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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 5. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $ Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $25 7. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25 9. Armada Ernest Cline, Crown, $ The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $ Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll, S&S, $ The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman, S&S, $ Alert James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $ In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume, Knopf, $ Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Knopf, $ Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh, FSG, $28 Other Indie Favorites Dragonfish: A Novel, by Vu Tran (W.W. Norton, $26.95) Tran has written a highly original noir mystery involving Suzy, a Vietnamese immigrant, and her police officer ex-husband, Robert. Suzy goes missing in Las Vegas and her current husband, Sonny, enlists Robert s help to track her down. During his search for Suzy, Robert discovers a packet of letters written by her to Mai, Suzy s long-lost daughter, who is now a professional gambler living in Las Vegas. Suspenseful, cinematic, and haunting, Tran s storytelling is superb, and Dragonfish is an excellent debut. Sherri Gallentine, Vroman s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 3. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30 4. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $ Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28 6. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 7. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27 8. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 9. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $ Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin Press, $ Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Disney Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Random House/Disney, $ Plunder and Deceit Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $ The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $ Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $ A Full Life Jimmy Carter, S&S, $ Voices in the Ocean Susan Casey, Doubleday, $27.95 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury, $26) It takes a special talent to have a reader truly suspend disbelief, but Pulley succeeds spectacularly well in this debut. In 1880s London, Thaniel Steepleton is a telegraphist whose life is saved by a very timely pocket watch. When he meets its maker, Keita Mori, his entire life is upended and made more beautiful and dangerous. The clock is ticking on this new friendship, and Thaniel must use his ingenuity and previously untapped bravery to save Keita s life and his own future. Fans of David Mitchell and Erin Morgenstern will be intrigued, and I think it s safe to say that we can expect great things from Pulley. Amanda Hurley, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 2. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16 3. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $ The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20 6. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16 7. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $ Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16 9. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $ The Secret Place Tana French, Penguin, $ The Rosie Effect 13. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $ The Rosie Project 15. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $16 1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16 3. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16 4. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $ Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 7. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18 8. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $ How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $ This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Naomi Klein, S&S, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $ Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $ People Tools for Love and Relationships Alan Fox, Select Books, $16.95 MASS MARKET 1. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $ A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $ Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9 4. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $ Personal Lee Child, Dell, $ Desert God Wilbur Smith, Morrow, $ Flesh and Blood Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $ Sycamore Row John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite Black Chalk, by Christopher J. Yates (Picador, $16) In Thatcher-era England, six first-year Oxford University students have come together as friends. As they get to know each other, an idea forms and quickly gains traction: they should play a game, with the loser facing a consequence. All six agree, and the dares begin as innocuous fun. As time goes on, however, something shifts within the group and the stakes become much higher even deadly. Fourteen years later, the remaining players meet in New York City to finish the game, but what has transpired for them in the interim? And is winning worth the price? A gripping, sinister, and suspenseful read. Peggy Elefteriades, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison, CT

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. The Isle of the Lost Melissa de la Cruz, Disney/Hyperion, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $ Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ Minions: The Junior Novel Sadie Chesterfield, Little Brown, $ Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $ El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $ The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $ Escape From Mr. Lemoncello s Library Chris Grabenstein, Yearling, $ Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Puffin, $ Goodbye Stranger Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $ Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $ Quest for Justice: An Unofficial Minecraft-Fan Adventure Sean Fay Wolfe, Harper, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite for Ages 8 to 12 Murder Is Bad Manners: A Wells and Wong Mystery, by Robin Stevens (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99) Hong Kong transplant Hazel Wong serves as Watson to Daisy Wells Sherlock Holmes in this debut middle-grade mystery series set in 1934 at Deepdean School for Girls. After Hazel finds the body of Miss Bell, the science teacher, it suddenly disappears, setting the Wells and Wong Detective Society on the case. There are plenty of red herrings and wrong turns, but in the end Wells and Wong solve the case and leave readers eager to read more of their appealing tales. Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX 1. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $ Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $ An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $ The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $ The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $ A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $12 8. Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $ The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $ Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $ Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $ We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $ I ll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Dial, $ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $ Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $17.99 Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers More Happy Than Not, by Adam Silvera (Soho Teen, $18.99) In this tale set in the near future, when a procedure allows people to have specific memories removed for their own good, Aaron is dealing with the suicide of his father and the dawning realization that he might not be straight. He has a perfect girlfriend and a loving mother, but growing up in the Bronx is a struggle. When Aaron starts developing feelings for his new best friend, Thomas, he thinks about getting the procedure to make him forget that he likes boys. Silvera s debut is a beautifully different and heartfelt novel about family, class, sexuality, and self-acceptance. Paige Mushaw, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT = Debut

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Seuss, Random House, $ Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $ The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Minions: Seek and Find Trey King, LB Kids, $ Oh, the Places You ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $ Minions: Long Live King Bob! Lucy Rosen, LB Kids, $ Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ Your Baby s First Word Will Be DADA Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordonez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $ Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $ The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Dan Santat, Little Brown, $17 1. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 2. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion 3. The Maze Runner James Dashner, Delacorte 4. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Little Brown 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover) 6. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 7. The School for Good and Evil Soman Chainani, Harper 8. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin 9. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 10. Star Wars: Jedi Academy Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. Another Illustrated Indie Favorite Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event, by Rebecca Bond (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99) In 1914, when Antonio was a little boy, he lived with his mother, who ran a three-story hotel in the woods of Ontario for lumberjacks, hunters, miners, and other people passing through. One summer day, a fire broke out in the woods, forcing everyone people and forest-dwelling animals alike into the nearby lake for safety. As the fire raged, everyone stood side by side, bonded by their shared catastrophe. Out of the Woods is a true story about the author s grandfather and his account of what happened that summer day. Jen Steele, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

5 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $ All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 3. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ Circling the Sun Paula McLain, Ballantine, $28 5. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $ Kitchens of the Great Midwest J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $25 7. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin s, $ The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Crown, $25 9. Armada Ernest Cline, Crown, $ The English Spy Daniel Silva, Harper, $ Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll, S&S, $ The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman, S&S, $ Alert James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $ In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume, Knopf, $ Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf, Knopf, $ Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh, FSG, $28 PAPERBACK 1. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 2. Euphoria Lily King, Grove Press, $16 3. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Perennial, $ The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20 6. Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16 7. Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $ Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16 9. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $ The Secret Place Tana French, Penguin, $ The Rosie Effect 13. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $ The Rosie Project 15. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $16

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $ Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 3. The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30 4. Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $ Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28 6. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 7. Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27 8. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26 9. The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $ Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin Press, $ Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Disney Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Random House/Disney, $ Plunder and Deceit Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $ The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $ Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $ A Full Life Jimmy Carter, S&S, $ Voices in the Ocean Susan Casey, Doubleday, $27.95 PAPERBACK 1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 2. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay, $16 3. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $16 4. The Mindfulness Coloring Book Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $ Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 7. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18 8. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $ A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $ How Not to Be Wrong Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin, $ This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Naomi Klein, S&S, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $ Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $ The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $ People Tools for Love and Relationships Alan Fox, Select Books, $16.95