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for the week ending 4/29/2018

Indie Bestsellers

FICTION NONFICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Few books in recent memory have mastered the Mid-western uncanny as well as John Darnielle’s strange and lyrical Universal Harvester...Like Midwestern cornfields, this book haunts in many ways.” —Chicago Review of Books

Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick“An astounding triumph. Profound. Achingly wise. A recovery memoir like no other.” —Entertainment Weekly

1. Twisted PreyJohn Sandford, Putnam, $29

2. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $27

3. The Female PersuasionMeg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $28

4. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27

5. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $27.95

6. You Think It, I’ll Say ItCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $27

7. MacbethJo Nesbø, Hogarth Press, $27

8. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Lee Boudreaux Books, $26

9. Wade in the WaterTracy K. Smith, Graywolf Press, $24

10. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99

11. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27

12. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95

13. VarinaCharles Frazier, Ecco, $27.9914. The Only StoryJulian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95

15. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26

1. A Higher LoyaltyJames B. Comey, Flatiron, $29.992. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.993. The Art of the Wasted DayPatricia Hampl, Viking, $264. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $285. War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence Ronan Farrow, Norton, $27.956. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.957. Prairie FiresCaroline Fraser, Metropolitan Books, $358. Edge of ChaosDambisa Moyo, Basic Books, $309. Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRsJohn Doerr, Portfolio, $2710. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper, $27.9911. Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for GatheringJoanna Gaines, Marah Stets, Morrow, $29.9912. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect TimingDaniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $2813. I’ve Been Thinking...Maria Shriver, Pamela Dorman Books, $2014. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)David Sedaris, Little Brown, $2815. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, Harper, $24.99

Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

1. The Midnight Line, Lee Child, Dell, $9.992. Lord of the Flies, William Golding, Perigee, $9.993. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.994. Open Season, C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.995. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.996. Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.997. Golden Prey, John Sandford, Putnam, $9.998. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.999. The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin, Voyager, $7.9910. The Whistler, John Grisham, Dell, $9.99

Mass Market

FICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Fridlund shines a spotlight on what gets hidden and un-reported, and the result can be overwhelming—cutting and funny and filled with difficult truth.” —Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet

NONFICTION

for the week ending 4/29/2018

1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.952. EvictedMatthew Desmond, Broadway, $173. The View from Flyover Country: Dispatch-es from the Forgotten AmericaSarah Kendzior, Flatiron, $12.994. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.995. The Death and Life of the Great LakesDan Egan, Norton, $17.956. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing WorldsAdrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $167. The Genius of BirdsJennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $178. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $169. Strong Is the New PrettyKate T. Parker, Workman, $17.9510. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.9511. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $1612. Brown Is the New White: How the De-mographic Revolution Has Created a New American MajoritySteve Phillips, The New Press, $18.9913. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-LoveSonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $17.9514. Healing After LossMartha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.9915. The Stranger in the WoodsMichael Finkel, Vintage, $16

1. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.992. Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders, Random House, $173. Exit WestMohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $164. Anything Is PossibleElizabeth Strout, Random House, $175. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $176. Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman, Norton, $15.957. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.958. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $179. Magpie MurdersAnthony Horowitz, Harper Perennial, $16.9910. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird LaneLisa See, Scribner, $16.9911. The Essex SerpentSarah Perry, Custom House, $16.9912. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.9513. History of WolvesEmily Fridlund, Grove Press, $1614. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $1615. Lilac GirlsMartha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17

Children’s

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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 4/29/2018

Children’s Series Titles1. Dog Man, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.992. Dog Man and Cat Kid, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.993. I Broke My Trunk! (Elephant & Piggie), Mo Willems, Hyperion, $9.994. Dog Man Unleashed, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.995. Waste of Space (Moon Base Alpha), Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.996. The Wild Robot Escapes, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.997. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!, Mo Willems, Hyperion, $16.998. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.999. I Will Take a Nap! (Elephant & Piggie), Mo Willems, Hyperion, $9.9910. Elephants Cannot Dance! (Elephant & Piggie), Mo Willems, Hyperion, $9.99

ILLUSTRATED1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Pres-ents A Day in the Life of Marlon BundoJill Twiss, EG Keller, Chronicle Books, $18.992. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.993. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.994. She Persisted Around the World: 13 Wom-en Who Changed HistoryChelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philo-mel, $17.995. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.996. IslandbornJunot Díaz, Leo Espinosa (Illus.), Dial, $17.997. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.998. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthOliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.999. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the WorldChelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philo-mel, $17.9910. Baby Night-NightKate Merritt, Workman, $5.95

