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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $ Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ Slade House David Mitchell, Random House, $26 7. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28 9. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $ The Girl in the Spider s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $ The Guilty David Baldacci, Grand Central, $ The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King, Scribner, $ The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Mitch Albom, Harper, $ City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg, Knopf, $ Purity Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 3. M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25 4. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 5. Thing Explainer Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $ The Witches Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $32 7. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $ Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $ Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $ S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $ Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $ My Life on the Road Gloria Steinem, Random House, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $ Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $ Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 Indies Introduce Other Indie Favorites Only Love Can Break Your Heart: A Novel, by Ed Tarkington (Algonquin Books, $25.95) Tarkington s debut novel feels positively Shakespearean in its sense of family dynamics and the sometimes destructive power of love, but it speaks with the deceptively plain, poignant language of a Neil Young song. Set in the 1980s in a small Virginia town, the book tells the coming-of-age story of Rocky Askew as he copes with fraternal abandonment, dangerous liaisons, caregiving, and one town scandal after another with little help other than his brother Paul s old vinyl collection. Only Love Can Break Your Heart speaks to anybody working to function, however imperfectly, in any type of family. Andrew Hedglin, Lemuria Bookshop, Jackson, MS Mr. Splitfoot: A Novel, by Samantha Hunt (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24) When Cora s Aunt Ruth, whom she hasn t seen since childhood, shows up on her doorstep, mute yet demanding Cora follow her, Cora makes a splitsecond decision to do it to escape her deadend job and the father of the baby she is carrying. The tale of the road trip that follows and the details of Ruth s past are told in alternating chapters until they merge. The cast of characters and settings are mysterious and creepy, like something out of a David Lynch movie. Readers will be compelled to keep the pages turning until the secrets are revealed. Kelley Drahushuk, The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson, NY = Debut

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org MASS MARKET 1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16 4. The Revenant Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16 5. Descent Tim Johnston, Algonquin, $ Brooklyn Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $15 7. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $ The Story of a New Name 9. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $ A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $ Lila Marilynne Robinson, Picador USA, $ The Story of the Lost Child 13. The Danish Girl David Ebershoff, Penguin, $ The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $ Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $ Gray Mountain John Grisham, Dell, $ The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $ Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $ Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 6. Burn James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $ The Escape David Baldacci, Vision, $ A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The President s Shadow Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $ Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, Pocket, $ The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $ Lost Ocean Johanna Basford, Penguin, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 4. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $ The Mindfulness Coloring Book 6. In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17 7. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 8. Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $16 9. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $ #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $ Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits To Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life Gretchen Rubin, Broadway, $ The Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume Two 13. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $ Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $ The Happiness Project (Revised Edition) Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $ Empire of Cotton: A Global History Sven Beckert, Vintage, $17.95 Another Indie Favorite The Jaguar s Children: A Novel, by John Vaillant (Mariner Books, $14.95) Vaillant has established his reputation as an accomplished writer of nonfiction, and he now brings his considerable talent to this debut novel. There are no easy moments in this story told by Hector, a young man engaged in an illegal border crossing inside a sealed tanker truck. Vaillant uses Hector s narration to bring the frequent brutality of the illegal immigration experience to light in visceral detail, engaging both the reader s sympathy and revulsion, which linger long after the last page is turned. Fran Keilty, The Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot, CT = Debut = On the Rise

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary Pablo Hidalgo, DK Publishing, $ Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Adam Bray, et al., DK, $ Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Incredible Cross-Sections Jason Fry, Kemp Remillard (Illus.), DK Publishing, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Star Wars The Force Awakens: Before the Awakening Greg Rucka, Phil Nolo (Illus.), Disney Lucasfilm Press, $ The Marvels Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $ The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin, Little Brown, $ The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $ The Story of Diva and Flea Mo Willems, Tony DiTerlizzi (Illus.), Disney/ Hyperion, $ Crenshaw Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $ Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $ Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $ Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $ Carry On Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $ Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $ Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $ Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Holt, $ Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $ An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $ I ll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Speak, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $ Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lost Stars Claudia Gray, Phil Nolo (Illus.), Disney Lucasfilm Press, $ The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $ The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz, Candlewick, $17.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12: Revisit & Rediscover Ida B and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan (Greenwillow, $6.99) Home-schooled by two down-to-earth parents who operate an apple orchard, Ida B thinks like a storyteller and wields words like a poet in her relentless pursuit of fun. When her idyllic lifestyle takes a turn and she s forced to go to public school, Ida B feels her heart begin to harden into a cold, dark stone. The emotional revenge that she wreaks on everyone her is painful to observe and your heart will break for her as she gradually comes to terms with the changes in her life. Collette Morgan, Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis, MN For Teen Readers : Revisit & Rediscover The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Adventure, by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins, $9.99) Tiffany Aching is a witch in the making, but when the Evil Queen of Fairies kidnaps her younger brother, Tiffany becomes a heroine. Using common sense, a frying pan, and a piece of string, this courageous girl takes on monsters in many forms. Humor, adventure, and colorful dialogue make this book unforgettable. Lucky for all of us that this is just the first volume in the five-book Tiffany Aching Adventures series! Becky Anderson, Anderson s Bookshop, Naperville, IL = Debut

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. The Day the Crayons Came Home Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15 6. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $ The Polar Express: 30th Anniversary Edition Chris Van Allsburg, Harcourt, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ Sweet Pea & Friends: The Sheepover John Churchman, Jennifer Churchman, Little Brown, $ Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking, $ Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Waiting Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $ Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet 2. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 3. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 4. The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Putnam 5. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 6. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin 7. The Lunar Chronicles Marissa Meyer, Square Fish 8. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 9. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk 10. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Be a Friend, by Salina Yoon (Bloomsbury Children s Books, $17.99) Dennis is a mime whose imagination shapes his world, but even mimes get lonely. Dennis comes up with a creative solution to make a new friend and discovers someone else who shares his world view. Yoon s simple drawings allow readers to see the world Dennis shapes; the message is sweet without being saccharine; and the pantomimes encourage interactive reading. Erin Barker, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA

5 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $ Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ Slade House David Mitchell, Random House, $26 7. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28 9. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $ The Girl in the Spider s Web David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $ The Guilty David Baldacci, Grand Central, $ The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King, Scribner, $ The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Mitch Albom, Harper, $ City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg, Knopf, $ Purity Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28 PAPERBACK 1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 2. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 3. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16 4. The Revenant Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16 5. Descent Tim Johnston, Algonquin, $ Brooklyn Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $15 7. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $ The Story of a New Name 9. A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $ A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $ Lila Marilynne Robinson, Picador USA, $ The Story of the Lost Child 13. The Danish Girl David Ebershoff, Penguin, $ The Good Girl Mary Kubica, Mira, $ Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95 = Debut

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 3. M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25 4. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 5. Thing Explainer Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $ The Witches Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $32 7. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $ Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $ Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $ S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $ Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $ My Life on the Road Gloria Steinem, Random House, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $ Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $ Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95 PAPERBACK 1. The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $ Lost Ocean Johanna Basford, Penguin, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 4. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $ The Mindfulness Coloring Book 6. In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17 7. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 8. Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $16 9. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $ #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $ Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits To Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life Gretchen Rubin, Broadway, $ The Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume Two 13. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $ Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $ The Happiness Project (Revised Edition) Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $ Empire of Cotton: A Global History Sven Beckert, Vintage, $17.95 = Debut = On the Rise