Books
MPIBA Best-Sellers for 09/01/2021
The Wandering Hermit tries to keep many of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Best Sellers in stock. We order books weekly, and we pay special attention to new books that are best sellers and also books that are about to be made into movies. If for any reason we don’t have a best seller on hand, we are very willing to order it for you. It generally takes 5 – 8 days to get a book in.
For a full list of MPIBA best-sellers, visit the MPIBA Archives.
1 HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291
2. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781524761332
3. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
4. The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
5. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27, 9780525620785
6. A Time For Mercy by John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385545969
7. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28, 9781501160837
8. Rhythm Of War By Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99, 9780765326386
9. The Searcher by Tana French, Viking, $27, 9780735224650
10. Perestroika In Paris by Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520351
11. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
12. Deacon King Kong by James McBride, Riverhead, $28, 9780735216723
13. Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
14. Memorial by Bryan Washington, Riverhead, $27, 9780593087275
15. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $28.99, 9780062955456
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, Crown, $45, 9781524763169
2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
3. Castle by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32, 9780593230251
4. The Best Of Me by David Sedaris, Little Brown, $30, 9780316628242
5. Untamed by Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258
6. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30, 97890593139134
7. The Splendid & The Vile by Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713
8. World Of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Milkweed Editions, $25, 9781571313652
9. Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35, 9781982112691
10. Breath by James Nestor, Riverhead, $28, 9780735213616
11. What It’s Like To Be A Bird by David Sibley, Knopf, $35, 9780307957894
12.Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton, Chronicle, $50, 9781797205090
13. The Reign Of Wolf 21: Saga Of Yellowstone’s Druid Pack by Rick McIntyre, Greystone Books, $26.95, 9780953189481
14. Wintering:The Power Of Rest And Retreat In Difficult Times by Katherine May, Riverhead, $24, 9780593189481
15. Braiding Sweetgrass By Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed, $35, 9781571311771
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Home Body by Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $1699, 9781449486808
2. The Overstory by Richard Powers, Norton, $1895, 9780393356687
3. Circle by Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
4. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17, 9780802148506
5. Interior Chinatown by Charles You, Vintage, $16, 9780307948472
6. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18, 9780399590610
7. The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
8. Devotions by Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20, 9780399563263
9. This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger, Atria, $17, 9781476749303
10. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356182
11. A Gentlemen In Moscow by Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
12. Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $17.99, 9781250313188
13. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16, 9780804190138
14. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
15. Normal People by Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17, 9781984822185
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10, 9780143133568
2. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
4. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17, 9780593133934
5. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk by Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15, 9781984897695
6. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston, Norton, $15.95, 9780393357660
7. Calypso by David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
8. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
9. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
10. The Library Book by Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
11. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 9780762447695
12. How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
13. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
14. Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $18, 9781416591061
15. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
MASS MARKET
1. Dune by Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. 1984.by George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029193
4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025
5. Animal Farm by George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
7. American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
8. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
9. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345326492
10. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
2. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Good Night Colorado by Adam Gamble, Bill Mackey, Anne Rosen (Illus.), Good Night Books, $9.95, 9781602190559
4. Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
5. The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752
6. The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713
7. Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen, Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811874953
8. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
9. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
10. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
CHILDREN’S INTEREST
1. Guts by Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
3. A Tale of Magic… by Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
4. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
5. One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525707967
6. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
7. Clean Getaway by Nic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781984892973
8. Best Friends by Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
9. The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani, Puffin, $8.99, 9780735228528
10. The Giver by Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
CHILDREN’S SERIES TITLES
1. Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338323214
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419739033
3. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2) by Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.99, 9781250170996
4. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236590
5. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
6. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3) by Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781481497060
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99, 9780545791427
8. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Square Fish, $10.99, 9781250076960
9. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180
10. The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #2) by Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier (Illus.), Graphix, $10.99, 978054581389
Hardcover Fiction
1. A Gentlemen In Moscow:
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 978-0-670026197
2. Sing, Unburied, Sing:
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26.00, 978-1-501126062
3. Little Fires Everywhere:
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27.00, 978-0735224292
4. Robicheaux:
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 978-1-501176845
5. The Power:
Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, 26.00, 978-0-101946152
6. Origin:
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 978-0-285514231
7. Uncommon Type:
Tom Hanks, Knopf, $26.95, 978-1-101946152
8. Manhattan Beach:
Jennifer Egan, Scrbner, $27.00, 978-1-476716732
9. Artemis:
Andy Weir, Crown, $27.00, 978-0-553448122
10. The Woman In The Window:
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99, 978-0-062678416
11. Lincoln In The Bardo:
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 978-0-812995343
12. The Wanted:
Robert Crais, Putman, $28.00, 978-0-399161506
13. Exit West:
Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $26.00, 978-0-735212176
14. Spy Of The First Person:
Sam Shepard, Knopf, $18.00, 978-0-525521563
15. In The Midst Of Winter:
Isabel Allende, Atria, $28.00, 978-1-501178139
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Leonardo da Vinci:
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 978-1-501139154
2. The Book Of Joy:
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 978-0-399185045
3. Hillbilly Elegy:
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 978-0-062300546
4. Killers Of The Flower Moon:
David Grann, Double Day, $28.95, 978-0-385534246
5. Astrophysics For People In A Hurry:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 978-0-393609394
6. The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck:
Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 978-0-62457714
7. Fire And Fury: Inside The Trump White House
Michael Wollf, Holt, $30.00, 978-1-250158062
8. Braving The Wilderness:
Brene Brown, Random House, $28.00, 978-0-812995848
9. The Hiden Life Of Trees:
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 978-1-771642484
10. Women & Power: A Manifesto
Mary Beard, Liveright, $15.95, 978-1-63149758
11. Grant:
Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $40.00, 978-1-594204876
12. Between The World And Me:
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 978-0-812993547
13.Atlas Obscura:
Joshua Foer, et.al., Workman, $35.00, 978-0-761169086
14. The Gentle Art Of Swedish Death Cleaning:
Margareta Magnusson, Scribner, $18.99, 978-1-501173240
15. Born A Crime:
Trevor Noah, Spigel & Grau, $28.00, 978-0-399588174
Used Books
We have over 2,000 books in our used books section, located in the back of our store. Our fiction section contains over 1,200 books that are listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. We have over 400 non-fiction books, including histories, biographies, “how-to” books, reference books, books on religion, and much more. We also have over 200 children’s books. Our book selection is always changing, so if you don’t find what you are looking for, come back in a few days and check again. Our hard cover used books are $2.00 each, and our paperback used books are $1.00 each. We also have a variety of gently used jigsaw puzzles that sell for $3.00 – $5.00, depending on the size and condition of the puzzle.
Local Interest
We have a nice collection of books and gifts by local authors and artisans. Some of our top selling gift items are by local artists and crafters, including jewelry, honey, metal art, smoked cheese, tote bags, chili seasonings, soaps, cribbage boards, etched glassware, rubber stamps, bookmarks and more. Please come in to see all of our local and Wyoming-made gifts. We also have one of the most comprehensive collections of Wyoming, Yellowstone, and Rocky Mountain books; both fiction and non-fiction.