Midwest Connections Pick

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE1. Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99

2. Ghost BoysJewell Parker Rhodes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99

3. Leah on the OffbeatBecky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

4. WishtreeKatherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99

5. A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L’Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99

6. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, the Three Magi-cal Children and Their Holy DogAdam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Puffin, $9.99

7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianSherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99

8. Be PreparedVera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99

9. The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95

10. Baby Monkey, Private EyeBrian Selznick, David Serlin, Scholastic Press,

Midwest Connections Pick“Abundantly necessary. Holly Hatam’s simple, stark style and limited palette reflect the essential and basic nature of equality, conveying that Dear Girl can be any girl. Dear Girl ends with love. Scary times call for extra love.” —New York Times Book Review

"Prose and poetry can become indistinguishable on the page just as beauty and tragedy are often indistinguishable in our lives. This is a punchy, finely written novel." —Wiley Cash, author of The

Fiction

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for the week ending 4/29/2018Midwest Indie Bestsellers

PAPERBACK

for the week ending 2/19/2017

HARDCOVER

Midwest Connections Pick“This charming and poignant novel made me fall in love with Paris and all things French. Oh, to own a bookstore in any arrondissement! ”—Jane Hamilton, author of The Excellent Lombards and A Map of the World

1. Twisted PreyJohn Sandford, Putnam, $29

2. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $27

3. The Female PersuasionMeg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $28

4. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Viking, $27

5. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $27.95

6. You Think It, I’ll Say ItCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $27

7. MacbethJo Nesbø, Hogarth Press, $27

8. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Lee Boudreaux Books, $26

9. Wade in the WaterTracy K. Smith, Graywolf Press, $24

10. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99

11. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27

12. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95

13. VarinaCharles Frazier, Ecco, $27.9914. The Only StoryJulian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95

15. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26

Midwest Connections Pick“Few books in recent memory have mastered the Mid-western uncanny as well as John Darnielle’s strange and lyrical Universal Harvester...Like Midwestern cornfields, this book haunts in many ways.” —Chicago Review of Books

1. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.992. Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders, Random House, $173. Exit WestMohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $164. Anything Is PossibleElizabeth Strout, Random House, $175. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $176. Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman, Norton, $15.957. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.958. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $179. Magpie MurdersAnthony Horowitz, Harper Perennial, $16.9910. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird LaneLisa See, Scribner, $16.9911. The Essex SerpentSarah Perry, Custom House, $16.9912. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.9513. History of WolvesEmily Fridlund, Grove Press, $1614. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $1615. Lilac GirlsMartha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17

Nonfiction

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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 4/29/2018

Mass Market

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Midwest Connections Pick“An astounding triumph. Profound. Achingly wise. A recovery memoir like no other.” —Entertainment Weekly

1. A Higher LoyaltyJames B. Comey, Flatiron, $29.992. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.993. The Art of the Wasted DayPatricia Hampl, Viking, $264. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $285. War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence Ronan Farrow, Norton, $27.956. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.957. Prairie FiresCaroline Fraser, Metropolitan Books, $358. Edge of ChaosDambisa Moyo, Basic Books, $309. Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRsJohn Doerr, Portfolio, $2710. Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright, Harper, $27.9911. Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for GatheringJoanna Gaines, Marah Stets, Morrow, $29.9912. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect TimingDaniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $2813. I’ve Been Thinking...Maria Shriver, Pamela Dorman Books, $2014. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)David Sedaris, Little Brown, $2815. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, Harper, $24.99

1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.952. EvictedMatthew Desmond, Broadway, $173. The View from Flyover Country: Dispatch-es from the Forgotten AmericaSarah Kendzior, Flatiron, $12.994. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.995. The Death and Life of the Great LakesDan Egan, Norton, $17.956. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing WorldsAdrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $167. The Genius of BirdsJennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $178. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $169. Strong Is the New PrettyKate T. Parker, Workman, $17.9510. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaRichard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.9511. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $1612. Brown Is the New White: How the De-mographic Revolution Has Created a New American MajoritySteve Phillips, The New Press, $18.9913. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-LoveSonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $17.9514. Healing After LossMartha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.9915. The Stranger in the WoodsMichael Finkel, Vintage, $16

1. The Midnight Line, Lee Child, Dell, $9.992. Lord of the Flies, William Golding, Perigee, $9.993. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.994. Open Season, C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.995. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.996. Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.997. Golden Prey, John Sandford, Putnam, $9.998. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.999. The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin, Voyager, $7.9910. The Whistler, John Grisham, Dell, $9.99