Indie Bestsellers Midwest Indie Bestsellers Hardcover · 12/2/2018 · Celeste Ng, Penguin Press,...
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Hardcover Brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores. = Only on the Midwest list = Midwest Connections pick for the week ending 12/2/2018 FICTION NONFICTION Midwest Connections Pick “Abby Geni is the absolute master of storytelling about the destructive beauty of nature and wildlife, and in The Wildlands she had my heart in my throat as she explores the battle between human and mother nature.” —Jamie Thomas, Women & Children First (Chicago, IL) Midwest Indie Bestsellers Midwest Connections Pick “...Illustrates our present moment through a keen and unflinching look at our past. Thompson’s work centers on the Midwest, what some call ‘fly over’ country, but in her hands, we come to see that it is the center.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage 1. Kingdom of the Blind Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 2. Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99 3. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $27 4. The Reckoning John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95 5. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 6. There There Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95 7. Fire & Blood George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35 8. The Travelling Cat Chronicles Hiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20 9. Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99 10. Past Tense Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99 11. Desolation Mountain William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26 12. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 13. The Witch Elm Tana French, Viking, $28 14. Fox 8: A Story George Saunders, Chelsea Cardinal (Illus.), Random House, $17 15. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 1. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50 2. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28 3. Almost Everything Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20 4. Whose Boat Is This Boat? The Staff of The Late Show, S&S, $14.99 5. Gmorning, Gnight! Lin-Manuel Miranda, Random House, $22 6. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $28 7. Northland Porter Fox, Norton, $26.95 8. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat, S&S, $35 9. The Good Neighbor Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30 10. The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis, Norton, $26.95 11. Cook Like a Pro Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35 12. How to Be a Good Creature Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Hough- ton Mifflin Harcourt, $20 13. Leadership: In Turbulent Times Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30 14. The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman, U. of Minnesota Press, $34.95 15. Storm Lake Art Cullen, Viking, $28
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Hardcover
Brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.
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for the week ending 12/2/2018
Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Abby Geni is the absolute master of storytelling about the destructive beauty of nature and wildlife, and in The Wildlands she had my heart in my throat as she explores the battle between human and mother nature.” —Jamie Thomas, Women & Children First (Chicago, IL)
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick “...Illustrates our present moment through a keen and unflinching look at our past. Thompson’s work centers on the Midwest, what some call ‘fly over’ country, but in her hands, we come to see that it is the center.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage
1. Kingdom of the BlindLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
2. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
3. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $27
4. The ReckoningJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
5. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
6. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
7. Fire & BloodGeorge R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35
8. The Travelling Cat ChroniclesHiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20
9. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99
10. Past TenseLee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99
11. Desolation Mountain William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26
12. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27
13. The Witch ElmTana French, Viking, $28
14. Fox 8: A Story George Saunders, Chelsea Cardinal (Illus.), Random House, $17
15. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Almost EverythingAnne Lamott, Riverhead, $20
4. Whose Boat Is This Boat?The Staff of The Late Show, S&S, $14.99
5. Gmorning, Gnight!Lin-Manuel Miranda, Random House, $22
6. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
7. Northland Porter Fox, Norton, $26.95
8. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat, S&S, $35
9. The Good Neighbor Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30
10. The Fifth RiskMichael Lewis, Norton, $26.95
11. Cook Like a Pro Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
12. How to Be a Good Creature Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Hough-ton Mifflin Harcourt, $20
13. Leadership: In Turbulent TimesDoris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30
14. The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman, U. of Minnesota Press, $34.95
15. Storm Lake Art Cullen, Viking, $28
Paperback
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Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, $8.503. The Rooster Bar, John Grisham, Dell, $9.994. The Midnight Line, Lee Child, Dell, $9.995. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.996. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie, Morrow, $7.997. Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, Tor.com, $9.998. Pet Sematary, Stephen King, Pocket, $9.999. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.9910. A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold, Ballantine, $7.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Franzen displays his signature precision and deadpan humor.” — Vanity Fair
NONFICTION
for the week ending 12/2/2018
1. Hope Never DiesAndrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.992. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $163. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.994. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan, Anchor, $166. In the Midst of WinterIsabel Allende, Atria, $177. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.998. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $179. The Story of Arthur Truluv Elizabeth Berg, Ballantine, $1610. Lord of the Butterflies Andrea Gibson, Button Poetry, $1611. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 12. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.9513. Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mariner, $14.9914. Rich People Problems Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16.9515. Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Harper Perennial, $16.99
1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
2. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
3. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
4. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2019Old Farmer’s Almanac, $7.95
5. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $22
7. Madison in the Sixties Stuart D. Levitan, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, $29.95
8. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95
9. Prairie Fires Caroline Fraser, Picador, $22
10. The Man Who Invented Christmas Les Standiford, Broadway Books, $16
11. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.99
12. The Best American Food Writing 2018 Ruth Reichl, Silvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99
13. The View from Flyover Country Sarah Kendzior, Flatiron Books, $12.99
14. Code GirlsLiza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99
15. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99
Children’s
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 12/2/2018
Children’s Series Titles1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95 2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter), J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.993. Dog Man, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.994. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.995. Dog Man and Cat Kid, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.996. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.997. Ivy and Bean (Ivy & Bean, #1), Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.998. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1), Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $5.999. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.9910. Judy Moody Was in a Mood, Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99
ILLUSTRATED1. The Snowy NapJan Brett, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99
2. The Wonky DonkeyCraig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99
3. Construction Site on Christmas NightSherri Duskey Rinker, A.G. Ford (Illus.), Chron-icle Books, $16.99
4. Santa BruceRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
5. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99
6. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
7. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
8. The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99
9. Winter Is Here Kevin Henkes, Laura Dronzek (Illus.), Green-willow Books, $17.99
10. Little Blue Truck’s ChristmasAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99
Midwest Connections Pick
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. Louisiana’s Way HomeKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99
2. The Complete Cookbook for Young ChefsAmerica’s Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Jab-berwocky, $19.99
3. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
4. Bridge of ClayMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26
5. Dear Evan HansenVal Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99
6. Rosie Revere and the Raucous RivetersAndrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $12.99
7. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be DifferentBen Brooks, Quinton Wintor (Illus.), Running Press Kids, $16.99
8. The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous KidDylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95
9. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
10. An Anthology of Intriguing AnimalsDK Children, $19.99
Midwest Connections Pick“Hilarious...a laugh on each spread. And readers will cheer on Leopold as he opts to take the high road--and ends up on top.” --Publishers Weekly
"There’s lots of hugging and happiness in this book that will make readers of all ages smile." --Pioneer Press
Fiction
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PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick Midwest Connections Pick “A Key to Treehouse Living is revelatory, a literary lighthouse that forges new routes of understanding. Every life is uncharted terrain, but Elliot Reed gives us a roadmap so that we might understand in more clearer terms how to transverse our terrifying, wonderful world.” – Rachel Kaplan, Avid Bookshop
“The Great Believers kept me up reading late into the night, and I’d wake up thinking about Makkai’s vibrant, complex, and deeply human characters. This is an immersive, heartbreaking novel—I loved it.” —Maggie Shipstead, author of Astonish Me
HARDCOVER1. Kingdom of the BlindLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
2. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
3. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $27
4. The ReckoningJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95
5. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
6. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
7. Fire & BloodGeorge R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35
8. The Travelling Cat ChroniclesHiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20
9. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99
10. Past TenseLee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99
11. Desolation Mountain William Kent Krueger, Atria, $26
12. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27
13. The Witch ElmTana French, Viking, $28
14. Fox 8: A Story George Saunders, Chelsea Cardinal (Illus.), Random House, $17
15. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27
1. Hope Never DiesAndrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.992. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $163. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.994. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan, Anchor, $166. In the Midst of WinterIsabel Allende, Atria, $177. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.998. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $179. The Story of Arthur Truluv Elizabeth Berg, Ballantine, $1610. Lord of the Butterflies Andrea Gibson, Button Poetry, $1611. We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16 12. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.9513. Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mariner, $14.9914. Rich People Problems Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16.9515. Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Harper Perennial, $16.99
Nonfiction
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 12/2/2018
Mass Market
HARDCOVERPAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“Mejia’s thrilling tale works both as an engaging mys-tery and a haunting meditation on grief, abandonment, and the lost places within ourselves. Brutal, devastating, and utterly riveting.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Almost EverythingAnne Lamott, Riverhead, $20
4. Whose Boat Is This Boat?The Staff of The Late Show, S&S, $14.99
5. Gmorning, Gnight!Lin-Manuel Miranda, Random House, $22
6. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
7. Northland Porter Fox, Norton, $26.95
8. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat, S&S, $35
9. The Good Neighbor Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30
10. The Fifth RiskMichael Lewis, Norton, $26.95
11. Cook Like a Pro Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
12. How to Be a Good Creature Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Hough-ton Mifflin Harcourt, $20
13. Leadership: In Turbulent TimesDoris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30
14. The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman, U. of Minnesota Press, $34.95
15. Storm Lake Art Cullen, Viking, $28
1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
2. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18
3. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
4. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2019Old Farmer’s Almanac, $7.95
5. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $22
7. Madison in the Sixties Stuart D. Levitan, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, $29.95
8. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95
9. Prairie Fires Caroline Fraser, Picador, $22
10. The Man Who Invented Christmas Les Standiford, Broadway Books, $16
11. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.99
12. The Best American Food Writing 2018 Ruth Reichl, Silvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99
13. The View from Flyover Country Sarah Kendzior, Flatiron Books, $12.99
14. Code GirlsLiza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99
15. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99
1. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, $8.503. The Rooster Bar, John Grisham, Dell, $9.994. The Midnight Line, Lee Child, Dell, $9.995. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.996. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie, Morrow, $7.997. Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, Tor.com, $9.998. Pet Sematary, Stephen King, Pocket, $9.999. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.9910. A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold, Ballantine, $7.99
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