stevenson (P)
7. “The Husbands,” Holly Gramazio (H)
8. “Just for the Summer,” Abby Jimenez (P)
9. “Close to Death,” Anthony Horowitz (H)
10. “The Women,” Kristin Hannah (H)
11. “Rules of Civility,” Amor Towles (P)
12. “A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated Book 1),” Danielle L. Jensen (H)
13. “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers,” James Patterson (H)
14. “The Paris Novel” (signed edition),” Ruth Reichl (H)
15. “Parable of the Talents (Parable Book 2),” Octavia E. Butler (P)
