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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 2/16/2020 FICTION NONFICTION Midwest Connections Pick Midwest Indie Bestsellers Midwest Connections Pick “McCormick is dizzyingly smart, exploring concepts of love and devotion through the language of violence and wrestling that you will feel, viscerally. Messy and exqui- site, The Gimmicks is a force.” —Charlotte Bruell, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI “Empathetic and observant as the best domestic fiction, but plotted and paced like a binge-worthy TV show. A smart, cool, and snappy debut.” —Annie Metcalf, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN 1. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 2. Weather Jenny Offill, Knopf, $23.95 3. American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99 4. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26 5. A Long Petal of the Sea Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28 6. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26 7. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 8. The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95 9. The Authenticity Project Clare Pooley, Pamela Dorman Books, $26 10. And I Do Not Forgive You Amber Sparks, Liveright, $23.95 11. The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99 12. Dear Edward Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27 13. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Deepa Anappara, Random House, $27 14. The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95 15. Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 1. A Very Stable Genius Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Penguin Press, $30 2. Nothing Fancy Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50 3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 4. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30 5. Why We’re Polarized Ezra Klein, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28 6. The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30 7. The Blue Zones Kitchen Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30 8. The Book of Delights Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95 9. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95 10. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99 11. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28 12. Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era Jerry Mitchell, S&S, $28 13. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington Alexis Coe, Viking, $27 14. The Yellow House Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26 15. The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage Mara Hvistendahl, Riverhead Books, $28
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Brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.
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Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick“McCormick is dizzyingly smart, exploring concepts of love and devotion through the language of violence and wrestling that you will feel, viscerally. Messy and exqui-site, The Gimmicks is a force.” —Charlotte Bruell, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI
“Empathetic and observant as the best domestic fiction, but plotted and paced like a binge-worthy TV show. A smart, cool, and snappy debut.” —Annie Metcalf, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. WeatherJenny Offill, Knopf, $23.95
3. American DirtJeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99
4. Such a Fun AgeKiley Reid, Putnam, $26
5. A Long Petal of the SeaIsabel Allende, Ballantine, $28
6. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26
7. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
8. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95
9. The Authenticity ProjectClare Pooley, Pamela Dorman Books, $26
10. And I Do Not Forgive You Amber Sparks, Liveright, $23.95
11. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99
12. Dear EdwardAnn Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27
13. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Deepa Anappara, Random House, $27
14. The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95
15. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27
1. A Very Stable GeniusPhilip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Penguin Press, $302. Nothing FancyAlison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.503. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.994. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $305. Why We’re PolarizedEzra Klein, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $286. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $30
7. The Blue Zones Kitchen Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30
8. The Book of Delights Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95
9. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95
10. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.9911. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $2812. Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era Jerry Mitchell, S&S, $2813. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington Alexis Coe, Viking, $27
14. The Yellow House Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $2615. The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage Mara Hvistendahl, Riverhead Books, $28
Paperback
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Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.993. The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.994. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.995. Night Shift, Stephen King, Anchor, $8.996. Broken Blade, Kelly McCullough, Ace, $7.997. Gone to Dust, Matt Goldman, Forge, $9.998. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.999. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.9910. The 8th Confession, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $10
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Raw, wry, and perceptive, Hennick’s memoir overflows with anxious love.” —Booklist
NONFICTION
for the week ending 2/16/2020
1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $173. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.994. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
5. The Stationery Shop Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $16
6. My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.957. We Must Be BraveFrances Liardet, Putnam, $178. Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James, Riverhead Books, $18
9. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $1710. Lost Children ArchiveValeria Luiselli, Vintage, $16.95
11. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.9512. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.9913. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
14. Bowlaway Elizabeth McCracken, Ecco, $16.99
15. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95
1. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
2. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17
3. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99
4. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
5. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear DisasterAdam Higginbotham, S&S, $19
6. The Source of Self-RegardToni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95
7. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $10
8. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19
9. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
10. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $15.99
11. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99
12. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95
13. How to Love Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95
14. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95
15. Citizen Claudia Rankine, Graywolf, $20
Children’s
