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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 7/21/2019 FICTION NONFICTION Midwest Connections Pick “Everything about this brilliant debut cuts deep: the humor, the wisdom, the pathos. Claire Lombardo writes like she’s been doing it for a hundred years, and like she’s been alive for a thousand.” ——Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers Midwest Indie Bestsellers Midwest Connections Pick “Both candid and compelling, Virji’s book is strong medicine for an age plagued by the ills of xenophobia, misinformation, and distrust. A courageous and necessary memoir in troubling times.” —Kirkus Reviews 1. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 2. The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95 3. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26 4. The New Girl Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99 5. City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28 6. Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes, Ballantine, $26 7. The Most Fun We Ever Had Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95 8. Knife Jo Nesbř, Knopf, $27.95 9. Raised in Captivity Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $26 10. Circe Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27 11. Big Sky Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28 12. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26 13. Deep River Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30 14. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27 15. Fleishman Is in Trouble Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27 1. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28 2. The Pioneers David McCullough, S&S, $30 3. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50 4. Three Women Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $27 5. The Second Mountain David Brooks, Random House, $28 6. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Forge, $24.99 7. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump Tim Alberta, Harper, $29.99 8. Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27 9. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35 10. Furious Hours Casey Cep, Knopf, $26.95 11. The British Are Coming Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40 12. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $28 13. This America: The Case for the Nation Jill Lepore, Liveright Publishing, $16.95 14. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95 15. Life Will Be the Death of Me Chelsea Handler, Spiegel & Grau, $27
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Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Everything about this brilliant debut cuts deep: the humor, the wisdom, the pathos. Claire Lombardo writes like she’s been doing it for a hundred years, and like she’s been alive for a thousand.” ——Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick“Both candid and compelling, Virji’s book is strong medicine for an age plagued by the ills of xenophobia, misinformation, and distrust. A courageous and necessary memoir in troubling times.” —Kirkus Reviews
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95
3. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26
4. The New GirlDaniel Silva, Harper, $28.99
5. City of GirlsElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28
6. Evvie Drake Starts OverLinda Holmes, Ballantine, $26
7. The Most Fun We Ever HadClaire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95
8. KnifeJo Nesbř, Knopf, $27.95
9. Raised in Captivity Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $26
10. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27
11. Big SkyKate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28
12. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $26
13. Deep River Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30
14. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27
15. Fleishman Is in TroubleTaffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27
1. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $282. The PioneersDavid McCullough, S&S, $303. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.504. Three WomenLisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $275. The Second MountainDavid Brooks, Random House, $286. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get MurderedKaren Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Forge, $24.997. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President TrumpTim Alberta, Harper, $29.998. Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $279. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $3510. Furious Hours Casey Cep, Knopf, $26.9511. The British Are Coming Rick Atkinson, Holt, $4012. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $2813. This America: The Case for the Nation Jill Lepore, Liveright Publishing, $16.9514. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.9515. Life Will Be the Death of Me Chelsea Handler, Spiegel & Grau, $27
Paperback
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Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.992. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.994. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.995. The Reckoning, John Grisham, Dell, $9.996. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.997. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.998. The Devil’s Bed, William Kent Krueger, Pocket Star, $9.999. A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.9910. A Beautiful Blue Death, Charles Finch, Minotaur, $9.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“A moving, educative memoir from one of the innovators of the gay liberation movement.” —Kirkus Reviews
NONFICTION
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1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $163. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $164. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 6. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $177. The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! Clint McElroy, et al., First Second, $19.998. Once Upon a River Diane Setterfield, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $179. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $1610. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $1711. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.9512. The Alice Network Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.9913. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $1714. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.9515. The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16
1. The Mueller ReportThe Washington Post, Scribner, $15
2. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
3. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18
4. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
5. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. They Called Us Enemy George Takei, et al., Top Shelf Productions, $19.99
7. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin, $18
8. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99
9. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
10. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
11. The Fall of Wisconsin Dan Kaufman, Norton, $16.95
12. Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border Porter Fox, Norton, $16.95
13. Birds of Minnesota Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $14.95
14. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99
15. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $18
Children’s
