Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. An American Marriage Tayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95 2. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $28.99 3. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 6. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 7. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 8. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26 9. Still Me Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 10. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 11. How to Stop Time Matt Haig, Viking, $26 12. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 13. White Houses Amy Bloom, Random House, $27 14. Asymmetry Lisa Halliday, S&S, $26 15. Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 Other Indie Favorites Only Killers and Thieves: A Novel, by Paul Howarth (Harper, $26.99) An unforgettable first line propels this debut novel about two brothers on the Australian frontier who are drawn into a world of conflict and revenge that tests their beliefs and morals to the ultimate degree. The age-old conflict between settlers and indigenous people is played out on the southern continent much as it was in the American West and Russian East. As the brothers become deeply embroiled, they enter a savage and unforgiving landscape, both physically and culturally, and it becomes the ultimate test of their growth and humanity. This is a work that is as unrelenting as the world it describes and will long linger with the reader. Bill Cusumano, Square Books, Oxford, MS 1. Fire and Fury Michael Wolff, Holt, $30 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 4. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $28 5. Enlightenment Now Steven Pinker, Viking, $35 6. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 7. 12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson, Random House, $25.95 8. The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26 9. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 10. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 11. Principles Ray Dalio, S&S, $30 12. The Monk of Mokha Dave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95 13. Obama: An Intimate Portrait Pete Souza, Little Brown, $50 14. What Are We Doing Here?: Essays Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $27 15. Feel Free Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $28 Red Clocks: A Novel, by Leni Zumas (Little, Brown and Company, $26) I never understood what it meant for someone s writing to be lyrical until I picked up Red Clocks. With beautiful prose, Leni Zumas tells the story of a young girl seeking an abortion in a world where abortion is illegal and dangerous; a woman on the quest to have children when in-vitro fertilization is illegal and folks aren t allowed to adopt without a partner; a woman in a dead-end marriage desperate to escape from her husband and children; and a woman considered a witch by most who provides homeopathic reproductive healthcare, including illegal abortions. These characters felt real and this world felt possible. I suspect this will be one of the best books published in 2018. Hanna Foster, BookPeople, Austin, TX
Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org MASS MARKET 1. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $17 2. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95 3. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99 4. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17 5. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16 6. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99 7. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 8. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99 9. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 10. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17 11. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 12. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 13. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 14. Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $17 15. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 1. No Middle Name Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 2. Ready Player One (Movie Tie-In Edition) Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.99 3. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 4. Red Sparrow Jason Matthews, Pocket, $9.99 5. Never Never James Patterson, Candice Fox, Vision, $9.99 6. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 7. The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 8. Dragon Teeth Michael Crichton, Harper, $9.99 9. Against All Odds Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99 10. What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 1. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 2. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16 3. The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20 4. 12 Strong Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18 5. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 6. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 7. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 8. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 9. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 10. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 11. Start With Why Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $16 12. Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $17 13. The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95 14. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas J. Preston, Grand Central, $15.99 15. Janesville: An American Story Amy Goldstein, S&S, $16 Another Indie Favorite American War: A Novel, by Omar El Akkad (Vintage, $16.95) Omar El Akkad has delivered a stunning debut. He imagines a world in a not-too-distant future where Americans are at war with each other once again. The characters in this story are fully developed and individual, yet their histories their stories extend into the histories of all those displaced and affected by the forces of war. The title, American War, is a shape-shifter. At once, it means that America is again at war, but at times reflects the ways in which the true, actual wars that America has perpetrated on Earth have affected the lives of millions of people. This will be one of the most discussed books of the year, and I cannot wait to put it in the hands of all readers looking to be changed. Matt Keliher, SubText Books, St. Paul, MN
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Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN S SERIES 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 2. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.99 3. Little Blue Truck s Springtime Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99 4. Love Matt de la Peña, Loren Long (Illus.), Putnam, $17.99 5. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99 6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 7. Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $17.95 8. Dear Girl, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Holly Hatam (Illus.), Paris Rosenthal, Harper, $17.99 9. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95 10. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Children s Books, $19.99 11. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 12. The Word Collector Peter H. Reynolds, Orchard Books, $17.99 13. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99 14. A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99 15. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 2. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 3. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion 4. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 5. Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop 6. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 7. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 8. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic 9. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 10. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Lola Dutch, by Kenneth Wright, Sarah Jane Wright (Illus.) (Bloomsbury USA Children s Books, $17.99) I love that this book supports creativity and hands-on experience, and also learning diving head-first into anything you re interested in! What a wonderful message for young learners. And the best part: the jacket flap unfolds to be a dollhouse. They really pulled out all the stops with this book. It s a classic in the making! Alison Nolen, Linden Tree Children s Books, Los Altos, CA
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. An American Marriage Tayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95 2. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $28.99 3. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 6. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 7. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 8. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26 9. Still Me Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 10. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 11. How to Stop Time Matt Haig, Viking, $26 12. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 13. White Houses Amy Bloom, Random House, $27 14. Asymmetry Lisa Halliday, S&S, $26 15. Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 PAPERBACK 1. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $17 2. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95 3. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99 4. Beartown Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17 5. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16 6. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99 7. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 8. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99 9. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 10. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17 11. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 12. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 13. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 14. Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $17 15. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
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