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In 2011, Rinker Buck set out in a covered wagon to navigate the historic Oregon Trail, a trip he chronicles in The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey. Here, Buck discusses some of the surprises he encountered on his adventure and the passion that prompted his journey.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 14, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 31, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 17, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 3, 2015.

Publishers are offering specials on 10 adult titles and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the summer/fall 2015 season. Featured titles include adult fiction, middle grade, and YA publishing between June and October 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 19, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 5, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 8, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 1, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 15, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 1, 2015.

Cecilia Ekbäck is the author of Wolf Winter, a Winter/Spring 2015 Indies Introduce Debut Authors selection. “Ekbäck’s intriguing tale of Sweden’s Lapland in 1717 gives insight into the land and people of the far north and is also hard to let go,” said Barbara Theroux of Fact & Fiction.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 18, 2015.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 4, 2015.