Hardcover. for the week ending 12/4/2016

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1 Indie Midwest Bestsellers Indie Bestsellers Hardcover FICTION 1. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 3. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $ News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $ Swing Time Zadie Smith, Penguin, $27 8. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27 9. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ The Nix Nathan Hill, Knopf, $ The Mothers Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $ Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $ Victoria Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin s, $26.99 NONFICTION 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone, $ A Life Well Played Arnold Palmer, St. Martin s, $ Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 5. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin, $26 6. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $ Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 8. Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45 9. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $ Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $ The Daily Show (The Book) Chris Smith, Grand Central, $ Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $ The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Thomas Nelson, $ Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Doubleday, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 A fantastic novel about love, betrayal, politics and pop culture as good as the best Michael Chabon or Jonathan Franzen. People Now everyone can be a Chowgirl with the big flavors and superb food detailed in this amazing book. Andrew Zimmern, chef, food writer, and host of Travel Channel s Bizarre Foods

2 Paperback Mass Market FICTION 1. A Man Called Ove 2. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 3. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador, $16 4. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16 5. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 6. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove, $16 7. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 8. The Bookshop on the Corner Jenny Colgan, Morrow, $ My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa, $ A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $ Iron Lake William Kent Krueger, Atria, $ The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $ The Swans of Fifth Avenue Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16 1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $ The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $ The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $ First Degree Mudder Kate Dyer-Seeley, Kensington, $7.99 An enjoyable and thought-provoking exploration of a modern-day marriage in midlife crisis. Kirkus Reviews NONFICTION 1. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 2. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Anchor, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 4. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17 5. Roughneck Grace Michael Perry, WI Historical Society Press, $ The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $ Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12 8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 9. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $ World Series Champions - Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball, McClelland & Stewart, $ Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ A Good Time for the Truth Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), MN Historical Society Press, $ Secret Garden Johanna Basford, Laurence King, $ Johanna s Christmas Johanna Basford, Penguin, $15

3 Children s ILLUSTRATED 1. Gingerbread Christmas Jan Brett, Putnam, $ Little Blue Truck s Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Harcourt, $ Give Please a Chance Bill O Reilly, James Patterson, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ Baby Reindeer Yu-Hsuan Huang (Illus.), Chronicle, $ The Elf on the Shelf Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20 7. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams BYR, $ Jingle Baby Kate Merritt, Workman, $ The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking, $6.99 YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE 1. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson, HarperTrophy, $ Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $ Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Things to Do with Lego Bricks Simon Hugo, DK, $ Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $ Raymie Nightingale Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $ Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ The Secret Keepers Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 Children s Series Titles 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter) J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine Books, $ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two J.K. Rowling, et al., Arthur A. Levine Books, $ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $ The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $ Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $ Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99 It s a sweet, but never saccharine, tale of family and so cozy in every possible way that readers will want to return to it again and again. Pair it with your best hot cocoa recipe. Read. Repeat. BookPage 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. Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 3. Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $ News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $ Swing Time Zadie Smith, Penguin, $27 8. Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27 9. The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ The Nix Nathan Hill, Knopf, $ The Mothers Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $ Wintering Peter Geye, Knopf, $ Victoria Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin s, $26.99 PAPERBACK 1. A Man Called Ove 2. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 3. The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador, $16 4. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16 5. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16 6. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove, $16 7. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16 8. The Bookshop on the Corner Jenny Colgan, Morrow, $ My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa, $ A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James, Riverhead, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $ Iron Lake William Kent Krueger, Atria, $ The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $ The Swans of Fifth Avenue Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16 Agee s emotionally rich tale is as wild and sprawling as the Midwestern plains... The story s several parts gritty Western, family saga, mystery work together for a memorable tale of heartbreak and redemption. Publishers Weekly [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. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone, $ A Life Well Played Arnold Palmer, St. Martin s, $ Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28 5. Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin, $26 6. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $ Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35 8. Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45 9. Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $ Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $ The Daily Show (The Book) Chris Smith, Grand Central, $ Killing the Rising Sun Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $ The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Thomas Nelson, $ Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Doubleday, $ Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 PAPERBACK 1. Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20 2. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Anchor, $ The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 4. Dead Wake Erik Larson, Broadway, $17 5. Roughneck Grace Michael Perry, WI Historical Society Press, $ The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $ Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12 8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16 9. The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $ World Series Champions - Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball, McClelland & Stewart, $ Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ A Good Time for the Truth Sun Yung Shin (Ed.), MN Historical Society Press, $ Secret Garden Johanna Basford, Laurence King, $ Johanna s Christmas Johanna Basford, Penguin, $15 Mass Market 1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ The Wise Man s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $ Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $ The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $ The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $ First Degree Mudder Kate Dyer-Seeley, Kensington, $7.99 If it seems surprising that a farm kid looking for something new could end up taking pictures with Ronald Reagan and baking with Julia Child. Pick up a copy of the book. Mpls. St. Paul Magazine