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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $ One More Thing B.J. Novak, Knopf, $ Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26 5. The Martian Andy Weir, Crown, $24 6. Ripper Isabel Allende, Harper, $ The Days of Anna Madrigal Armistead Maupin, Harper, $ The Museum of Extraordinary Things Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $ Under the Wide and Starry Sky Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $ Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $ An Officer and a Spy Robert Harris, Knopf, $ The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $ Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $ The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28 2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $ David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 4. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $ Duty Robert M. Gates, Knopf, $35 6. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28 7. Glitter and Glue Kelly Corrigan, Ballantine, $26 8. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26 9. All Joy and No Fun Jennifer Senior, Ecco, $ Grain Brain David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $ The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $ Little Failure Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $ Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $ HRC Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $ My Promised Land JAri Shavit, Spiegel & Grau, $28 Other Indie Favorites The Secret of Raven Point: A Novel, by Jennifer Vanderbes (Scribner, $26) This story of a young woman s tour of duty as a WWII Army nurse is remarkable. Headed for a career in science, Juliet veers toward nursing in an effort to find her brother who is missing in action in Italy. Hope, love in many variations, stories of soldiers, doctors, nurses and support staff, the wounded and dying, civilians and officers it s all as messy as war and also splendid, heroic, and prosaic. Readers will be drawn in by the characters and deeply moved by the telling of their stories. Books as special as this make my job as a bookseller a joy! Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA The Crane Wife: A Novel, by Patrick Ness (The Penguin Press, $26.95) Based on a Japanese folk tale, The Crane Wife spins a story about two artists one of whom may not be fully human and how they achieve the act of creation and destruction, both in their art and in their personal lives and relationships. The characters are fully drawn, each with faults but very lovable in their own ways, and the act of creation is beautifully explored through children, art, and budding relationships, as well as through myths of earth-creation. This is my favorite read of the year and it s been a good year for fiction! William D. Carl, Books on the Square, Providence, RI = Debut

2 Paperback FICTION.org NONFICTION 1. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $18 2. Cockroaches Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $ Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $ Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $ Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $ A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16 7. Tenth of December George Saunders, Random House, $15 8. The Flamethrowers Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $17 9. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $ Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $ A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $ Mr. Penumbra s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $ The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud, Vintage, $ The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker, Harper Perennial, $ The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16 1. The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17 2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $ Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 6. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16 7. Philomena Martin Sixsmith, Penguin, $16 8. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 9. Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Back Bay, $ Detroit: An American Autopsy Charlie LeDuff, Penguin, $ Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $ Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $ Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $ What Should We Be Worried About? John Brockman, Harper Perennial, $ Wave Sonali Deraniyagala, Vintage, $15 MASS MARKET 1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $ A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ Ender s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Little Brown, $10 8. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $ A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite Kind of Kin: A Novel, by Rilla Askew (Ecco, $14.99) The nature of this wonderful novel set in small-town Oklahoma is like its characters raucous, messy, uncertain, and foolishly brave. After a surprise immigration raid on Mexicans that scoops up even some respected citizens, everyone struggles to understand where they stand and how to act. This is a large, kind-hearted story of less than perfect folks caught in a maelstrom while still trying to abide by their ethical and spiritual beliefs. Askew s story is a most timely look at who is welcome into our lives and how we express and share compassion even when times are tough and language is a barrier. Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield s Books, Sebastopol, CA

3 Children s Books CHILDREN S INTEREST ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Dutton, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $ Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Looking for Alaska John Green, Speak, $ Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $ An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $ This Star Won t Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl Esther Earl, et al., Dutton, $ The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $ Three Times Lucky Sheila Turnage, Puffin, $ Fangirl Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $ Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $ Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Dial, $ The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $ The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ Locomotive Brian Floca, Atheneum, $ The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance Ameet Studio (Illus.), Scholastic, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Journey Aaron Becker, Candlewick, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ On the Night You Were Born Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ What Does the Fox Say Ylvis, Svein Nyhus (Illus.), S&S, $ Frozen: Anna s Act of Love/Elsa s Icy Magic Lisa Marsoli, Joey Chou (Illus.), Random House Disney, $ Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $ Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $ Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books 2. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover) 4. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk 5. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 6. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 7. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion 8. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic 9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion 10. The Wildwood Chronicles Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer + Bray All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. Another Indie Favorite for Ages 4 to 8 A Book of Babies, by Il Sung Na (Knopf Books for Young Readers, $15.99) Il Sung Na, author of the beloved A Book of Sleep, returns with a new story similarly populated with whimsical illustrations and a tender depiction of families in all shapes and sizes. A Book of Babies is sure to capture the attention and hearts of parents and children alike. Sara Grochowski, Blue Phoenix Books, Alpena, MI = Debut

4 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $ One More Thing B.J. Novak, Knopf, $ Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26 5. The Martian Andy Weir, Crown, $24 6. Ripper Isabel Allende, Harper, $ The Days of Anna Madrigal Armistead Maupin, Harper, $ The Museum of Extraordinary Things Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $ Under the Wide and Starry Sky Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $ Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $ Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $ An Officer and a Spy Robert Harris, Knopf, $ The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $ Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $ The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95 PAPERBACK 1. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $18 2. Cockroaches Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $ Where d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $ Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $ Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $ A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16 7. Tenth of December George Saunders, Random House, $15 8. The Flamethrowers Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $17 9. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $ Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $ A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $ Mr. Penumbra s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $ The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud, Vintage, $ The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker, Harper Perennial, $ The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16 = Debut

5 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28 2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $ David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 4. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $ Duty Robert M. Gates, Knopf, $35 6. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28 7. Glitter and Glue Kelly Corrigan, Ballantine, $26 8. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26 9. All Joy and No Fun Jennifer Senior, Ecco, $ Grain Brain David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $ The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $ Little Failure Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $ Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $ HRC Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $ My Promised Land JAri Shavit, Spiegel & Grau, $28 PAPERBACK 1. The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17 2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $ Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16 6. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16 7. Philomena Martin Sixsmith, Penguin, $16 8. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16 9. Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Back Bay, $ Detroit: An American Autopsy Charlie LeDuff, Penguin, $ Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $ Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $ Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $ What Should We Be Worried About? John Brockman, Harper Perennial, $ Wave Sonali Deraniyagala, Vintage, $15