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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 3/25/2018 FICTION NONFICTION Midwest Connections Pick “Haunting and beautifully told . . . Each story is written in intensely poetic language that can exult or disturb, sometimes within the same sentence, and evokes a dreamlike, enchanted mood that lingers in the reader’s mind. These tales are made to be reread and savored.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Midwest Indie Bestsellers Midwest Connections Pick “[A] collection of learned, probing essays . . . Robinson’s gorgeous, demanding, and enlightening essays, propelled by her intricate vision of unity, radiantly recharge both mind and soul.” —Booklist 1. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 2. An American Marriage Tayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95 3. The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99 4. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 5. The Punishment She Deserves Elizabeth George, Viking, $28 6. The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99 7. Alternate Side Anna Quindlen, Random House, $28 8. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26 9. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26 10. The House of Broken Angels Luis Alberto Urrea, Little Brown, $27 11. The Power Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26 12. The Temptation of Forgiveness Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26 13. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 14. The Flight Attendant Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95 15. The Sparsholt Affair Alan Hollinghurst, Knopf, $28.95 1. Russian Roulette Michael Isikoff, David Corn, Twelve, $30 2. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $28 3. I’ve Been Thinking... Maria Shriver, Pamela Dorman Books, $20 4. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 5. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95 6. Enlightenment Now Steven Pinker, Viking, $35 7. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara, Harper, $27.99 8. Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35 9. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 10. Disappointment River Brian Castner, Doubleday, $28.95 11. Obama: An Intimate Portrait Pete Souza, Little Brown, $50 12. Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Mark Hyman, Little Brown, $28 13. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 14. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 15. The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $29.95

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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 3/25/2018

Indie Bestsellers

FICTION NONFICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Haunting and beautifully told . . . Each story is written in intensely poetic language that can exult or disturb, sometimes within the same sentence, and evokes a dreamlike, enchanted mood that lingers in the reader’s mind. These tales are made to be reread and savored.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick “[A] collection of learned, probing essays . . . Robinson’s gorgeous, demanding, and enlightening essays, propelled by her intricate vision of unity, radiantly recharge both mind and soul.” —Booklist

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

2. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95

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

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

5. The Punishment She DeservesElizabeth George, Viking, $28

6. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99

7. Alternate SideAnna Quindlen, Random House, $28

8. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26

9. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26

10. The House of Broken Angels Luis Alberto Urrea, Little Brown, $27

11. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26

12. The Temptation of ForgivenessDonna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26

13. Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26

14. The Flight AttendantChris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95

15. The Sparsholt Affair Alan Hollinghurst, Knopf, $28.95

1. Russian RouletteMichael Isikoff, David Corn, Twelve, $302. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $283. I’ve Been Thinking...Maria Shriver, Pamela Dorman Books, $204. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.955. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.956. Enlightenment NowSteven Pinker, Viking, $357. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.998. Leonardo da VinciWalter Isaacson, S&S, $359. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, HarperOne, $24.9910. Disappointment River Brian Castner, Doubleday, $28.9511. Obama: An Intimate PortraitPete Souza, Little Brown, $5012. Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Mark Hyman, Little Brown, $2813. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $2814. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.9515. The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $29.95

Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

1. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. Savage Run C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.994. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.995. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.996. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $8.997. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.998. Below Zero C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.999. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare, Signet, $5.9510. Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch, Del Rey, $7.99

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 3/25/2018

1. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $162. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.993. EvictedMatthew Desmond, Broadway, $174. The Silk RoadsPeter Frankopan, Vintage, $205. The Radium Girls Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $17.996. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.997. The Stranger in the WoodsMichael Finkel, Vintage, $168. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.959. Janesville Amy Goldstein, S&S, $1610. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $1811. Emergent Strategy Adrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $1612. The Body Is Not an Apology Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $17.9513. A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking, Bantam, $1814. They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib, Two Dollar Radio, $15.9915. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

1. Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders, Random House, $17

2. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99

3. Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95

4. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17

5. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $16

6. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95

7. Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16

8. BeartownFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17

9. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

10. The Women in the CastleJessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99

11. Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer, MCD/FSG, $14

12. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16

13. Ginny Moon Benjamin Ludwig, Park Row, $15.99

14. Ready Player OneErnest Cline, Broadway, $16

15. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99

Children’s

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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 3/25/2018

