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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 5/15/2016
Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION 1. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 2. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95 3. The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Vishen Lakhiani, Rodale Books, $26.99 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed, $16.99 5. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 6. The Rainbow Comes and Goes Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99 7. Hamilton: The Revolution Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40 8. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18 9. Becoming Wise Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28 10. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 11. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95 12. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder William Anderson (Ed.), Harper, $26.99 13. Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak, University of Minnesota Press, $24.95 14. Martha’s Vineyard - Isle of Dreams Susan Branch, Spring Street, $28.95 15. Let’s Go Fishing!: Fish Tales from the North Woods Eric Dregni, University of Minnesota Press, $39.95
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 “Tender and rueful...Richly characterized, beautifully written, and heartbreakingly poignant-another winner from this talented and popular author.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) On sale 4/16/2016
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
2. Everybody’s Fool Richard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. Eligible Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero K Don DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Chris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of Time Julian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
11. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26
12. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
13. The Nest Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
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 for the week ending 5/15/2016
1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 2. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99 4. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $9.99 5. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 6. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 7. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 8. The Melody Lingers On Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99 9. Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $9.99 10. The Liar Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick “A manifesto for booksellers, booklovers, and friendship. We should all celebrate these little bookstores, where our souls find home.” - Nina George, New York Times bestsell- ing author of The Little Paris Bookshop
NONFICTION
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure, $12.95
10. Daring Greatly Brene Brown, Avery, $17
11. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
12. Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume 2 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
14. Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99
15. The Billion Dollar Spy David E. Hoffman, Anchor, $16.95
Children’s
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 for the week ending 5/15/2016
Children’s Series Titles 1. The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99 4. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99 5. The Crown (The Selection, Book 5) Kiera Cass, HarperTeen, $19.99 6. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $18.99 7. The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $14.99 8. Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy and Bean, #2) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.99 9. There Is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99 10. We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99
ILLUSTRATED 1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
2. Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales (Illus.), Little Brown, $17.99
3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
4. Beach Baby Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
5. Baby Night-Night Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
6. Our Great Big Backyard Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager, Jaqueline Rogers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
7. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
8. Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95
9. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philo- mel, $17.99
10. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
Midwest Connections Pick “This is the kind of book that will stick with readers, a meditation that they may not understand now but that, if digested, could have magical results.” -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
2. Raymie Nightingale Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99
3. The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99
4. Booked Kwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99
5. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Words of Wisdom from the World of Curious George H.A. Rey, Justin Martin, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99
6. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99
7. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
8. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
9. Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk, Dutton Books for Young Read- ers, $16.99
10. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
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
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 5/15/2016 Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick “The Song Poet reaffirms [Yang’s] status as an exceptional storyteller, one whose work reminds us that big, timeless truths reveal themselves when we pay attention to small, specific details.” -- Star Tribune Book Review
PAPERBACKHARDCOVER
2. Everybody’s Fool Richard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. Eligible Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero K Don DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Chris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of Time Julian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
11. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26
12. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
13. The Nest Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
Midwest Connections Pick “Bottomland is more than a literary mystery. It’s a trance, a poem, a lamentation, a benediction. And it’s breathtaking. As in: remind yourself to breathe.” -- Rebecca Makkai, author of The Hundred-Year Hoiuse
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 Bestsellers for the week ending 5/15/2016
1. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99 3. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 5. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 6. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99 7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 9. The Fifth Gospel Ian Caldwell, Pocket, $9.99, 10. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99
Mass Market
PAPERBACK
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure, $12.95
10. Daring Greatly Brene Brown, Avery, $17
11. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
12. Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume 2 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
14. Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99
15. The Billion Dollar Spy David E. Hoffman, Anchor, $16.95
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 5/15/2016
Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION 1. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 2. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95 3. The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Vishen Lakhiani, Rodale Books, $26.99 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed, $16.99 5. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 6. The Rainbow Comes and Goes Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99 7. Hamilton: The Revolution Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40 8. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18 9. Becoming Wise Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28 10. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 11. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95 12. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder William Anderson (Ed.), Harper, $26.99 13. Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak, University of Minnesota Press, $24.95 14. Martha’s Vineyard - Isle of Dreams Susan Branch, Spring Street, $28.95 15. Let’s Go Fishing!: Fish Tales from the North Woods Eric Dregni, University of Minnesota Press, $39.95
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 “Tender and rueful...Richly characterized, beautifully written, and heartbreakingly poignant-another winner from this talented and popular author.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) On sale 4/16/2016
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
2. Everybody’s Fool Richard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. Eligible Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero K Don DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Chris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of Time Julian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
11. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26
12. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
13. The Nest Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
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 for the week ending 5/15/2016
1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 2. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99 4. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $9.99 5. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 6. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 7. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 8. The Melody Lingers On Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99 9. Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $9.99 10. The Liar Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick “A manifesto for booksellers, booklovers, and friendship. We should all celebrate these little bookstores, where our souls find home.” - Nina George, New York Times bestsell- ing author of The Little Paris Bookshop
NONFICTION
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure, $12.95
10. Daring Greatly Brene Brown, Avery, $17
11. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
12. Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume 2 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
14. Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99
15. The Billion Dollar Spy David E. Hoffman, Anchor, $16.95
Children’s
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 for the week ending 5/15/2016
Children’s Series Titles 1. The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99 4. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.99 5. The Crown (The Selection, Book 5) Kiera Cass, HarperTeen, $19.99 6. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $18.99 7. The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $14.99 8. Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy and Bean, #2) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.99 9. There Is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99 10. We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99
ILLUSTRATED 1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
2. Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales (Illus.), Little Brown, $17.99
3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
4. Beach Baby Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
5. Baby Night-Night Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
6. Our Great Big Backyard Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager, Jaqueline Rogers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
7. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
8. Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95
9. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philo- mel, $17.99
10. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
Midwest Connections Pick “This is the kind of book that will stick with readers, a meditation that they may not understand now but that, if digested, could have magical results.” -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
2. Raymie Nightingale Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99
3. The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99
4. Booked Kwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99
5. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Words of Wisdom from the World of Curious George H.A. Rey, Justin Martin, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99
6. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99
7. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
8. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
9. Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk, Dutton Books for Young Read- ers, $16.99
10. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
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
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 5/15/2016 Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick “The Song Poet reaffirms [Yang’s] status as an exceptional storyteller, one whose work reminds us that big, timeless truths reveal themselves when we pay attention to small, specific details.” -- Star Tribune Book Review
PAPERBACKHARDCOVER
2. Everybody’s Fool Richard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. Eligible Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero K Don DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Chris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of Time Julian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
11. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26
12. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26
13. The Nest Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
Midwest Connections Pick “Bottomland is more than a literary mystery. It’s a trance, a poem, a lamentation, a benediction. And it’s breathtaking. As in: remind yourself to breathe.” -- Rebecca Makkai, author of The Hundred-Year Hoiuse
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 Bestsellers for the week ending 5/15/2016
1. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99 3. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99 5. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 6. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99 7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99 8. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 9. The Fifth Gospel Ian Caldwell, Pocket, $9.99, 10. Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99
Mass Market
PAPERBACK
1. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15
10. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $17
11. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
12. In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95
14. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99
15. Life’s Golden Ticket Brendon Burchard, HarperOne, $14.99
1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9. Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide Stan Tekiela, Adventure, $12.95
10. Daring Greatly Brene Brown, Avery, $17
11. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
12. Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume 2 Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95
13. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99
14. Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99
15. The Billion Dollar Spy David E. Hoffman, Anchor, $16.95
