Indie Midwest Bestsellers Indie Bestsellers Hardcover FICTION 1. Glass Houses Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 2. A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 3. Sulfur Springs William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Y Is for Yesterday Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $29 6. The Western Star Craig Johnson, Viking, $28 7. The Golden House Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.99 8. My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27 9. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 10. Young Jane Young Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $26.95 11. The Burning Girl Claire Messud, Norton, $25.95 12. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26 13. Dinner at the Center of the Earth Nathan Englander, Knopf, $27.95 14. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 15. Enemy of the State Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99 NONFICTION 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 4. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 5. Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30 6. Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of Yes, And at Work and Life David Ahearn, et al., Wiley, $23 7. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 8. You Don t Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28 9. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 10. Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27 11. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 12. Autumn Karl Ove Knausgaard, Penguin Press, $27 13. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 14. Guinness World Records 2018 Guinness World Records, $28.95 15. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 Fuller s keen sense of engagement with a land to which you now don t belong, and her place as an outsider, make her a sympathetic storyteller. Her prose shimmers and vibrates with life in this excellent novel. Publishers Weekly Goldstein is a gifted storyteller, and Janesville is a raw, beautiful story, one that sheds needed light on a country searching for some pathway to the future. J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Paperback FICTION 1. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 2. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 4. The Trespasser Tana French, Penguin, $17 5. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 6. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 7. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16 8. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99 9. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99 10. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 12. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16 13. Still Life Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99 14. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 15. Best American Poetry 2017 David Lehman, Natasha Trethewey (Eds.), Scribner, $18.99 Mass Market 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 2. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 4. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99 5. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 6. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 7. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 8. Turbo Twenty-Three Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 10. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 NONFICTION Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Historical Society For its wisdom and compassion, honesty and courage, Stielstra s stellar essay collection is a lifeline and a microscope, a means of examining the dread of whatever one finds daunting and a manner of exorcising demons through the sheer power of commitment and desire. -Booklist (starred review)
Children s 1. The Mermaid Jan Brett, Putnam, $18.99 ILLUSTRATED 2. Creepy Pair of Underwear! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster (BYR), $17.99 3. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 4. Little i Michael Hall, Greenwillow, $17.99 5. A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99 6. In the Middle of Fall Kevin Henkes, Laura Dronzek (Illus.), Greenwillow, $17.99 7. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 8. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99 9. Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 10. Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer, Nathaniel Davauer (Illus.), University of Press, $9.95 YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 2. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 3. All s Faire in Middle School Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 4. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 5. All American Boys Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely, Atheneum, $9.99 6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95 7. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Square Fish, $6.99 8. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99 9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99 10. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99 Children s Series Titles 1. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 2. The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $14.99 3. Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $9.99 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Harry Potter) Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $12.99 5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015) J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99 6. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $5.99 7. Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99 8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99 9. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $9.99 10. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $9.99 Gentle, melodic prose and evocative art rise above the melancholy to tell a powerful, multilayered story about family, memory, and the costs of becoming a refugee. Spare and simple, a must-read for our times. Kirkus, starred review Walking in the moccasins of Four Winds is an extraordinary journey. Runs With Courage will both teach and inspire. Sandra Dallas, New York Times best-selling author of Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Skies, and The Quilt Walk
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Glass Houses Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 2. A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 3. Sulfur Springs William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Y Is for Yesterday Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $29 6. The Western Star Craig Johnson, Viking, $28 7. The Golden House Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.99 8. My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27 9. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 10. Young Jane Young Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $26.95 11. The Burning Girl Claire Messud, Norton, $25.95 12. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26 13. Dinner at the Center of the Earth Nathan Englander, Knopf, $27.95 14. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 15. Enemy of the State Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99 Fuller s keen sense of engagement with a land to which you now don t belong, and her place as an outsider, make her a sympathetic storyteller. Her prose shimmers and vibrates with life in this excellent novel. Publishers Weekly PAPERBACK Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Historical Society An unmistakably contemporary novel. This is the future that our conservative forebears were scared of, in all its messy, hopeful glory. J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 4. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 5. Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30 6. Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of Yes, And at Work and Life David Ahearn, et al., Wiley, $23 7. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 8. You Don t Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28 9. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 10. Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27 11. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 12. Autumn Karl Ove Knausgaard, Penguin Press, $27 13. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 14. Guinness World Records 2018 Guinness World Records, $28.95 15. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 Mass Market 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 2. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 4. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99 5. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 6. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 7. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 8. Turbo Twenty-Three Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 10. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 PAPERBACK Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), Historical Society Goldstein is a gifted storyteller, and Janesville is a raw, beautiful story, one that sheds needed light on a country searching for some pathway to the future. J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy