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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 1/19/2020 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. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26 2. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 3. The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99 4. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28 5. Dear Edward Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27 6. Cleanness Garth Greenwell, FSG, $26 7. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26 8. The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95 9. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27 10. Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 11. Lady Clementine Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99 12. The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95 13. Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99 14. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27 15. The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28 1. The Blue Zones Kitchen Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30 2. Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30 3. The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Alex Messenger, Blackstone Publishing, $25.99 4. The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30 5. Educated Tara Westover, Random House, $28 6. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95 7. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99 8. Boys & Sex Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $28.99 9. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27 10. Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves Rick Wilson, Crown Forum, $28 11. Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30 12. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50 13. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99 14. Successful Aging Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $30 15. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

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Page 1: Indie Bestsellers Midwest Indie Bestsellers HardcoverJojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28 5. Dear Edward Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27 6. Cleanness Garth Greenwell, FSG, $26

Hardcover

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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. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26

2. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

3. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

4. The Giver of StarsJojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28

5. Dear EdwardAnn Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27

6. Cleanness Garth Greenwell, FSG, $26

7. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26

8. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

9. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27

10. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27

11. Lady Clementine Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99

12. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95

13. Nothing to See HereKevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99

14. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27

15. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28

1. The Blue Zones KitchenDan Buettner, National Geographic, $302. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30

3. The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Alex Messenger, Blackstone Publishing, $25.994. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $305. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $286. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for HopeNicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95

7. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99

8. Boys & Sex Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $28.99

9. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $2710. Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves Rick Wilson, Crown Forum, $2811. Catch and KillRonan Farrow, Little Brown, $3012. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.5013. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth RelivingMo Rocca, S&S, $29.9914. Successful AgingDaniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $3015. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

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Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

1. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.993. The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.994. The Call of the Wild and White Fang, Jack London, Bantam Classics, $4.995. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass, Signet, $4.956. Mythology, Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $107. The Drifter, Nick Petrie, Putnam, $8.998. Daughter of War, Brad Taylor, Dutton, $9.999. Don’t Let Go, Harlan Coben, Dutton, $9.9910. Suspect, Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99

Mass Market

FICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Raw, wry, and perceptive, Hennick’s memoir overflows with anxious love.” —Booklist

NONFICTION

for the week ending 1/19/2020

1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $173. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $164. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $175. Little Women (Vintage Classics)Louisa May Alcott, Vintage, $106. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.997. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17

8. The Lost Man Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $16.999. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99

10. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $1711. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $1612. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99

13. The Other Einstein Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99

14. The Last Romantics Tara Conklin, Morrow, $17.9915. Girl, Woman, OtherBernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17

1. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.992. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17

3. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

4. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $165. The Healthy Deviant: A Rule Breaker’s Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World Pilar Gerasimo, North Atlantic Books, $19.956. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $187. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High CountryPam Houston, Norton, $15.958. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $179. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $1010. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”Zora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $16.99

11. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.9512. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99,13. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.9914. The Fifth Risk: Undoing DemocracyMichael Lewis, Norton, $16.9515. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and MeditationsToni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95

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Children’s

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Children’s Series Titles1. Dog Man: Fetch-22, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.992. The Conference of the Birds (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #5), Ransom Riggs, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $22.993. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2), Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.994. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2), Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.995. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.996. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.997. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One), Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic, $6.998. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.999. Dog Man, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.9910. Wayward Son (Simon Snow Series, #2), Rainbow Rowell, Wednesday Books, $19.99

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. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Read-ers, $19.99

2. The Serious GooseJimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99

3. Things That Go! Amy Pixton, Stephan Lomp (Illus.), Workman, $5.95

4. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

5. Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95

6. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99

7. Happy Heart Hannah Eliot, Susie Hammer (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99

8. Love from the CrayonsDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $9.99

9. Corduroy Don Freeman, Viking Children’s Books, $7.99

10. Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, S&S, $5.99

1. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99

2. SistersRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

3. Little WomenLouisa May Alcott, Puffin Books, $16

4. One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99

5. Smithsonian 10-Minute Science Experiments

Steve Spangler, Media Lab Books, $14.99

6. Best FriendsShannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Sec-ond, $12.99

7. One of Us Is NextKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99

8. On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99

9. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

10. Infinity SonAdam Silvera, HarperTeen, $18.99

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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. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26

2. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

3. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

4. The Giver of StarsJojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28

5. Dear EdwardAnn Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27

6. Cleanness Garth Greenwell, FSG, $26

7. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26

8. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

9. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27

10. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27

11. Lady Clementine Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99

12. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95

13. Nothing to See HereKevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99

14. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27

15. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28

1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $173. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $164. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $175. Little Women (Vintage Classics)Louisa May Alcott, Vintage, $106. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.997. Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17

8. The Lost Man Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $16.999. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99

10. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $1711. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $1612. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99

13. The Other Einstein Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99

14. The Last Romantics Tara Conklin, Morrow, $17.9915. Girl, Woman, OtherBernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17

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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. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.993. The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.994. The Call of the Wild and White Fang, Jack London, Bantam Classics, $4.995. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass, Signet, $4.956. Mythology, Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $107. The Drifter, Nick Petrie, Putnam, $8.998. Daughter of War, Brad Taylor, Dutton, $9.999. Don’t Let Go, Harlan Coben, Dutton, $9.9910. Suspect, Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99

1. The Blue Zones KitchenDan Buettner, National Geographic, $302. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30

3. The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Alex Messenger, Blackstone Publishing, $25.994. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $305. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $286. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for HopeNicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95

7. How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99

8. Boys & Sex Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $28.99

9. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $2710. Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves Rick Wilson, Crown Forum, $2811. Catch and KillRonan Farrow, Little Brown, $3012. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.5013. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth RelivingMo Rocca, S&S, $29.9914. Successful AgingDaniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $3015. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

1. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.992. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17

3. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

4. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $165. The Healthy Deviant: A Rule Breaker’s Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World Pilar Gerasimo, North Atlantic Books, $19.956. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $187. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High CountryPam Houston, Norton, $15.958. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $179. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $1010. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”Zora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $16.99

11. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.9512. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99,13. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.9914. The Fifth Risk: Undoing DemocracyMichael Lewis, Norton, $16.9515. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and MeditationsToni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95