Indie Midwest Bestsellers Indie Bestsellers Hardcover FICTION 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95 2. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 3. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 4. Universal Harvester John Darnielle, FSG, $25 5. History of Wolves Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 7. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99 8. The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $25 9. Difficult Women Roxane Gay, Grove Press, $25 10. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $27 11. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 12. Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $26.95 13. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 14. 4 3 2 1 Paul Auster, Holt, $32.50 15. Homesick for Another World Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $26 NONFICTION 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 3. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 4. The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Meik Wiking, Morrow, $19.99 5. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 6. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 7. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28 8. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 9. The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Contentment, Comfort, and Connection Louisa Thomsen Brits, Plume, $22 10. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 11. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30 12. Tears We Cannot Stop Michael Eric Dyson, St. Martin s, $24.99 13. Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White Michael Tisserand, Harper, $35 14. Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory Lydia Reeder, Algonquin, $26.95 15. The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $26 So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides! Aimee Bender Goldbarth belongs by rights to the company of America s premiere literary essayists, somewhere between Annie Dillard and David Foster Wallace. --Publishers Weekly
Paperback Mass Market FICTION 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor Books, $15.95 3. A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99 4. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 5. Britt-Marie Was Here 6. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 9. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $16 10. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 11. The Widow Fiona Barton, Berkley, $16 12. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick, Mira, $15.99 13. Everybody s Fool Richard Russo, Vintage, $16.95 14. Still Life Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99 15. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 2. It Can t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99 3. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 5. Hiroshima John Hersey, Vintage, $7.95 6. Killing Floor Lee Child, Jove, $9.99 7. Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee, Signet, $7.99 8. Man s Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $9.99 9. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99 10. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $9.99 NONFICTION 1. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99 2. March: Book One John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $14.95 3. The Trump Survival Guide Gene Stone, Dey Street, $9.99 4. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 5. Hope in the Dark Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $15.99 6. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Minnesota Historical Society Press, $18.95 7. I Am Not Your Negro James Baldwin, Raoul Peck, Vintage, $15 8. March: Book Two John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $19.95 9. What We Do Now Dennis Johnson, Valerie Merians (Eds.), Melville House, $15.99 10. March: Book Three John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $19.99 11. Dark Money Jane Mayer, Anchor, $17 12. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 13. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95 14. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 15. The Constitution of the United States, with Index, and the Declaration of Independence National Center for Constitutional Studies, $1.50 A rollicking great read that careens between funny and poignant, intimate and epic, action-packed and romantic. And like the best historical fiction, its themes are as contemporary as breaking news. -- Michael Punke, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant
Children s ILLUSTRATED 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 2. A is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99 3. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley (Illus.), Simon & Schuster (BYR), $17.99 4. Baby Faces Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95 5. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99 6. Baby Peekaboo Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95 7. Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 8. Llama Llama I Love You Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99 9. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking, $19.99 10. All the World Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99 YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95 2. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 3. Hidden Figures (Young Readers Edition) Margot Lee Shetterly, Harper, $7.99 4. Inside Out & Back Again Thanhha Lai, Harper, $7.99 5. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99 6. Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson, Puffin, $10.99 7. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99 8. The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99 9. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Square Fish, $6.99 10. Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury Arnold Lobel, Harper, $11.99 Children s Series Titles 1. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95 3. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99 5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter) J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99 6. The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99 7. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99 8. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99 9. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $29.99 10. The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation Shannon Hale, Candlewick, $14.99 It s a sweet, but never saccharine, tale of family and so cozy in every possible way that readers will want to return to it again and again. Pair it with your best hot cocoa recipe. Read. Repeat. BookPage This novel touches on sensitive and tragic moments in history and gives them fantastical remediation for a provocative, immersive read. Kirkus Reviews
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95 2. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 3. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 4. Universal Harvester John Darnielle, FSG, $25 5. History of Wolves Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 7. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99 8. The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $25 9. Difficult Women Roxane Gay, Grove Press, $25 10. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $27 11. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 12. Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $26.95 13. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 14. 4 3 2 1 Paul Auster, Holt, $32.50 15. Homesick for Another World Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $26 PAPERBACK 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor Books, $15.95 3. A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99 4. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 5. Britt-Marie Was Here 6. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 9. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $16 10. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 11. The Widow Fiona Barton, Berkley, $16 12. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick, Mira, $15.99 13. Everybody s Fool Richard Russo, Vintage, $16.95 14. Still Life Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99 15. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides! Aimee Bender A twist-filled psychological suspense novel exploring the nature of good, evil, duplicity, obsession, love and the power of past decisions. --Huffington Post
Nonfiction HARDCOVER PAPERBACK Mass Market 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 3. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 4. The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Meik Wiking, Morrow, $19.99 5. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 6. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 7. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28 8. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 9. The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Contentment, Comfort, and Connection Louisa Thomsen Brits, Plume, $22 10. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 11. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30 12. Tears We Cannot Stop Michael Eric Dyson, St. Martin s, $24.99 13. Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White Michael Tisserand, Harper, $35 14. Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory Lydia Reeder, Algonquin, $26.95 15. The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $26 1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 2. It Can t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99 3. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99 4. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 5. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 6. Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck, Penguin, $11 7. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99 8. Murder Wears White Stephanie Blackmoore, Kensington, $7.99 9. Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.99 10. This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald, Signet, $6.95 1. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99 2. March: Book One John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $14.95 3. The Trump Survival Guide Gene Stone, Dey Street, $9.99 4. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 5. Hope in the Dark Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $15.99 6. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Minnesota Historical Society Press, $18.95 7. I Am Not Your Negro James Baldwin, Raoul Peck, Vintage, $15 8. March: Book Two John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $19.95 9. What We Do Now Dennis Johnson, Valerie Merians (Eds.), Melville House, $15.99 10. March: Book Three John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $19.99 11. Dark Money Jane Mayer, Anchor, $17 12. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 13. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95 14. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 15. The Constitution of the United States, with Index, and the Declaration of Independence National Center for Constitutional Studies, $1.50 Goldbarth belongs by rights to the company of America s premiere literary essayists, somewhere between Annie Dillard and David Foster Wallace. --Publishers Weekly