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Indie Bestsellers
FICTION NONFICTION1. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $252. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.953. The Code of the Extraordinary MindVishen Lakhiani, Rodale Books, $26.994. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed, $16.995. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $246. The Rainbow Comes and GoesAnderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.997. Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $408. Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $189. Becoming WiseKrista Tippett, Penguin Press, $2810. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $2611. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.9512. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder William Anderson (Ed.), Harper, $26.9913. Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak, University of Minnesota Press, $24.9514. Martha’s Vineyard - Isle of Dreams Susan Branch, Spring Street, $28.9515. 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
1. LaRoseLouise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
2. Everybody’s FoolRichard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero KDon DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is ForgivenChris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of TimeJulian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The NightingaleKristin 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 NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 5/15/2016
1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.992. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.993. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.994. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $9.995. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.996. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.997. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.998. The Melody Lingers On Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.999. Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $9.9910. 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 OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. BrooklynColm 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 HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just MercyBryan 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
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 5/15/2016
Children’s Series Titles1. The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.992. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.953. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, $10.994. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.995. The Crown (The Selection, Book 5) Kiera Cass, HarperTeen, $19.996. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $18.997. The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $14.998. Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy and Bean, #2) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.999. There Is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.9910. We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $9.99
ILLUSTRATED1. 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 MoonMargaret 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 BackyardLaura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager, Jaqueline Rogers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99
7. Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
8. Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95
9. The Day the Crayons QuitDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philo-mel, $17.99
10. Where the Wild Things AreMaurice 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 GRADE1. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden OracleRick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99
2. Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99
3. The Wild RobotPeter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99
4. BookedKwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99
5. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Words of Wisdom from the World of Curious GeorgeH.A. Rey, Justin Martin, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99
6. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99
7. The One and Only IvanKatherine 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 DeafoCece 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
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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
1. LaRoseLouise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
2. Everybody’s FoolRichard Russo, Knopf, $27.95
3. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28
4. Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26
5. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
6. Zero KDon DeLillo, Scribner, $27
7. Everyone Brave Is ForgivenChris Cleave, S&S, $26.99
8. Extreme Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29
9. The Noise of TimeJulian Barnes, Knopf, $25.95
10. The NightingaleKristin 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 NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99
14. The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28
1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. BrooklynColm 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
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Midwest Indie Bestsellersfor the week ending 5/15/2016
1. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.992. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.993. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.994. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.995. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.996. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.997. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.998. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.999. 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 OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
2. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16
3. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16
4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16
5. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
6. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16
7. A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17
8. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17
9. BrooklynColm 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 HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16
2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17
3. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20
4. The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough, S&S, $17
5. The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
6. Bettyville George Hodgman, Penguin, $17
7. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16
8. Just MercyBryan 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
Midwest Connections Pick“I absolutely loved Locally Laid! Read it in two days and enjoyed every minute. Funny and informative.”--Sue Grafton, #1 bestselling author of the Kinsey Millhone series
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