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1 Hardcover FICTION 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $ Aimless Love Billy Collins, Random House, $26 4. Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ We Are Water Wally Lamb, Harper, $ The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $ The Circle Dave Eggers, Knopf, $ The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $ Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Scribner, $ The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $ S. J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $ Police Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $ Just One Evil Act Elizabeth George, Dutton, $ Longbourn Jo Baker, Knopf, $ Identical Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28 NONFICTION 1. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26 3. Killing Jesus Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28 4. Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $ The Reason I Jump Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22 6. The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $ Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $ One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $ The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $ Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $ The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptions Celebrations Ree Drummond, Morrow, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $ Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $ I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $ Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $ The Art of Simple Food II Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $35 Other Indie Favorites The Lion Seeker: A Novel, by Kenneth Bonert (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28) This is a perfect book, and given that it is Bonert s debut novel, it s even more astounding. He uses South African apartheid, where blacks are treated like the Jews of Eastern Europe, to convey the drama of a Lithuanian family s emigration to escape the very debasement that they then perpetrate on those who live in their new community. It s a complicated story well told, emotional, fraught with angst, but also with some of the most memorable characters in recent fictional history. Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ The Last Animal: Stories, by Abby Geni (Counterpoint [Dist. PGW], $24) When people let you down, the natural world is the place to find solace, or so the reader learns from this fascinating new collection of short stories. Whether it be from Alzheimer s, depression, affairs, or reasons yet to be determined, family members in these stories keep disappearing. Fortunately, there are substitute connections, whether it s the teen student in Dharma at the Gate who has her dog, or the young aquarium worker of Captivity who is quite aware of the intelligence of the octopus. Geni s work is filled with unique images and situations, some of them heart-stopping. Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

2 Paperback FICTION.org NONFICTION MASS MARKET 1. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $ The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $ Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $ Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $ Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16 6. Mr. Penumbra s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $15 7. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16 8. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $ Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $ The Best American Short Stories 2013 Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, 11. The Orphan Master s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $ The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $ This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $ A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, 19. The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $16 1. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ Ender s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $ The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $ Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card, Tor, $ A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $ A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Racketeer John Grisham, Dell, $ The Shining Stephen King, Anchor, $ A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 4. Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $ Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $ Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 7. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies? Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18 8. The Old Farmer s Almanac 2014 Old Farmer s Almanac, $ Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $ The Best American Essays 2013 Cheryl Strayed, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, 11. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $ How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney s, $ The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown, Hazelden, 14. The Best American Infographics 2013 Gareth Cook (Ed.), Mariner, $ The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013 Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, 19. Food Rules: An Eater s Manual Michael Pollan,Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin, $16 Another Indie Favorite The Tulip Eaters: A Novel, by Antoinette van Heugten (Harlequin MIRA, $15.95) This novel is set in the present day, but the reader learns much about World War II from its pages. Nora, a doctor, comes home to find her mother dead and her young daughter missing. Why would someone want to harm her mother? After finding a locked metal box, Nora begins to wonder if the murder and kidnapping could be related to World War II and discovers many secrets her mother and father carried with them for years. Saving her daughter means traveling to Amsterdam to piece together the truth. Rebecca Harrison, Lincoln s Loft, Hodgenville, KY

3 14. The Eye of Minds James Dashner, Delacorte, $ Fangirl Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $ An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $ Spirit Animals: Wild Born Brandon Mull, Scholastic, $ The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $ Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $9.99 All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. 9. Looking for Alaska John Green, Puffin, $ Star Wars: Jedi Academy Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic, $ Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $ Fortunately, the Milk Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young (Illus.), Harper, $ Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans Rush Limbaugh, Threshold Editions, $ Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $ The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Dutton, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Sheffler (Illus.), Dial, $ Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving James Dean, Kimberly Dean, HarperFestival, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial Books, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illus.), Atheneum, $ Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $ Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Madeline and the Old House in Paris John Bemelmans Marciano, Viking, $ On the Night You Were Born Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99 Another Indie Favorite for Ages 9 to 12 Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell, Terry Fan (Illus.) (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99) You should never ignore a possible. That is the great advice to all of us from the quirky duo at the heart of this creative, touching, and, at times, wild romp of a story that celebrates the belief in extraordinary things. Navigating around Paris from the rooftops in the company of homeless children to search for her lost mother, Sophie is a strong, loving, and believable character. Liza Bernard, Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, VT 1. Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books 2. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion 3. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 4. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover) 7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion 8. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 9. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic 10. Big Nate Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel Children s Books CHILDREN S INTEREST ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES

4 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $ Aimless Love Billy Collins, Random House, $26 4. Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ We Are Water Wally Lamb, Harper, $ The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $ The Circle Dave Eggers, Knopf, $ The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $ Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Scribner, $ The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $ S. J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $ Police Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $ Just One Evil Act Elizabeth George, Dutton, $ Longbourn Jo Baker, Knopf, $ Identical Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28 PAPERBACK 1. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $ The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $ Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $ Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $ Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16 6. Mr. Penumbra s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $15 7. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16 8. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $ Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $ The Best American Short Stories 2013 Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, 11. The Orphan Master s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $ The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $ This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $ A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, 19. The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $16

5 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26 3. Killing Jesus Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28 4. Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $ The Reason I Jump Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22 6. The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $ Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $ One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $ The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $ Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $ The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptions Celebrations Ree Drummond, Morrow, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $ Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $ I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $ Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $ The Art of Simple Food II Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $35 PAPERBACK 1. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 4. Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $ Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $ Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 7. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies? Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18 8. The Old Farmer s Almanac 2014 Old Farmer s Almanac, $ Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $ The Best American Essays 2013 Cheryl Strayed, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, 11. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $ How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney s, $ The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown, Hazelden, 14. The Best American Infographics 2013 Gareth Cook (Ed.), Mariner, $ The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013 Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, 19. Food Rules: An Eater s Manual Michael Pollan,Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin, $16