Indie Bestsellers Midwest Indie Bestsellers Hardcover · 2019. 3. 16. · The Hammer of Thor...
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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 1/15/2017 FICTION NONFICTION Midwest Connections Pick “So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides!” — Aimee Bender Midwest Indie Bestsellers 1. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95 2. History of Wolves Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25 3. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 4. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99 6. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 7. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 8. The Nix Nathan Hill, Knopf, $27.95 9. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95 10. The Dry Jane Harper, Flatiron, $25.99 11. The Sleepwalker Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95 12. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99 13. Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26 14. Difficult Women Roxane Gay, Grove Press, $25 15. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 2. The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95 3. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28 4. The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capi- talism Can Create an Economy for Everyone David M. Smick, PublicAffairs, $27.99 5. The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $26 6. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 7. Spark Angie Morgan, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27 8. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 9. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25 10. Books for Living Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25.95 11. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26 12. Strangers in Their Own Land Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press, $27.95 13. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28 14. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 15. Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27 Midwest Connections Pick “Kent Nerburn reminds us that in the timeless Native American ways of seeing and being, the truth of life is not found in knowledge but in something closer to prayer.” — Evan Pritchard, director of the Center for Algonquin Culture
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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 1/15/2017
Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides!” — Aimee Bender
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
2. History of Wolves Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25
3. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
4. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
5. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99
6. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
7. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
8. The Nix Nathan Hill, Knopf, $27.95
9. The WhistlerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
10. The Dry Jane Harper, Flatiron, $25.99
11. The SleepwalkerChris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95
12. MoonglowMichael Chabon, Harper, $28.99
13. Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26
14. Difficult WomenRoxane Gay, Grove Press, $25
15. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
1. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.992. The Undoing ProjectMichael Lewis, Norton, $28.953. Thank You for Being LateThomas L. Friedman, FSG, $284. The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capi-talism Can Create an Economy for Everyone David M. Smick, PublicAffairs, $27.995. The Princess DiaristCarrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $266. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.957. Spark Angie Morgan, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $278. The Book of JoyThe Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $269. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $2510. Books for Living Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25.9511. UpstreamMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $2612. Strangers in Their Own Land Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press, $27.9513. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Crown, $2814. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $3515. Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27
Midwest Connections Pick“Kent Nerburn reminds us that in the timeless Native American ways of seeing and being, the truth of life is not found in knowledge but in something closer to prayer.” — Evan Pritchard, director of the Center for Algonquin Culture
Paperback
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
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. It Can’t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet Classics, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.994. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.955. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.996. The 14th Colony Steve Berry, St. Martin’s, $9.997. Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $9.998. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.999. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $9.9910. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Ash’s debut novel brilliantly captures the slanted quirkiness of a Midwest full of small-business owners and exploding home-methamphetamine labs... Darkly hilarious and weirdly beguiling.” —Kirkus Reviews
NONFICTION
1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $162. On the Clock Tim Enochs, Bruce Tollner, Morgan James Fic-tion, $16.953. A Dog’s PurposeW. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.994. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $165. The SelloutPaul Beatty, Picador USA, $166. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $167. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.998. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $179. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $1610. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $1611. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $1612. Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Max Porter, Graywolf Press, $1413. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $1514. The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.9515. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
1. Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.992. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), MN Historical Society Press, $18.953. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.954. The Trump Survival Guide Gene Stone, Dey Street Books, $9.995. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $206. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $15.997. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.998. Citizen Claudia Rankine, Graywolf, $209. March, Book One John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $14.9510. Men Explain Things to MeRebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $12.9511. What We Do Now Dennis Johnson (Ed.), Melville House, $15.9912. Destiny of the Republic Candice Millard, Anchor, $1713. Voices in the Stones: Life Lessons from the Native Way Kent Nerburn, New World Library, $1614. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $1715. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
for the week ending 1/15/2017
Children’s
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 1/15/2017
