Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 2. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 3. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 4. The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29 5. Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27 6. The Trespasser Tana French, Viking, $27 7. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27 8. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 9. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 10. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 12. Order to Kill Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99 13. Paris for One and Other Stories Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $25 14. Faithful Alice Hoffman, S&S, $26 15. The Mothers Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $26 17. The Terranauts T.C. Boyle, Ecco, $26.99 1. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50 2. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 3. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26 4. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 5. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 6. Cooking for Jeffrey Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35 7. Appetites Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $37.50 8. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28 9. The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Thomas Nelson, $26.99 10. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 11. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 13. A Life Well Played: My Stories Arnold Palmer, St. Martin s, $22.99 14. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 15. A Life in Parts Bryan Cranston, Scribner, $27 20. Frantumaglia: A Writer s Journey Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $24 Other Indie Favorites Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History, by Sam Maggs, Sophia Foster-Dimino (Illus.) (Quirk Books, $16.99) In this delightful book, Maggs introduces readers to amazing women who changed history through their creativity, inventions, and remarkable paths of service in areas overwhelmed by men. From Huang Daopo, Chinese textile pioneer, to Brita Tott, Danish spy and forger, and from Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, American doctors and hospital administrators, to Bessie Coleman, African-American aviatrix, the intelligence and stamina of these women is amazing. Sally Van Wert, MacDonald Book Shop, Estes Park, CO The Fall Guy: A Novel, by James Lasdun (W.W. Norton & Company, $25.95) The Fall Guy introduces its three main characters as they leave the hustle and bustle of New York City for a summer sojourn upstate. Things take a Lynchian turn when Charlie and Chloe s guest, Matthew, notices what appears to be duplicitous behavior within and outside their home. Lasdun does an incredible job of ratcheting up the suspense, earning the reader s trust with his spare, pitch-perfect language, and upending expectations on every page. Morally complex characters, a sly and inventive take on the guilt and shame of modern-day banking, and prose as sensuous as some of the novel s sexiest scenes are just a few of the many rewards of Lasdun s latest, and greatest, novel. John Francisconi, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT = Debut = On the Rise
Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 3. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16 4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 5. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 6. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. The Swans of Fifth Avenue Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16 9. The Best American Short Stories 2016 Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95 10. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 11. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 12. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $16 13. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $16 14. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99 15. The Education of Dixie Dupree Donna Everhart, Kensington, $15 1. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95 2. The Witches Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95 5. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $18 6. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 7. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17 8. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16 9. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 10. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16 11. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17 12. The Invention of Nature Andrea Wulf, Vintage, $17 13. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 14. Living With a Seal: 31 Days Training With the Toughest Man on the Planet Jesse Itzler, Center Street, $15.99 15. Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin, $17 MASS MARKET 1. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $9.99 2. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 3. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 4. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 5. The Crossing Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99 6. The Survivor Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99 7. George Washington s Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99 8. Cross Justice James Patterson, Vision, $9.99 9. The Pharaoh s Secret Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Putnam, $9.99 10. Tom Clancy: Commander in Chief Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite The Loved Ones: A Novel, by Sonya Chung (Relegation Books, $18) Chung offers readers an intelligent, compassionate story that crosses all kinds of divides. The pages turn quickly as the story of two families, their pasts, and the consequences of their current actions are presented. Each character is empathetic and compelling, and the prose is, at some points, heartbreaking in its simplicity. This novel brings a unique perspective to immigration history in the U.S., and the contrasting cultures, as well as the contrast in generations, makes for a fast read and a powerful narrative. Long for This World made Chung a writer to watch, but with this book she should jump right to the top of everyone s must-read pile. Abby Fennewald, BookPeople, Austin, TX = Debut
Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Ghosts 2. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99 3. Drama 4. The Secret Keepers Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.99 5. Smile 6. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 7. Sisters 8. The BFG Roald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99 9. Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99 10. The Inquisitor s Tale Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Dutton, $17.99 11. When the Sea Turned to Silver Grace Lin, Little Brown, $18.99 12. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 13. Greenglass House Kate Milford, Jaime Zollars (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99 14. Some Writer! Melissa Sweet, HMH Books for Young Readers, $18.99 15. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 1. A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99 2. The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99 3. What Light Jay Asher, Razorbill, $18.99 4. All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99 5. Dan and Phil Go Outside Dan Howell, Phil Lester, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99 6. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99 7. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99 8. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99 9. Holding Up the Universe Jennifer Niven, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99 10. Replica Lauren Oliver, Harper, $19.99 11. