Hardcover. for the week ending 7/24/2016 NONFICTION FICTION. Midwest Connections Pick

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1 Indie Midwest Bestsellers Indie Bestsellers Hardcover FICTION 1. The Girls Emma Cline, Random House, $27 2. LaRose Louise Erdrich, Harper, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 4. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $ Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26 7. As Good as Gone Larry Watson, Algonquin, $ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 9. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Knopf, $ Pond Claire-Louise Bennett, Riverhead, $ The Black Widow Daniel Silva, Harper, $ Underground Airlines Ben Winters, Mulholland, $ First Comes Love Emily Giffin, Ballantine, $ The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $21 NONFICTION 1. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 2. White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Viking, $28 3. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 6. The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32 7. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $ Crisis of Character Gary J. Byrne, Center Street, $27 9. Hamilton: The Revolution Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $ But What If We re Wrong? Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $ Grit Angela Duckworth, Scribner, $ Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, S&S, $ The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father Kao Kalia Yang, Metropolitan, $ It s Okay to Laugh Nora McInerny Purmort, Dey Street, $ White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson, Bloomsbury USA, $26 The last time I read a literary thriller so profound Cormac McCarthy s name was on its spine. But Peter Geye is his own man and Wintering is as unique and menacingly beautiful as its Minnesota borderlands setting. Richard Russo 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

2 Paperback FICTION 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 4. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $15 5. After You 6. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16 9. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $ Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $ Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg, Harper, $ A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $ Me Before You 15. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $16 NONFICTION 1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16 2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 3. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $ Night Elie Wiesel, FSG, $ Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $ Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17 9. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $ The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $ The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $ Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $ Wreck This Journal Everywhere Keri Smith, Perigee, $ I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $ The River of Doubt Candice Millard, Broadway, $16 Mass Market 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ Make Me Lee Child, Dell, $ Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $ Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $ The Scam Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg, Bantam, $ The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 Foodies and those who love contemporary literature will devour this novel that is being compared to Elizabeth Strout s Olive Kitteridge. A standout. Library Journal (starred review)

3 Children s ILLUSTRATED 1. The Day the Crayons Came Home Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ Baby Peekaboo Kate Merritt, Workman, $ A is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $ Where s Waldo? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $ Kitten s First Full Moon Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $ Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $ The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The BFG Roald Dahl, Puffin, $ The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $ Raymie Nightingale Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $ Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $ Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little Brown, $ Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin, $ The Story of Diva and Flea Mo Willems, Tony DiTerlizzi (Illus.), Disney/ Hyperion, $14.99 Children s Series Titles 1. The Land of Stories: An Author s Odyssey Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $ Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $ The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $ The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $ The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $ Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave (I Can Read! Series) James Dean, Harper, $ Should I Share My Ice Cream? (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disney/Hyperion, $ Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I) Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95 This is an engaging debut picture book [that] will appeal to a wide age range. Here s hoping for more adventures with Magnolia! School Library Journal Root has created a rural landscape in watercolor-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

4 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Girls Emma Cline, Random House, $27 2. LaRose Louise Erdrich, Harper, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 4. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $ Before the Fall Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26 7. As Good as Gone Larry Watson, Algonquin, $ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26 9. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Knopf, $ Pond Claire-Louise Bennett, Riverhead, $ The Black Widow Daniel Silva, Harper, $ Underground Airlines Ben Winters, Mulholland, $ First Comes Love Emily Giffin, Ballantine, $ The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $21 PAPERBACK 1. A Man Called Ove 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 4. Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Vintage, $15 5. After You 6. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 7. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 8. Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $16 9. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $ Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $ Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg, Harper, $ A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $ Me Before You 15. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $16 [A] stunning novel. Readers won t get a novel any better than this. Library Journal (starred review) [A] stellar debut. Filled with charming pop-culture references, this deft caper novel is by turns laugh-out-loud funny and poignant. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

5 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 2. White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Viking, $28 3. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 6. The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32 7. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $ Crisis of Character Gary J. Byrne, Center Street, $27 9. Hamilton: The Revolution Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $ But What If We re Wrong? Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $ Grit Angela Duckworth, Scribner, $ Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, S&S, $ The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father Kao Kalia Yang, Metropolitan, $ It s Okay to Laugh Nora McInerny Purmort, Dey Street, $ White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson, Bloomsbury USA, $26 PAPERBACK 1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16 2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 3. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $ Night Elie Wiesel, FSG, $ Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $ Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17 9. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $ The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $ The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $ Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $ Wreck This Journal Everywhere Keri Smith, Perigee, $ I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $ The River of Doubt Candice Millard, Broadway, $16 Mass Market 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $ The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $ Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $ The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin Kate Chopin, Pocket, $ Neuromancer William Gibson, Ace, $ A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99 Yang s evocative, often moving memoir... reveals a life of struggle, hardship, deep love, and strong family ties. --Kirkus Review