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Children’s Series Titles1. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.992. Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.993. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.994. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.995. We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie), Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.996. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.997. Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends), Terri Libenson, Balzer + Bray, $12.998. Endling #1: The Last, Katherine Applegate, Harper, $7.999. Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I), Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $9.9910. The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1), John Flanagan, Penguin, $8.99
ILLUSTRATED
Midwest Connections Pick
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s JournalJeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99
2. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
3. Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green, Penguin, $14.99
4. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
5. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different Ben Brooks, Quinton Wintor (Illus.), Running Press Kids, $16.99
6. Dragon Pearl Yoon Ha Lee, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99
7. Super Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)Scholastic, $14.99
8. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
9. The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99
10. The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95
Midwest Connections Pick“Smart, heartbreaking, and beautifully-written, this is the kind of book that will be swimming in the back of your brain months after you read it.” —Lillian Tschudi-Campbell, Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, MN
"Dazzling. For lovers of Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López's The Day You Begin, a sweet lesson on how to glow from the inside out."—Kirkus Reviews
1. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99
2. Where’s Waldo? 30th Anniversary EditionMartin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99
3. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
4. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99
5. Baby Animals Stephan Lomp, Workman, $5.95
6. Little Blue Truck Leads the WayAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99
7. Where’s Waldo Now?Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99
8. The Lost Forest Phyllis Root, Betsy Bowen (Illus.), University of Minnesota Press, $17.95
9. Where Is the Green Sheep? Mem Fox, Judy Horacek, HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99
10. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
Fiction
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PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“A powerhouse epic of humans and gods at war, deeply imagined and profoundly thrilling. There are echoes of Shakespeare and Le Guin in The Raven Tower, but its strange dark brilliance could only have come from Ann Leckie.” —Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians
HARDCOVER
Midwest Connections Pick“A novel as tender and generous as any I’ve read. It’s a three a.m. I gotta get some sleep but can’t stop reading sorta book. Heart stoppingly good.” —Willy Vlautin, author of Lean on Pete and Don’t Skip Out on Me
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95
3. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26
4. The New GirlDaniel Silva, Harper, $28.99
5. City of GirlsElizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28
6. Evvie Drake Starts OverLinda Holmes, Ballantine, $26
7. The Most Fun We Ever HadClaire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95
8. KnifeJo Nesbř, Knopf, $27.95
9. Raised in Captivity Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $26
10. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27
11. Big SkyKate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28
12. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $26
13. Deep River Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly Press, $30
14. Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27
15. Fleishman Is in TroubleTaffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27
1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $163. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $164. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 6. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $177. The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! Clint McElroy, et al., First Second, $19.998. Once Upon a River Diane Setterfield, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $179. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $1610. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $1711. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.9512. The Alice Network Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.9913. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $1714. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.9515. The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16
Indie BestsellersNonfiction
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Mass Market
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“A fantastic essay collection... Blending personal reflec-tion with historical analysis and cultural and literary crit-icism, these essays are a sharp, illuminating response to the nation’s continuing racial conflicts.”--Ron Charles, The Washington Post
1. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.992. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.994. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.995. The Reckoning, John Grisham, Dell, $9.996. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.997. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.998. The Devil’s Bed, William Kent Krueger, Pocket Star, $9.999. A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.9910. A Beautiful Blue Death, Charles Finch, Minotaur, $9.99
1. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $282. The PioneersDavid McCullough, S&S, $303. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.504. Three WomenLisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $275. The Second MountainDavid Brooks, Random House, $286. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get MurderedKaren Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Forge, $24.997. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President TrumpTim Alberta, Harper, $29.998. Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $279. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $3510. Furious Hours Casey Cep, Knopf, $26.9511. The British Are Coming Rick Atkinson, Holt, $4012. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $2813. This America: The Case for the Nation Jill Lepore, Liveright Publishing, $16.9514. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.9515. Life Will Be the Death of Me Chelsea Handler, Spiegel & Grau, $27
1. The Mueller ReportThe Washington Post, Scribner, $15
2. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
3. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18
4. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
5. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
6. They Called Us Enemy George Takei, et al., Top Shelf Productions, $19.99
7. How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan, Penguin, $18
8. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99
9. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
10. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
11. The Fall of Wisconsin Dan Kaufman, Norton, $16.95
12. Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border Porter Fox, Norton, $16.95
13. Birds of Minnesota Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, $14.95
14. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99
15. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $18
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