Children’s Series Titles1. The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.992. Dog Man and Cat Kid Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.993. Ghost (Track, Book 1) Jason Reynolds, Atheneum, $6.994. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.995. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.956. I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic, $4.997. Big Nate: Silent But Deadly Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $9.998. In a Blink (Never Girls, #1) Kiki Thorpe, Random House/Disney, $5.999. Batman: Nightwalker (DC Icons) Marie Lu, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.9910. Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic #1) Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, Emily Jenkins (Illus.), Scholastic, $5.99

ILLUSTRATED1. She Persisted Around the World: 13 Wom-en Who Changed HistoryChelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philo-mel, $17.992. I’ve Loved You Since ForeverHoda Kotb, Suzie Mason (Illus.), Harper, $18.993. Little Blue Truck’s SpringtimeAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.994. IslandbornJunot Díaz, Leo Espinosa (Illus.), Dial, $17.995. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.996. Baby Animals Stephan Lomp, Workman, $5.957. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the WorldChelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philo-mel, $17.998. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.999. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.9910. The Golden Egg BookMargaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard (Illus.), Golden Books, $7.99

Midwest Connections Pick

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE1. A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L’Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99

2. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

3. Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99

4. DramaRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

5. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaBecky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $10.99

6. Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, Atheneum, $17.99

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

8. Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly, Isabel Roxas (Illus.), Green-willow Books, $16.99

9. Everything, EverythingNicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99

10. The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99

Midwest Connections Pick“Kuefler imbues the text with the heart and soul of the best storytime fare. One couldn’t hope for a better tale of rebirth and regeneration.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Moving and thought-provoking for middle-grade readers.” –Kirkus Reviews

Fiction

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PAPERBACK

for the week ending 2/19/2017

HARDCOVER

Midwest Connections Pick“This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt.”—People (Book of the Week)

Midwest Connections Pick“Brashear’s stunning YA novel is as spectacularly written as it is researched. This is definitely one of the most unique YA novels you’ll read this year.” —PASTE Magazine

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

2. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin, $26.95

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

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

5. The Punishment She DeservesElizabeth George, Viking, $28

6. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $26.99

7. Alternate SideAnna Quindlen, Random House, $28

8. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $26

9. Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26

10. The House of Broken Angels Luis Alberto Urrea, Little Brown, $27

11. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26

12. The Temptation of ForgivenessDonna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26

13. Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26

14. The Flight AttendantChris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $26.95

15. The Sparsholt Affair Alan Hollinghurst, Knopf, $28.95

1. Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders, Random House, $17

2. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99

3. Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95

4. Small Great ThingsJodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17

5. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $16

6. The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95

7. Celine Peter Heller, Vintage, $16

8. BeartownFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17

9. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99

10. The Women in the CastleJessica Shattuck, Morrow, $16.99

11. Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer, MCD/FSG, $14

12. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16

13. Ginny Moon Benjamin Ludwig, Park Row, $15.99

14. Ready Player OneErnest Cline, Broadway, $16

15. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99

Nonfiction

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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 3/25/2018

Mass Market

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

1. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.992. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.993. Savage Run C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.994. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.995. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.996. The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $8.997. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.998. Below Zero C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.999. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare, Signet, $5.9510. Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch, Del Rey, $7.99

Midwest Connections Pick“An insightful, highly significant account that makes no predictions but lays out the critical environmental problems already upon us.” —Kirkus starred review

1. Russian RouletteMichael Isikoff, David Corn, Twelve, $302. Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Random House, $283. I’ve Been Thinking...Maria Shriver, Pamela Dorman Books, $204. Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.955. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.956. Enlightenment NowSteven Pinker, Viking, $357. I’ll Be Gone in the DarkMichelle McNamara, Harper, $27.998. Leonardo da VinciWalter Isaacson, S&S, $359. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ckMark Manson, HarperOne, $24.9910. Disappointment River Brian Castner, Doubleday, $28.9511. Obama: An Intimate PortraitPete Souza, Little Brown, $5012. Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Mark Hyman, Little Brown, $2813. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $2814. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.9515. The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $29.95

1. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Picador USA, $162. On TyrannyTimothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.993. EvictedMatthew Desmond, Broadway, $174. The Silk RoadsPeter Frankopan, Vintage, $205. The Radium Girls Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $17.996. Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $14.997. The Stranger in the WoodsMichael Finkel, Vintage, $168. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.959. Janesville Amy Goldstein, S&S, $1610. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $1811. Emergent Strategy Adrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $1612. The Body Is Not an Apology Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $17.9513. A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking, Bantam, $1814. They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib, Two Dollar Radio, $15.9915. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95