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99 12. The Reader Traci Chee, Putnam, $19.99 13. I ll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99 14. Paper Towns John Green, Penguin, $10.99 15. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12 Gertie s Leap to Greatness, by Kate Beasley, Jillian Tamaki (Illus.) (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, $16.99) Gertie has a plan. She will be the best fifth-grader in the whole world and if she is, maybe her estranged mother won t leave town. Not that Gertie cares. She has a great dad, good friends, and is awesome all on her own, but she s still going to try. Of course, things go awry when a new girl arrives in school and stirs up trouble. Gertie is an utterly winning heroine, plucky and stubborn, and hers is a thoroughly charming, funny, and heartfelt story. I loved it. Elizabeth Bluemle, The Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, VT For Teen Readers Kids of Appetite, by David Arnold (Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99) Sixteen-year-old Vic suffers from Moebius syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes facial paralysis. Bullied by his classmates and often assumed to be stupid by adults, Vic is actually witty and intelligent, a lover of art and opera. What Vic s face cannot show is that he still grieves for his father, who died two years ago. When Vic runs away on a quest to scatter his father s ashes, he bumps into a ragtag group of homeless kids called the Kids of Appetite who take him in and treat him with kindness. This is a book about accepting loss, finding family, finding love, and discovering that we are all chapters in each other s stories. Jill Zimmerman, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI = Debut
Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. We Found a Hat Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press, $17.99 2. Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $17.95 3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 4. If You Give a Mouse a Brownie Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), HarperCollins, $17.99 5. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99 6. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Charles M. Schulz, Simon Spotlight, $7.99 7. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99 8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 9. The Crayons Book of Colors Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers, Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99 10. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 11. Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $17.99 12. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99 13. Nanette s Baguette Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 14. Penguin Problems Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $17.99 15. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet New in Series: Double Down 2. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 3. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk 4. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 6. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (hardcover) Rick Riordan, Hyperion 7. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Brandon Dorman (Illus.), Little Brown 8. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic 9. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick 10. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 How This Book Was Made, by Mac Barnett, Adam Rex (Illus.) (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99) Ever wonder what the book you are reading went through to get into your hands? Did you realize that the author and illustrator had to face tigers, angry mobs, pirates, and worse? This is a wonderful book for reading aloud to curious young ones, and for older students and adults who have a keen sense of humor, it is guaranteed to make them laugh out loud. Most important is the message that a book still isn t a book, not really, until it has a reader. That s you! Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books & Hobbies, Oscoda, MI = Debut
Fiction HARDCOVER PAPERBACK 1. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 2. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 3. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 4. The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29 5. Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27 6. The Trespasser Tana French, Viking, $27 7. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27 8. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 9. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 10. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 11. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 12. Order to Kill Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99 13. Paris for One and Other Stories Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $25 14. Faithful Alice Hoffman, S&S, $26 15. The Mothers Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $26 17. The Terranauts T.C. Boyle, Ecco, $26.99 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 3. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16 4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 5. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 6. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. The Swans of Fifth Avenue Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16 9. The Best American Short Stories 2016 Junot Díaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95 10. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 11. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 12. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $16 13. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $16 14. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99 15. The Education of Dixie Dupree Donna Everhart, Kensington, $15 = Debut = On the Rise
Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50 2. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 3. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26 4. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 5. Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 6. Cooking for Jeffrey Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35 7. Appetites Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $37.50 8. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28 9. The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Thomas Nelson, $26.99 10. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 11. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 13. A Life Well Played: My Stories Arnold Palmer, St. Martin s, $22.99 14. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 15. A Life in Parts Bryan Cranston, Scribner, $27 20. Frantumaglia: A Writer s Journey Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $24 PAPERBACK 1. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95 2. The Witches Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95 5. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $18 6. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 7. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17 8. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16 9. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 10. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16 11. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17 12. The Invention of Nature Andrea Wulf, Vintage, $17 13. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 14. Living With a Seal: 31 Days Training With the Toughest Man on the Planet Jesse Itzler, Center Street, $15.99 15. Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin, $17 = Debut = On the Rise