Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99 2. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 3. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 4. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 5. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 6. Still Me Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 7. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 8. The Wife Between Us Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin s, $26.99 9. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26 10. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 11. Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 12. The Largesse of the Sea Maiden Denis Johnson, Random House, $27 13. The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 14. The Grave s a Fine and Private Place Alan Bradley, Delacorte Press, $26 15. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 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. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 5. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 6. When Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $28 7. The Monk of Mokha Dave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95 8. The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26 9. Principles: Life and Work Ray Dalio, S&S, $30 10. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 11. How Democracies Die Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Crown, $26 12. Women & Power Mary Beard, Liveright, $15.95 13. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 14. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson, Scribner, $18.99 15. Grant Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $40 Indies Introduce Other Indie Favorites Everything Here Is Beautiful, by Mira T. Lee (Pamela Dorman Books, $26) Lucia is an artistic free spirit and has lived independently, in large part, because her sister, Miranda, has always been her caretaker. When Lucia s lucidity begins to shift, Miranda s responsibility to her sister does as well. Everything Here Is Beautiful explores the boundaries of our responsibilities to those we love, and how we might go about honoring someone s self-determination when that person may not be stable enough to be up to the task. Mira T. Lee s debut work is necessary a generous, beautiful, and frank examination of a very difficult subject. Sarah Bumstead, Vroman s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA The Afterlives: A Novel, by Thomas Pierce (Riverhead Books, $27) In The Afterlives, Thomas Pierce follows a man s quest for what comes after death. The story skillfully intersects religion, technology, philosophy, humor, love, and fear, but love and fear are what really got to me. The novel celebrates the love we re born into with our family and the love we find, but behind that is the fear of its loss. The novel doesn t flinch. Pierce s characters are so natural and so funny that at times it felt like I was reading Douglas Coupland or Elan Mastai. The Afterlives didn t feel bleak or hopeless or preachy it was sincere and hopeful. Myles Mickle, Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls, VT
Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95 2. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99 3. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99 4. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 5. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 6. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 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. The Perfect Nanny Leila Slimani, Penguin, $16 10. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 11. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 12. Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $17 13. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 14. Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16 15. Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 1. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 2. The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20 3. 12 Strong Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18 4. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas J. Preston, Grand Central, $15.99 5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 6. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 7. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 8. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 9. The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95 10. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 11. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 12. Being a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $17 13. Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $17 14. Black Edge Sheelah Kolhatkar, Random House, $18 15. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $16 MASS MARKET 1. No Middle Name Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 2. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 3. Dragon Teeth Michael Crichton, Harper, $9.99 4. Never Never James Patterson, Candice Fox, Vision, $9.99 5. 12 Strong Doug Stanton, Pocket, $9.99 6. Against All Odds Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99 7. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99 8. The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 9. What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 10. The Lost Order Steve Berry, Minotaur, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite The Midnight Cool: A Novel, by Lydia Peelle (Harper Perennial, $15.99) The journey of middleaged swindler Billy and his young, idealistic partner Charles is a journey into the history and heart of the oft-maligned American dream. As the nation considers whether it will join World War I, Billy and Charles must weigh the merits of freedom against patriotic obligation, their life on the road against the temptation of putting down roots, and their diverging desires against the love and loyalty they bear for each other. Peelle s narrative is exquisitely wrought, richly populated, and ultimately devastating. I finished the novel in tears. Mairead Small Staid, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI
Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99 2. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99 3. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95 4. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99 5. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99 6. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99 7. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 8. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 9. All s Faire in Middle School Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 10. The War I Finally Won Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial, $16.99 11. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 12. Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99 13. Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama s Inspiring and Historic Presidency Pete Souza, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $21.99 14. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99 15. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99 For Ages 9 to 12 The Last Gargoyle, by Paul Durham (Crown Books for Young Readers, $16.99) Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this hilarious adventure story of a brave gargoyle named Penhallow (don t call him Goyle!) and his human friend Viola. Penhallow takes seriously the protection of his Wards, the people living in the home he lives on, and when a mysterious Boneless King starts releasing all the scary creatures that go bump in the night, it is his job to get to the bottom of the problem before it is too late. Jessica Palacios, Once Upon a Time, Montrose, CA 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 2. Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99 3. The Hazel Wood Melissa Albert, Flatiron, $16.99 4. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99 5. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Movie Tie-in Edition) Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $10.99 6. Every Day (Movie Tie-in Edition) David Levithan, Ember, $10.99 7. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99 8. The Cruel Prince Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 9. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99 10. Renegades Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99 11. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99 12. Dear Martin Nic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $17.99 13. The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99 14. One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99 15. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99 Indies Introduce For Teen Readers Love, Hate & Other Filters, by Samira Ahmed (Soho Teen, $18.99) Sometimes you pick up a book that makes you laugh. Sometimes you pick up a book that makes you cry. Sometimes you pick up a book that makes you love. Love, Hate & Other Filters makes you do all three. It is filled with the power of expectations. Some are expectations Maya sets for herself, some are expectations her parents place upon her, and some are expectations that classmates jump to because of prejudice. Ahmed has written a book that will sucker-punch you with emotions much like teen life, it is cute one minute and raw the next. Rachel Strolle, Anderson s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN S SERIES 1. Love Matt de la Peña, Loren Long (Illus.), Putnam, $17.99 2. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.99 3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 4. Dear Girl, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Holly Hatam (Illus.), Paris Rosenthal, Harper, $17.99 5. Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illus.), Atheneum Books, $17.99 6. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 8. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95 9. Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $17.95 10. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Grosset & Dunlap, $8.99 11. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 12. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99 13. Llama Llama I Love You Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $5.99 14. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99 15. The Word Collector Peter H. Reynolds, Orchard Books, $17.99 1. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 3. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion 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. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Penguins Don t Wear Sweaters! by Marikka Tamura, Daniel Rieley (Illus.) (Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99) This is the true story about how people around the world knitted sweaters for penguins after an oil spill. While the movement created awareness of oil spills and the havoc they cause, the sweaters were not the best way to help these penguins. The simple, repetitive text mixed with the fun, graphic illustrations and the overall message of environmental awareness makes this a great read for young children. Emma McAndrew, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99 2. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 3. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 4. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 5. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 6. Still Me Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27 7. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 8. The Wife Between Us Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin s, $26.99 9. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26 10. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 11. Artemis Andy Weir, Crown, $27 12. The Largesse of the Sea Maiden Denis Johnson, Random House, $27 13. The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 14. The Grave s a Fine and Private Place Alan Bradley, Delacorte Press, $26 15. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 PAPERBACK 1. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95 2. Pachinko Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99 3. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99 4. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 5. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 6. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 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. The Perfect Nanny Leila Slimani, Penguin, $16 10. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 11. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 12. Call Me by Your Name Andre Aciman, Picador USA, $17 13. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 14. Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16 15. Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99
Nonfiction HARDCOVER PAPERBACK 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. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 5. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 6. When Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $28 7. The Monk of Mokha Dave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95 8. The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26 9. Principles: Life and Work Ray Dalio, S&S, $30 10. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 11. How Democracies Die Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Crown, $26 12. Women & Power Mary Beard, Liveright, $15.95 13. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 14. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson, Scribner, $18.99 15. Grant Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $40 1. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 2. The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20 3. 12 Strong Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18 4. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas J. Preston, Grand Central, $15.99 5. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 6. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 7. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 8. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 9. The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95 10. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 11. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 12. Being a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $17 13. Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $17 14. Black Edge Sheelah Kolhatkar, Random House, $18 15. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $16