Hardcover. Indie Bestsellers. Week of The Immortalists. 1. Fire and Fury. 2. The Woman in the Window

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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 2. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 4. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 5. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 6. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $ Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 8. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 9. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $ The Wife Between Us Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin s, $ The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Largesse of the Sea Maiden Denis Johnson, Random House, $ Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $ Devotions Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 1. Fire and Fury Michael Wolff, Holt, $30 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 5. The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26 6. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ How Democracies Die Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Crown, $26 8. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 9. Principles Ray Dalio, S&S, $ When Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $ The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson, Scribner, $ Women & Power Mary Beard, Liveright, $ Grant Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $ Promise Me, Dad Joe Biden, Flatiron, $ Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 Other Indie Favorites Grist Mill Road: A Novel, by Christopher J. Yates (Picador, $26) I love finding a new author who writes something so great that I m compelled to find more of their work. Christopher Yates is my new guy. At the start of Grist Mill Road, the reader witnesses an event that changes the lives of three people, Hannah, Matthew, and Patrick, who each have their moment to narrate their side of the story. Saying there is great character depth here doesn t do Yates justice; they become living, breathing human beings. This gripping story keeps your heart racing at just the right pace and the story concludes right where it should. Be prepared to put yourself in another person s shoes well, make that three pairs of shoes. Nichole Cousins, White Birch Books, North Conway, NH Fire Sermon: A Novel, by Jamie Quatro (Grove Press, $24) I m presently gobsmacked by and head-over-heels in love with Jamie Quatro s Fire Sermon, a gorgeous, searing first novel that takes on themes of grace, God, desire, truth, and family. Told in an array of tenses and forms that range from poetry to (and everything in between), Fire Sermon takes great risks stylistically, as well as topically, leaving nothing stable in its wake. It is unsparing and uncompromising, singular, innervating, and strong, and it is a deeply, wonderfully stirring work of art. Will Walton, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org MASS MARKET 1. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $ The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 4. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 5. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 6. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16 9. The Perfect Nanny Leeila Slimani, Penguin, $ Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $ Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $ Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $ Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16 1. No Middle Name Lee Child, Dell, $ The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $ Dragon Teeth Michael Crichton, Harper, $ Strong Doug Stanton, Pocket, $ Never Never James Patterson, Candice Fox, Vision, $ The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $ The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ The Lost Order Steve Berry, Minotaur, $ Against All Odds Danielle Steel, Dell, $ What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $ Strong Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18 3. The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20 4. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas J. Preston, Grand Central, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 6. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 7. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 8. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 9. Being a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $ The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $ On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ Rogue Heroes Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $ The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $ South and West Joan Didion, Vintage, $15 Another Indie Favorite The Most Dangerous Place on Earth: A Novel, by Lindsey Lee Johnson (Random House Trade Paperbacks, $17) If only we had had the wisdom back in high school to see behind the facades of the kids who intimidated us, fascinated us, irritated us, and disgusted us and to understand how the ways we collided with each other and with life would play out for us. Johnson s literary superpower is to plunge us into such a school and make us feel it all again as if we are there only this time with all of the wisdom we lacked previously. Nina Barrett, Bookends & Beginnings, Evanston, IL

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $ The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $ Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $ Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama s Inspiring and Historic Presidency Pete Souza, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ The War I Finally Won Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial, $ Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne s Precepts R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ All s Faire in Middle School Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 For Ages 9 to 12 Hope in the Holler, by Lisa Lewis Tyre (Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99) A big-hearted, warm, inspiring story about the importance of believing in yourself and the people around you and having the confidence to fight for your best life. Both funny and genuine, it s a little bit of a mystery, a lot of well-developed social commentary on life in impoverished rural Appalachia, and an emotional, enjoyable read. Aja Martin, Indigo Bridge Books, Lincoln, NE 1. Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $ The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $ The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ The Cruel Prince Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ Renegades Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $ The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $ Warcross Marie Lu, G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $ The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $ Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $ Every Day David Levithan, Ember, $ One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte, $ The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99 Indies Introduce For Teen Readers Nice Try, Jane Sinner, by Lianne Oelke (Clarion Books, $17.99) Jane Sinner is smart, cynical, funny and adrift. When she realizes that, unlike her devout parents and friends, she has never believed in God, she is thrown into a pit of despair from which she can barely escape. As she navigates her new reality with snarky asides and an imaginary shrink who should have gone into stand-up instead of psychology, she decides to seek redemption by joining a Big Brother-style reality show. A clever commentary on the gods we really worship, and a reminder that faith and love can be found in the oddest places. Nancy Banks, City Stacks Books and Coffee, Denver, CO

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN S SERIES 1. Love Matt de la Peña, Loren Long (Illus.), G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $ Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ Dear Girl, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal, Holly Hatam (Illus.), Harper, $ Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Children s Books, $ Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illus.), Atheneum Books, $ A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $ Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $ Peppa s Valentine s Day Courtney Carbone, Eone (Illus.), Scholastic, $ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 2. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 3. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Gare Thompson, et al., Penguin Workshop 6. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 7. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 8. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic 9. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 10. Hilo Judd Winick, Random House New in Series: Waking the Monsters All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen: The Story of Six Novels, Three Notebooks, a Writing Box, and One Clever Girl, by Deborah Hopkinson, Qin Leng (Illus.) (Balzer + Bray, $17.99) This whimsically illustrated wonder is the perfect introduction to Jane Austen, as it focuses on her intelligence, her family, and her love of storytelling. Fans will love introducing their little ones to the great authoress. Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS

5 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 2. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 4. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 5. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 6. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $ Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 8. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 9. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $ The Wife Between Us Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin s, $ The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Largesse of the Sea Maiden Denis Johnson, Random House, $ Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $ Devotions Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 PAPERBACK 1. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $ The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 4. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 5. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 6. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16 9. The Perfect Nanny Leeila Slimani, Penguin, $ Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $ Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $ Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $ Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Fire and Fury Michael Wolff, Holt, $30 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 5. The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26 6. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ How Democracies Die Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Crown, $26 8. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 9. Principles Ray Dalio, S&S, $ When Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $ The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson, Scribner, $ Women & Power Mary Beard, Liveright, $ Grant Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $ Promise Me, Dad Joe Biden, Flatiron, $ Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 PAPERBACK 1. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $ Strong Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18 3. The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20 4. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas J. Preston, Grand Central, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 6. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 7. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 8. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 9. Being a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $ The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $ On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ Rogue Heroes Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $ The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $ South and West Joan Didion, Vintage, $15