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Indie Bestsellers

FICTION NONFICTION

Midwest Connections Pick

Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick

1. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

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

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

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

5. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

6. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95

7. The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95

8. Blue MoonLee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99

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

10. Agent Running in the FieldJohn le Carré, Viking, $29

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

12. Find MeAndré Aciman, FSG, $27

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

14. Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26

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

1. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $302. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.953. Catch and KillRonan Farrow, Little Brown, $304. In the Dream House: A MemoirCarmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $265. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $286. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a FamilyMitch Albom, Harper, $24.997. BlowoutRachel Maddow, Crown, $308. The Beautiful OnesPrince, Spiegel & Grau, $309. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $3010. The Witches Are Coming Lindy West, Hachette Books, $2711. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.9512. Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms John Hodgman, Viking, $2513. The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central, $2814. Little Weirds Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $2715. Year of the Monkey Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95

“A harrowing and adventurous story, full of heart-in-your-throat moments that leave you having to remember to breathe.” —Mary O’Malley, Andersons Bookshop

“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

Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.993. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.994. Doctor Sleep, Stephen King, Pocket, $10.995. Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $7.996. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.997. A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.998. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.999. The Collected Short Stories of Louis l’Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories, Louis L’Amour, Bantam, $6.99

Mass Market

FICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Suicide Woods deals in shivery fear, a dreamlike unease, a sense of eldritch hallucinations creeping toward us. I love this book.” —Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter

NONFICTION

for the week ending 11/10/2019

1. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $172. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.953. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.994. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.956. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $167. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $178. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.999. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $1710. Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $1711. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.9912. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $1613. Evidence of V Sheila O’Connor, Rose Metal Press, $16.9514. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $1715. Killing CommendatoreHaruki Murakami, Vintage, $17

1. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.952. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.993. Making Comics Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.954. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $185. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $186. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights Mikki Kendall, A. D’Amico (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $19.997. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $158. Heartland Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $179. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9910. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $1911. The Best American Essays 2019 Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9912. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $1713. Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease, Cyndi Giorgis, Penguin, $2014. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $1615. My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education Jennine Capó Crucet, Picador, $17

Children’s

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

for the week ending 11/10/2019

Children’s Series Titles1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball, Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $14.992. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3), Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.993. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers), Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $18.994. The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2), Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.995. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.996. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8), Shannon Messenger, Aladdin, $21.997. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2! (An Elephant and Piggie Book), Mo Willems, Hyperi-on Books for Children, $16.998. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.999. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever, Rachel Renée Russell, Aladdin, $13.99

ILLUSTRATED

Midwest Connections Pick

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE

1. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99

2. Call Down the HawkMaggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99

3. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s JournalJeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99

4. The Wonders of Nature Ben Hoare, DK Children, $19.99

5. Darius the Great Is Not Okay Adib Khorram, Penguin, $10.99

6. A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99

7. Snow & Rose Emily Winfield Martin, Yearling, $9.99

8. Stargazing Jen Wang, First Second, $12.99

9. SmileRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

10. Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99

Midwest Connections Pick“A hauntingly atmospheric coming-of-age story…with fully realized characters, an empowering message, and a highly satisfying conclusion.” —School Library Journal

"A distinctive story that weaves together threads of family life, community and culture, the natural world, and the power of stories." —Publishers Weekly starred review

1. The Crayons’ ChristmasDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99

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

3. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99

4. Sulwe Lupita Nyong’o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99

5. Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum Dr. Seuss, Andrew Joyner (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99

6. DinosnoresSandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95

7. The Snowy Day: 50th Anniversary Edition

Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Read-ers, $19.99

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

9. The Thankful Book Todd Parr, LB Kids, $7.99

10. The Itsy Bitsy Spider Maddie Frost, Workman, $5.95

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. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

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

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

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

5. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

6. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95

7. The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95

8. Blue MoonLee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99

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

10. Agent Running in the FieldJohn le Carré, Viking, $29

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

12. Find MeAndré Aciman, FSG, $27

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

14. Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26

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

1. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $172. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.953. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.994. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.995. The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.956. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $167. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $178. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.999. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $1710. Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $1711. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.9912. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $1613. Evidence of V Sheila O’Connor, Rose Metal Press, $16.9514. Flights Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $1715. Killing CommendatoreHaruki Murakami, Vintage, $17

Indie BestsellersNonfiction

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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 11/10/2019

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. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.992. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.993. The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.994. Doctor Sleep, Stephen King, Pocket, $10.995. Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $7.996. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.997. A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.998. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.999. The Collected Short Stories of Louis l’Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories, Louis L’Amour, Bantam, $6.99

1. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $302. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.953. Catch and KillRonan Farrow, Little Brown, $304. In the Dream House: A MemoirCarmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $265. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $286. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a FamilyMitch Albom, Harper, $24.997. BlowoutRachel Maddow, Crown, $308. The Beautiful OnesPrince, Spiegel & Grau, $309. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $3010. The Witches Are Coming Lindy West, Hachette Books, $2711. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.9512. Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms John Hodgman, Viking, $2513. The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central, $2814. Little Weirds Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $2715. Year of the Monkey Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95

1. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.952. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.993. Making Comics Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.954. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $185. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $186. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights Mikki Kendall, A. D’Amico (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $19.997. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $158. Heartland Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $179. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9910. The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $1911. The Best American Essays 2019 Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9912. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $1713. Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease, Cyndi Giorgis, Penguin, $2014. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $1615. My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education Jennine Capó Crucet, Picador, $17