Hardcover. Indie Bestsellers. Week of Theft by Finding: Diaries ( ) 1. Into the Water. 2. Norse Mythology

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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $28 2. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ Dragon Teeth Michael Crichton, Harper, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 6. Men Without Women Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ Testimony Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28 9. No Middle Name Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $ Since We Fell Dennis Lehane, Ecco, $ Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $ Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $ The Thirst Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $ The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ Come Sundown Nora Roberts, St. Martin s, $ Theft by Finding: Diaries ( ) David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $ Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 4. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Option B Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $ The American Spirit David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $ Shattered Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $ The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $ Make Your Bed William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 Other Indie Favorites Extraordinary Adventures: A Novel, by Daniel Wallace (St. Martin s Press, $25.99) We are all Edsel Bronfman. Or at least those of us who have spent a substantial portion of our lives as terribly awkward introverts with no social skills and a complete lack of romantic experience or opportunity are. Daniel Wallace s new novel had me cringing with recognition and laughing out loud as his 34-year-old protagonist is launched on an absurd and hilarious journey of self-discovery and transformation initiated by a mysterious phone call from a timeshare saleswoman. Extraordinary Adventures is a quirky, sweet, heartfelt, and offbeat romance that displays the imaginative playfulness Wallace is known for. Josh Niesse, Underground Books, Carrollton, GA Touch: A Novel, by Courtney Maum (G.P. Putnam s Sons, $26) Sloane is a strong, independent businesswoman working as a trend forecaster. While at an innovative company, Sloane finds that the very technology that is supposed to connect people to one another is actually tearing them apart. The entire story is both hilarious and slightly terrifying as it tells of a future where we outsource intimacy to strangers and lead very isolated lives. Touch is both a warning about what can happen if we become too attached to the technology in our lives and a great reminder to put the phone down and connect with others in person. Kristen Beverly, Half Price Books, Dallas, TX = On the Rise

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org MASS MARKET 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $ The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 5. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 6. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16 7. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 8. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $ The Girls Emma Cline, Random House, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Razor Girl Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $ Night School Lee Child, Dell, $ American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ Foreign Agent Brad Thor, Pocket, $ See Me Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $ End of Watch Stephen King, Pocket, $ A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $ The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $9.99 Indies Introduce 1. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $ Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $ Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 7. The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $20 8. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Anchor, $17 9. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 11. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 13. The View From the Cheap Seats Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16 Another Indie Favorite Broken River: A Novel, by J. Robert Lennon (Graywolf Press, $16) Imagine a sentence that has the slow-burn intensity you feel when reading your favorite mystery novels and the nuance and music of your icons of prose style. Now imagine a whole book of them. Set that book in a small town in Upstate New York, move a family of city folk into a Shirley Jacksonian home, and tell part of the story from the point of view of an Observer who could represent the reader, the author, a house spirit, God, or something else entirely. Now cede your imagination to J. Robert Lennon, whose new novel will transport and move you. A perfect union of breezy and deep, Broken River has something for everyone. John Francisconi, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $ Real Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $ Ghosts 5. Sisters 6. Drama 7. Smile 8. The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ How to Be a Supervillain Michael Fry, Jimmy Patterson, $ Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Puffin, $ Beyond the Bright Sea Lauren Wolk, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $ Despicable Me 3: The Junior Novel Sadie Chesterfield, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook Scholastic, $ Pax Sara Pennypacker, Balzer + Bray, $ Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99 For Ages 9 to 12 Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble, by Ursula Vernon (Dial Books, $12.99) Harriet is back, and she s as much fun as ever! In Ursula Vernon s fourth fairy tale twist (this time involving a very large beanstalk, a giant, and a magic harp), Harriet finds herself yet again in a larger-than-life adventure that readers won t want to put down. Smart, funny, exciting, and a bit ridiculous, this newest installment in the Hamster Princess series is sure to satisfy fans and newcomers alike. Jennifer Oleinik, University Book Store, Seattle, WA 1. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $ Reasons Why Jay Asher, Razorbill, $ 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, $ Ryan Higa s How to Write Good Ryan Higa, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ Before I Fall Lauren Oliver, Harper, $ The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $ Looking for Alaska John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $ When Dimple Met Rishi Sandhya Menon, Simon Pulse, $ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $ We Were Liars (Deluxe Edition) E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $ Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $ Crazy House James Patterson, Jimmy Patterson, $17.99 Indies Introduce For Teen Readers Grit, by Gillian French (HarperTeen, $17.99) Incoming high school senior Darcy has a reputation as a bad girl, but there is so much more to her. Living with her widowed mom and her good-girl older sister in the pocket of a disapproving aunt, Darcy s life is complicated. She s used to ignoring the rumors, but the secret she is keeping for her cousin Nell weighs heavily on her and threatens to blow her world apart. This coming-of-age story is full of anger, betrayal, fear, and, ultimately, courage and hope. Not a happily-ever-after ending, but one full of promise. Ellen Richmond, Children s Book Cellar, Waterville, ME

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN S SERIES 1. Oh, the Places You ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $ She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $ Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Drew Daywalt, Adam Rex (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $ Mighty, Mighty Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ We re All Wonders R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ Not Quite Narwhal Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $ Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 3. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 4. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 5. The Trials of Apollo (hardcover) Rick Riordan, Hyperion 6. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 7. Summer Brain Quest (paperback) Persephone Walker, Claire Piddock (Illus.), Workman 8. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 9. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Brandon Dorman (Illus.), Little Brown 10. Big Nate Lincoln Peirce, Balzer + Bray/Andrews McMeel All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 The Case of the Stinky Stench, by Josh Funk, Brendan Kearney (Illus.) (Sterling Children s Books, $16.95) A delightfully delicious companion to one of my favorites, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast. This time around there s a dastardly odor coming from somewhere in the fridge and it s up to Inspector Croissant and Sir French Toast to uncover the stench or all of their foodie friends may be tossed or sauced. With great use of imagination and rhyme, The Case of the Stinky Stench makes a fun read-aloud for all ages, including the reader. Bon appétit! Holland Saltsman, The Novel Neighbor, Webster Groves, MO

5 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $28 2. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ Dragon Teeth Michael Crichton, Harper, $ A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 5. Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27 6. Men Without Women Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ Testimony Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28 9. No Middle Name Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $ Since We Fell Dennis Lehane, Ecco, $ Beartown Fredrik Backman, Atria, $ Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $ The Thirst Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $ The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ Come Sundown Nora Roberts, St. Martin s, $27.99 PAPERBACK 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $ The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 5. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 6. Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16 7. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 8. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s Griffin, $ The Girls Emma Cline, Random House, $ Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Razor Girl Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95 Indies Introduce = On the Rise

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Theft by Finding: Diaries ( ) David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28 2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $ Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 4. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Option B Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Knopf, $ The American Spirit David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $ Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $ Shattered Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $ The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $ Make Your Bed William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $ The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 PAPERBACK 1. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $ Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $ Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 7. The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $20 8. Hero of the Empire Candice Millard, Anchor, $17 9. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 11. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 13. The View From the Cheap Seats Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16