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Children’s Series Titles1. Dog Man: Fetch-22, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.992. Big Nate: Hug It Out!, Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $9.993. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers),Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.994. Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit,Judd Winick, Random House BFYR, $13.995. Dog Man and Cat Kid, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.996. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.997. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2), Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.998. The Lost Heir Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire), Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.999. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3), Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.9910. Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #1), Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99
ILLUSTRATED
Midwest Connections Pick
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
Midwest Connections Pick“If you think the night is black, think again. Snider’s elegant nocturnal idyll explores the many colors visible to those who ‘look closer.’“ —Kirkus Reviews
“Smart, sly, scary, and irrepressibly good fun, this novel has everything I’ve ever wanted from a story: it is a cerebral, funny, tender, big-idea delight." —Kelly Barnhill, author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon
1. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95
2. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Read-ers, $19.99
3. I Love You, Little Pookie Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99
4. Little Hugs from Little Loves Mark Sperring, Maddie Frost (Illus.), LB Kids, $7.99
5. Love From the Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $8.99
6. Pokko and the Drum Matthew Forsythe, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, $17.99
7. The Cool Bean Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
8. Indestructibles: Baby, Let’s Count! Ekaterina Trukhan (Illus.), Workman, $5.95
9. Love from the CrayonsDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $9.99
10. Pop-up Peekaboo! I Love You DK Children, $9.99
1. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
2. Here in the Real WorldSara Pennypacker, Balzer + Bray, $17.99
3. New KidJerry Craft, Harper, $12.99
4. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99
5. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little WomenRey Terciero, Bre Indigo (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99
6. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illus.), Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, $14.99
7. Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History Vashti Harrison, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99
8. My Book with No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99
9. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
10. Pet Akwaeke Emezi, Make Me a World, $17.99
Fiction
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PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“Ben Lerner is a brilliant novelist, and one unafraid to make of the novel something truly new . . . He is one of my favorite living writers.” —Rachel Kushner, author of The Flamethrowers
HARDCOVER
Midwest Connections Pick“Richly imagined and exceptionally well plotted and written . . . Compelling, often haunting story that will captivate both adult and young adult readers.” —Booklist
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. WeatherJenny Offill, Knopf, $23.95
3. American DirtJeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99
4. Such a Fun AgeKiley Reid, Putnam, $26
5. A Long Petal of the SeaIsabel Allende, Ballantine, $28
6. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26
7. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99
8. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95
9. The Authenticity ProjectClare Pooley, Pamela Dorman Books, $26
10. And I Do Not Forgive You Amber Sparks, Liveright, $23.95
11. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99
12. Dear EdwardAnn Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27
13. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Deepa Anappara, Random House, $27
14. The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95
15. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27
1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $173. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.994. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17
5. The Stationery Shop Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $16
6. My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.957. We Must Be BraveFrances Liardet, Putnam, $178. Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James, Riverhead Books, $18
9. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $1710. Lost Children ArchiveValeria Luiselli, Vintage, $16.95
11. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.9512. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.9913. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
14. Bowlaway Elizabeth McCracken, Ecco, $16.99
15. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95
Indie BestsellersNonfiction
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Mass Market
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“This riveting true story of thrashing whitewater, mad bears, big fish, and graphic wilderness triage kept me turning pages well into the night.” —Dean King, author of Skeletons on the Zahara
1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.993. The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.994. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.995. Night Shift, Stephen King, Anchor, $8.996. Broken Blade, Kelly McCullough, Ace, $7.997. Gone to Dust, Matt Goldman, Forge, $9.998. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.999. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.9910. The 8th Confession, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $10
1. A Very Stable GeniusPhilip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Penguin Press, $302. Nothing FancyAlison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.503. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.994. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $305. Why We’re PolarizedEzra Klein, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $286. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $30
7. The Blue Zones Kitchen Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30
8. The Book of Delights Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95
9. Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95
10. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.9911. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $2812. Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era Jerry Mitchell, S&S, $2813. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington Alexis Coe, Viking, $27
14. The Yellow House Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $2615. The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage Mara Hvistendahl, Riverhead Books, $28
1. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
2. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17
3. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99
4. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
5. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear DisasterAdam Higginbotham, S&S, $19
6. The Source of Self-RegardToni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95
7. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $10
8. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19
9. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
10. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $15.99
11. The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99
12. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95
13. How to Love Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95
14. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95
15. Citizen Claudia Rankine, Graywolf, $20
