Hardcover. Indie Bestsellers. Week of Norse Mythology. 1. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 3. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 5. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 6. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 7. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $ The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See, Scribner, $ The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve, Knopf, $ The Black Book James Patterson, Little Brown, $ Borne Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $ American War Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $ Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $ Golden Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29 1. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $ Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20 4. This Fight Is Our Fight Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $28 5. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $ The American Spirit David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. Shattered Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $28 8. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $ The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $ You Are a Badass at Making Money Jen Sincero, Viking, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $ Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $ The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Knopf, $25.95 Indies Introduce Other Indie Favorites The Outrun, by Amy Liptrot (W.W. Norton, $25.95) After escaping to London from her isolated Orkney Island home, Liptrot self-medicates through her 20s until she has lost her lover and most of her friends and belongings. Stumbling to understand her alcoholic choices and looking for change, she returns to the isles. In The Outrun, Liptrot writes of her mostly solitary life, using technology to stay in touch and to explore the isles. Her minute-by-minute struggle to stay sober counterbalances the ebb and flow of the ocean and winds and the passing seasons. This debut is striking and compelling. I was enthralled by Liptrot s descriptions of the islands, their history, geology, and living beings. I rooted for her recovery and personal discoveries. Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA The Standard Grand: A Novel, by Jay Baron Nicorvo (St. Martin s Press, $26.99) Jay Baron Nicorvo s novel envelops you in a world most civilians never know, where homeless veterans gather to work on regaining their hearts and minds. The reader is a listener, learning about these characters through each of their voices, accents, idioms, and military jargon sometimes mean and ugly, sometimes only vaguely understood. Even in their hidden Catskills retreat, there is a realization that they are not beyond the reach of a sinister corporate world waging another, more personal war for oil. The Standard Grand is sculpture, a work of art with every word, every detail, perfect. Diane Marie Steggerda, The Bookman, Grand Haven, MI

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Woman in Cabin The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 6. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 7. The Circle Dave Eggers, Vintage, $16 8. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Vintage, $ American Gods (Tie-In Edition) Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ In a Dark, Dark Wood 15. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16 1. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $ White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17 3. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 5. Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 6. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Tie-In Edition) Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16 9. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $ The Lost City of Z David Grann, Vintage, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $ How Google Works Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $ The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95 MASS MARKET 1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ End of Watch Stephen King, Pocket, $ The Last Mile David Baldacci, Vision, $ Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $ The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $ The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $ Tom Clancy Duty and Honor Grant Blackwood, Berkley, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite Maestra: A Novel, by L.S. Hilton (G.P. Putnam s Sons, $16) Get ready to tear through this hedonistic and refreshingly sex-positive thriller that hits all the right notes. Hilton sets her amoral heroine, Judith, amidst the shallow elegance of the European art world. While Judith is deeply enamored with the lifestyles of the rich and famous, she is also a razor-sharp critic of bad taste and human softness, sniffing out and exploiting male weakness with gusto. She is utterly devoid of empathy, yet oddly sympathetic. I'll be recommending this novel to everyone I know with a strong constitution and an appreciation for intensity! Seija Emerson, University Book Store, Seattle, WA

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $ Ghosts 3. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Smile 6. Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Puffin, $ Drama 8. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Balzer + Bray, $ Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $ Sisters 11. Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook Scholastic, $ Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World Bill Nye, Gregory Mone, Amulet, $ The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $ A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Square Fish, $ The Inquisitor s Tale Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Dutton, $17.99 For Ages 9 to 12 Chester and Gus, by Cammie McGovern (HarperCollins, $16.99) This is a book that everyone can appreciate. Chester, an aspiring service dog, takes us through his journey of living with Gus, an 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder. The typical man s best friend bond is frequently tested and takes more time to build, helping Chester and the reader better understand the challenges and wonders of living with autism. Colleen Regan, An Unlikely Story, Plainville, MA Reasons Why Jay Asher, Razorbill, $ Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $ The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $ Alex and Eliza: A Love Story Melissa de la Cruz, G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $ The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $ Before I Fall Lauren Oliver, Harper, $ Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $ The United States Constitution: What It Says, What It Means Oxford University Press, $ Caraval Stephanie Garber, Flatiron, $ We Are Okay Nina LaCour, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $ The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $ The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, Puffin, $ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99 For Teen Readers Goodbye Days: A Novel, by Jeff Zentner (Crown Books for Young Readers, $17.99) I read this book too quickly the first time, so I immediately picked it up and read it again. Nothing beats the lives of Zentner s Southern teens. My heart ached for Carver Briggs, who is saddled with the unwieldy responsibility of maybe, possibly accidentally murdering his three best friends. The beautiful, difficult expressions of grief from all the people whose lives were touched by the three boys are significant and nuanced. As ever, Zentner taps into the minds of teens with aplomb. Goodbye Days is an incredible follow-up to The Serpent King it does not disappoint in the slightest. Demi Marshall, BookPeople, Austin, TX

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ Oh, the Places You ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $ The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Drew Daywalt, Adam Rex (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Not Quite Narwhal Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $ Mighty, Mighty Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $ A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ Feminist Baby Loryn Brantz, Disney/Hyperion, $ Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ Triangle Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 2. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 4. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 5. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 6. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Brandon Dorman (Illus.), Little Brown 7. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin 8. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk 9. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic 10. The Treehouse Books Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illus.), Square Fish New in Series: The 65-Story Treehouse All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra, by Marc Tyler Nobleman, Ana Aranda (Illus.) (Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99) Oh boy, is this going to be a hoot and a half to read aloud! While children are giggling during story time, they ll be soaking up wonderful new words like candelabra, cucaracha, and chupacabra. This is a delicious read-aloud that will keep kids on the edge of their seats, but in a most benign and silly way. Kathleen Carey, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY

5 Fiction HARDCOVER PAPERBACK 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 3. The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 5. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 6. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 7. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $ The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See, Scribner, $ The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve, Knopf, $ The Black Book James Patterson, Little Brown, $ Borne Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $ American War Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $ Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $ Golden Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $29 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Woman in Cabin The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 6. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 7. The Circle Dave Eggers, Vintage, $16 8. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Vintage, $ American Gods (Tie-In Edition) Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ In a Dark, Dark Wood 15. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $ Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20 4. This Fight Is Our Fight Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $28 5. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $ The American Spirit David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. Shattered Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $28 8. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $ The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $ You Are a Badass at Making Money Jen Sincero, Viking, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $ Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $ The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Knopf, $25.95 PAPERBACK 1. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $ White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17 3. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 5. Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 6. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Tie-In Edition) Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16 9. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $ The Lost City of Z David Grann, Vintage, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $ How Google Works Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $ The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95