Children’s Series Titles1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.952. Dog Man Unleashed Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.993. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter) J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.994. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.995. Dory Fantasmagory Abby Hanlon, Puffin, $7.996. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $11.997. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.998. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015) J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.999. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.9910. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
ILLUSTRATED
1. We Found a HatJon Klassen, Candlewick Press, $17.99
2. Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95
3. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Children’s Books, $19.99
4. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99
5. EggKevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $17.99
6. The Day the Crayons QuitDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
7. Where Is the Green Sheep? Mem Fox, Judy Horacek, Harcourt, $6.99
8. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Debbie Levy, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99
9. A Greyhound, a GroundhogEmily Jenkins, Chris Appelhans (Illus.), Schwartz & Wade, $17.99
10. The Going to Bed Book Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99
Midwest Connections Pick
“It’s a sweet, but never saccharine, tale of family—and so cozy in every possible way that readers will want to return to it again and again. Pair it with your best hot cocoa recipe. Read. Repeat.” —BookPage
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. A Monster CallsPatrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99
2. The Secret Keepers Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.99
3. WonderR.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
4. Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White Melissa Sweet, HMH Books for Young Readers, $18.99
5. Rad American Women A-Z Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), City Lights Books, $14.95
6. The Best Man Richard Peck, Dial, $16.99
7. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianSherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99
9. HeartlessMarissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99
10. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
Midwest Connections Pick“This novel touches on sensitive and tragic moments in history and gives them fantastical remediation for a provocative, immersive read.” — Kirkus Reviews
Fiction
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HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides!” — Aimee Bender
Midwest Connections Pick“Ash’s debut novel brilliantly captures the slanted quirkiness of a Midwest full of small-business owners and exploding home-methamphetamine labs... Darkly hilarious and weirdly beguiling.” —Kirkus Reviews
1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
2. History of Wolves Emily Fridlund, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25
3. CommonwealthAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
4. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27
5. News of the WorldPaulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99
6. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
7. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
8. The Nix Nathan Hill, Knopf, $27.95
9. The WhistlerJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
10. The Dry Jane Harper, Flatiron, $25.99
11. The SleepwalkerChris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95
12. MoonglowMichael Chabon, Harper, $28.99
13. Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26
14. Difficult WomenRoxane Gay, Grove Press, $25
15. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99
1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $162. On the Clock Tim Enochs, Bruce Tollner, Morgan James Fic-tion, $16.953. A Dog’s PurposeW. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.994. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $165. The SelloutPaul Beatty, Picador USA, $166. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $167. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.998. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $179. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $1610. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $1611. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $1612. Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Max Porter, Graywolf Press, $1413. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $1514. The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.9515. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
Nonfiction
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
Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 1/15/2017
1. It Can’t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet Classics, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.994. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.955. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.996. The 14th Colony Steve Berry, St. Martin’s, $9.997. Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $9.998. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.999. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $9.9910. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99
Mass Market
PAPERBACKHARDCOVER
Midwest Connections Pick“Kent Nerburn reminds us that in the timeless Native American ways of seeing and being, the truth of life is not found in knowledge but in something closer to prayer.” — Evan Pritchard, director of the Center for Algonquin Culture
1. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.992. The Undoing ProjectMichael Lewis, Norton, $28.953. Thank You for Being LateThomas L. Friedman, FSG, $284. The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capi-talism Can Create an Economy for Everyone David M. Smick, PublicAffairs, $27.995. The Princess DiaristCarrie Fisher, Blue Rider, $266. The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.957. Spark Angie Morgan, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $278. The Book of JoyThe Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $269. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $2510. Books for Living Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25.9511. UpstreamMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $2612. Strangers in Their Own Land Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press, $27.9513. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Crown, $2814. Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $3515. Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27
1. Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99
2. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), MN Historical Society Press, $18.95
3. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
4. The Trump Survival Guide Gene Stone, Dey Street Books, $9.99
5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
6. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $15.99
7. The WitchesStacy Schiff, Back Bay, $18.99
8. Citizen Claudia Rankine, Graywolf, $20
9. March, Book One John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $14.95
10. Men Explain Things to MeRebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $12.95
11. What We Do Now Dennis Johnson (Ed.), Melville House, $15.99
12. Destiny of the Republic Candice Millard, Anchor, $17
13. Voices in the Stones: Life Lessons from the Native Way Kent Nerburn, New World Library, $16
14. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $17
15. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
