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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 8/21/2016
Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Lab Girl . . . compelled me to ponder the astonishing grace and gumption of a seed . . . and it introduced me to a deeply inspiring woman—a scientist so passionate about her work I felt myself vividly with her on every page. This is a smart, enthralling, and winning debut.” —Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild
Midwest Connections Pick“Agee’s emotionally rich tale is as wild and sprawling as the Midwestern plains . . . The story’s several parts—gritty West-ern, family saga, mystery—work together for a memorable tale of heartbreak and redemption.” —Publishers Weekly
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
2. Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $26.95
3. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26
4. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95
5. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $26.99
6. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
7. Dark MatterBlake Crouch, Crown, $26.99
8. Barkskins Annie Proulx, Scribner, $32
9. The GirlsEmma Cline, Random House, $27
10. Another BrooklynJacqueline Woodson, Amistad, $22.99
11. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
12. Heroes of the FrontierDave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95
13. I Will Send RainRae Meadows, Holt, $26
14. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25
15. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
1. The Girl With the Lower Back TattooAmy Schumer, Gallery, $28
2. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99
3. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
4. White TrashNancy Isenberg, Viking, $28
5. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
6. But What If We’re Wrong? Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $26
7. Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat HillaryDick Morris, Eileen McGann, Humanix, $24.99
8. American HeiressJeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $28.95
9. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
10. Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45
11. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White NorthBlair Braverman, Ecco, $25.99
12. The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $25
13. Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
14. Becoming Wise Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28
15. Dear County Agent Guy Jerry Nelson, Workman, $14.95
Paperback
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 8/21/2016
1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.993. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.994. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.995. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $9.996. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.997. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.998. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.999. The Inferno Dante Alighieri, Signet Classics, $5.9510. The Killer Angels Michael Shaara, Ballantine, $7.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“An enjoyable and thought-provoking exploration of a modern-day marriage in midlife crisis.”—Kirkus Reviews
NONFICTION1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $162. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $163. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $164. After YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $165. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $166. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $167. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.998. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $169. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16
10. The Readers of Broken Wheel RecommendKatarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.9911. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $1712. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $1513. The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $1614. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Ed) Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.9915. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $16
1. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
3. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17
4. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
5. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95
6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
7. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
8. Chill the F*ck Out: A Swear Word Coloring Book Hannah Caner, St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99
9. Yuge! G.B. Trudeau, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
10. The Latehomecomer Kao Kalia Yang, Coffee House Press, $16.95
11. How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster, Harper Perennial, $15.99
12. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
13. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17
14. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
15. Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99
Children’s
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 8/21/2016
Children’s Series Titles1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $29.992. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $11.993. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.994. The Land of Stories: An Author’s Odyssey Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $19.995. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.996. Hogwarts Classics, 2 Volume Set (Harry Potter) J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $19.997. The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.998. The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Speak, $10.999. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.9910. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99
ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
2. The Night Before KindergartenNatasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $4.99
3. Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
4. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99
5. Peek-A-Who? Nina Laden, Chronicle, $6.95
6. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
7. Baby Babble Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
8. Kindergarten, Here I Come! D.J. Steinberg, Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99
9. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
10. Beach Baby Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
Midwest Connections Pick“This is an engaging debut picture book [that] will appeal to a wide age range. Here’s hoping for more adventures with Magnolia!”—School Library Journal
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99
2. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99
3. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden OracleRick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
4. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99
5. Firefly Hollow Alison McGhee, Christopher Denise (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $8.99
6. Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics Chris Grabenstein, Random House, $16.99
7. The Witches Roald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99
8. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.959. The BFGRoald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99
10. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
Midwest Connections Pick“Root has created a rural landscape in watercol-or-and-gouache paintings in a palette of avocado and ochre that captures a feeling of heat and stillness… A bucolic story with more adult than child appeal.” — Kirkus Reviews
Fiction
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for the week ending 8/21/2016Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick“Agee’s emotionally rich tale is as wild and sprawling as the Midwestern plains . . . The story’s several parts—gritty West-ern, family saga, mystery—work together for a memorable tale of heartbreak and redemption.” —Publishers Weekly
Midwest Connections Pick“[A] stellar debut…. Filled with charming pop-culture references, this deft caper novel is by turns laugh-out-loud funny and poignant.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
1. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95
2. Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $26.95
3. The Woman in Cabin 10Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26
4. HomegoingYaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95
5. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $26.99
6. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
7. Dark MatterBlake Crouch, Crown, $26.99
8. Barkskins Annie Proulx, Scribner, $32
9. The GirlsEmma Cline, Random House, $27
10. Another BrooklynJacqueline Woodson, Amistad, $22.99
11. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
12. Heroes of the FrontierDave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95
13. I Will Send RainRae Meadows, Holt, $26
14. SweetbitterStephanie Danler, Knopf, $25
15. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $162. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $163. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $164. After YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $165. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $166. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $167. Milk and HoneyRupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.998. In a Dark, Dark WoodRuth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $169. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16
10. The Readers of Broken Wheel RecommendKatarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.9911. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $1712. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $1513. The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $1614. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Ed) Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.9915. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $16
Nonfiction
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Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick“Yang’s evocative, often moving memoir . . . reveals a life of struggle, hardship, deep love, and strong family ties.”--Kirkus Review
for the week ending 8/21/2016
1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.993. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.994. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.995. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.996. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.997. The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin Kate Chopin, Pocket, $4.958. Neuromancer William Gibson, Ace, $8.999. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.9910. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99
Mass Market
PAPERBACKHARDCOVER
1. The Girl With the Lower Back TattooAmy Schumer, Gallery, $28
2. Hillbilly ElegyJ.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99
3. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24
4. White TrashNancy Isenberg, Viking, $28
5. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25
6. But What If We’re Wrong? Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $26
7. Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat HillaryDick Morris, Eileen McGann, Humanix, $24.99
8. American HeiressJeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $28.95
9. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
10. Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45
11. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White NorthBlair Braverman, Ecco, $25.99
12. The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $25
13. Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99
14. Becoming Wise Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28
15. Dear County Agent Guy Jerry Nelson, Workman, $14.95
1. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
3. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17
4. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
5. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95
6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
7. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
8. Chill the F*ck Out: A Swear Word Coloring Book Hannah Caner, St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99
9. Yuge! G.B. Trudeau, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
10. The Latehomecomer Kao Kalia Yang, Coffee House Press, $16.95
11. How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster, Harper Perennial, $15.99
12. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
13. Barbarian DaysWilliam Finnegan, Penguin, $17
14. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
15. Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99