Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. The Book of Life Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95 3. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99 4. The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28 5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 6. California Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26 7. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95 8. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95 9. One Plus One Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95 10. Act of War Brad Thor, Atria, $27.99 11. Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, Scribner, $30 12. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $28 13. Midnight in Europe Alan Furst, Random House, $27 14. The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johansen, Harper, $26.99 15. Written in My Own Heart s Blood Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte, $35 16. Tom Clancy: Support and Defend Mark Greaney, Putnam Adult, $28.95 1. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28 2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99 3. Hard Choices Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35 4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 5. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99 6. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95 7. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95 8. The Mockingbird Next Door Marja Mills, Penguin Press, $27.95 9. Blood Feud Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.99 10. Can t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28 11. Tibetan Peach Pie Tom Robbins, Ecco, $27.99 12. Elephant Company Vicki Croke, Random House, $28 13. One Nation Ben Carson, M.D., Candy Carson, Sentinel, $25.95 14. The Alliance Reid Hoffman, et al., Harvard Business School Press, $25 15. A Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan, $28 Other Indie Favorites Flying Shoes: A Novel, by Lisa Howorth (Bloomsbury, $26) Howorth s debut novel is a Southern feast for the mind. As the mystery of the brutal death of a nine-year-old boy unfolds, the reader meets unforgettable characters, most notably Mary Byrd Thornton, a feisty, flawed, and often foul-mouthed wife and mother and the stepsister of the murdered child, who very reluctantly revisits the event after 30 years. Flying Shoes artfully steers the reader through some of the idiosyncrasies of life in a Southern town and deals with social and racial issues with the honesty and humor that only an insider can offer. Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO That Night: A Novel, by Chevy Stevens (St. Martin s Press, $25.99) What happens if you are a teenager accused of a murder you didn t commit, the town considers you no good, and your parents agree with them? For Toni Murphy, the nightmare is only beginning. She is now out on parole and with the help of her boyfriend is looking for her sister s killers. This book is a rollercoaster of suspense and when the truth is finally revealed, it is a relief. But then there is yet one more unexpected twist. What a ride! Janice Hunsche, Kaleidosaurus Books, Metamora, IN = On the Rise
Paperback FICTION.org NONFICTION 1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15 2. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17 3. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $16.99 4. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99 5. And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16 6. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95 7. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95 8. The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99 9. The Silver Star Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16 10. The Cuckoo s Calling Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18 11. The Girl You Left Behind 12. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99 13. Police Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95 14. Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99 15. Me Before You 1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 2. Let s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17 3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $16 4. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 5. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95 6. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99 7. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16 8. One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95 9. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16 10. Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson, Anchor, $17.95 11. I Wear the Black Hat Chuck Klosterman, Scribner, $16 12. Thinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16 13. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15 14. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 15. A House in the Sky Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett, Scribner, $16 MASS MARKET 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 2. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 3. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 4. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $6.99 6. The Racketeer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 7. Takedown Twenty Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 8. Outlander (Tie-in Edition) Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 10. Second Honeymoon James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Vision, $10 Another Indie Favorite The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet: A Novel, by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick (Touchstone, $15) Absorbing, addicting, and totally fun, this is a fantastic getaway read that will keep on giving. Lizzie Bennet is an intelligent, vivacious, ambitious, quirky young woman whose interactions with friends, family, and various relationships range from the fun and hilarious to the in-depth and complicated. Her journal entries bare not only feelings and drama, but also nuanced considerations of ethics, truth, communication, and the face of our new, media-centered world. With an incredibly popular companion YouTube series, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, this is a wonderful way to spend a summer! Jocelyn Shratter, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA = Debut
Children s Books CHILDREN S INTEREST ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Dutton, $17.99 2. If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99 3. Looking for Alaska 4. The Giver Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99 5. Paper Towns 6. An Abundance of Katherines 7. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99 8. Minecraft: Essential Handbook Scholastic, $7.99 9. Minecraft: Redstone Handbook Scholastic, $7.99 10. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99 11. Where She Went Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99 12. Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $18.99 13. Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99 14. We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99 15. Frozen: The Junior Novelization Random House/Disney, $4.99 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 2. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 3. Frozen (Little Golden Book) Victoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99 4. Frozen: Anna s Act of Love/Elsa s Icy Magic Lisa Marsoli, Joey Chou (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $4.99 5. Frozen (Big Golden Book) Bill Scollon, Disney Storybook Artists (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $9.99 6. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 8. The Pigeon Needs a Bath! Mo Willems, Disney Press, $16.99 9. Where s Waldo? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99 10. A Day in the Sun Frank Berrios, RH Disney (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99 11. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99 12. Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99 13. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99 14. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99 15. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99 1. Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books 2. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 3. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte 4. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion 6. Middle School James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown 7. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet 9. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion 10. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. Another Indie Favorite for Ages 4 to 8 It s an Orange Aardvark!, by Michael Hall (Greenwillow Books, $17.99) Snazzy and cute-as-a-bug carpenter ants steal the show in this latest book from Hall. Following the trend to be a bit subversive, this cumulative tale will delight both young and old. The die-cut peep holes and splendid use of background colors with splashes of the colors of the rainbow make this an irresistible read! Mary Alice Garber, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. The Book of Life Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95 3. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99 4. The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28 5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 6. California Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26 7. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95 8. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95 9. One Plus One Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95 10. Act of War Brad Thor, Atria, $27.99 11. Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, Scribner, $30 12. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $28 13. Midnight in Europe Alan Furst, Random House, $27 14. The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johansen, Harper, $26.99 15. Written in My Own Heart s Blood Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte, $35 16. Tom Clancy: Support and Defend Mark Greaney, Putnam Adult, $28.95 PAPERBACK 1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15 2. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17 3. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $16.99 4. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99 5. And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16 6. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95 7. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95 8. The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99 9. The Silver Star Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16 10. The Cuckoo s Calling Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18 11. The Girl You Left Behind 12. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99 13. Police Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95 14. Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99 15. Me Before You = Debut = On the Rise
Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28 2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99 3. Hard Choices Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35 4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 5. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99 6. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95 7. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95 8. The Mockingbird Next Door Marja Mills, Penguin Press, $27.95 9. Blood Feud Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.99 10. Can t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28 11. Tibetan Peach Pie Tom Robbins, Ecco, $27.99 12. Elephant Company Vicki Croke, Random House, $28 13. One Nation Ben Carson, M.D., Candy Carson, Sentinel, $25.95 14. The Alliance Reid Hoffman, et al., Harvard Business School Press, $25 15. A Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan, $28 PAPERBACK 1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 2. Let s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17 3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $16 4. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 5. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95 6. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99 7. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16 8. One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95 9. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16 10. Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson, Anchor, $17.95 11. I Wear the Black Hat Chuck Klosterman, Scribner, $16 12. Thinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16 13. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15 14. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 15. A House in the Sky Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett, Scribner, $16 = Debut