Indie Midwest Bestsellers Indie Bestsellers Hardcover FICTION 1. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 2. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 3. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95 4. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 5. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95 6. The Little French Bistro Nina George, Crown, $26 7. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26.99 8. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $26 9. Men Without Women Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95 10. Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99 11. Spoonbenders Daryl Gregory, Knopf, $27.95 12. The Force Don Winslow, Morrow, $27.99 13. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 14. The Essex Serpent Sarah Perry, Custom House, $26.99 15. I d Die for You: And Other Lost Stories F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $28 NONFICTION 1. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 3. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28 4. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Roxane Gay, Harper, $25.99 5. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 6. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 7. You Don t Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28 8. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 9. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens Eddie Izzard, Blue Rider, $28 10. Option B Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $25.95 11. Dangerous Milo Yiannopoulos, Dangerous Books, $30 12. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 13. Hue 1968 Mark Bowden, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30 14. Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir Amy Thielen, Clarkson Potter, $26 15. Churchill and Orwell Thomas E. Ricks, Penguin Press, $28 An utterly entrancing novel a lucid, provocative exploration of contemporary culture and themes like power, money, and friendship. Nylon I was dazzled by South Pole Station a terrifically witty, insightful, and satisfying novel, peopled by memorable misfits thrown together in a hothouse of conflicting interests in the frozen Antarctic. Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen
Paperback FICTION 1. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 3. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99 4. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 6. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16 7. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 8. Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue, Random House, $17 9. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99 10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 12. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16 13. Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $15.99 14. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapeana, Penguin, $16 15. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 NONFICTION 1. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 2. No Is Not Enough Naomi Klein, Haymarket Books, $16.95 3. Strong Is the New Pretty Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95 4. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 5. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95 6. The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America s National Parks Terry Tempest Williams, Picador USA, $18 7. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16 8. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17 9. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 10. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95 11. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 12. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Harper Perennial, $14.99 13. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $15.95 14. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Anchor, $17 15. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $12.95 Mass Market 1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99 2. The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 4. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 5. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99 7. It Can t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 9. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert M. Pirsig, HarperTorch, $7.99 10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99 Wry... compelling... it gains in depth as the family members uncover the mysterious truths of the people they thought they knew best. City Pages
Children s ILLUSTRATED 1. Baby Animals Stephan Lomp, Workman, $5.95 2. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 3. Where s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99 4. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99 5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 6. Life Cynthia Rylant, Brendan Wenzel (Illus.), Beach Lane Books, $17.99 7. Corduroy Don Freeman, Viking Children s Books, $7.99 8. Where s Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99 9. Little Excavator Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99 10. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99 YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 2. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95 3. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 4. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99 5. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99 6. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 7. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 8. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Square Fish, $6.99 9. Real Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99 10. Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Puffin, $8.99 Children s Series Titles 1. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99 2. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, Book Two) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99 3. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 4. Summer Brain Quest: Between Grades 1 & 2 Megan Butler, Claire Piddock (Illus.), Workman, $12.95 5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99 6. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 7. Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $11.99 8. The Last Star: The Final Book of the 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Speak, $10.99 9. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99 10. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99 Nicole Helget writes with grace, elegance, and humor about coming of age in a flawed world filled with beauty and peril. A poignant, uplifting, and entirely gripping read. Pete Hautman, National Book Award winning author of Godless 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. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 2. Camino Island John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 3. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95 4. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 5. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95 6. The Little French Bistro Nina George, Crown, $26 7. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26.99 8. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $26 9. Men Without Women Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95 10. Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99 11. Spoonbenders Daryl Gregory, Knopf, $27.95 12. The Force Don Winslow, Morrow, $27.99 13. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 14. The Essex Serpent Sarah Perry, Custom House, $26.99 15. I d Die for You: And Other Lost Stories F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $28 PAPERBACK 1. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 3. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99 4. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 6. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16 7. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 8. Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue, Random House, $17 9. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99 10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 12. Wintering Peter Geye, Vintage, $16 13. Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $15.99 14. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapeana, Penguin, $16 15. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 Like a great campfire story, The Hearts of Men is epic and hushed in the right places, simultaneously local and universal, and brilliantly, beautifully unspooled --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest Alex George brings us a coming of age novel full to bursting with love, loss, and music. It touched every emotion from laughter to heartbreaking tears. --Kate Schlademan from The Learned Owl Book Shop
Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 3. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28 4. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Roxane Gay, Harper, $25.99 5. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 6. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 7. You Don t Have to Say You Love Me Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28 8. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 9. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens Eddie Izzard, Blue Rider, $28 10. Option B Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $25.95 11. Dangerous Milo Yiannopoulos, Dangerous Books, $30 12. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 13. Hue 1968 Mark Bowden, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30 14. Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir Amy Thielen, Clarkson Potter, $26 15. Churchill and Orwell Thomas E. Ricks, Penguin Press, $28 PAPERBACK 1. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 2. No Is Not Enough Naomi Klein, Haymarket Books, $16.95 3. Strong Is the New Pretty Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95 4. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 5. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95 6. The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America s National Parks Terry Tempest Williams, Picador USA, $18 7. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16 8. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17 9. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 10. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95 11. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 12. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Harper Perennial, $14.99 13. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $15.95 14. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Anchor, $17 15. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $12.95 Mass Market 1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99 2. The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 3. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 4. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 5. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99 7. It Can t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 9. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert M. Pirsig, HarperTorch, $7.99 10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99 Goldbarth belongs by rights to the company of America s premiere literary essayists, somewhere between Annie Dillard and David Foster Wallace. --Publishers Weekly