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1 Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 4. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 5. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 6. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See, Scribner, $27 8. The Black Book James Patterson, Little Brown, $28 9. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $ American War Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $ The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve, Knopf, $ Earthly Remains Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $ Mississippi Blood Greg Iles, Morrow, $ The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley Hannah Tinti, Dial Press, $ The Shadow Land Elizabeth Kostova, Ballantine, $ The Perfect Stranger Megan Miranda, S&S, $25 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20 3. Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton s Doomed Campaign Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $28 4. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Doubleday, $ This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America s Middle Class Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $28 6. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. 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, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ Unshakeable Tony Robbins, S&S, $ You Are a Badass at Making Money Jen Sincero, Viking, $ South and West Joan Didion, Knopf, $ The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Knopf, $25.95 Other Indie Favorites What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories, by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Riverhead Books, $26) Intense, haunting, and exquisitely rendered, the stories in Lesley Nneka Arimah s debut collection exist in a category of their own. They are individual worlds linked together by familiar themes self-discovery, yearnings to love and be loved, generational divides, and the meanings of home and place refashioned in a fresh, new light. Arimah shines in this debut, whose magic will surely live with you beyond the final page. Absolutely stunning. Purvis Cornish, Square Books, Oxford, MS Our Short History: A Novel, by Lauren Grodstein (Algonquin Books, $26.95) Our Short History is a letter from a dying woman to her six-year-old son, and it totally shredded me. Yes, it is a sad story. But it is so much more than that. Readers will love the spirit of Karen Neulander. She is smart and thoughtful and fierce, and Jake is squirmy and tough and tender just like six-year-old boys can be. Lauren Grodstein takes you to the edge of what you can bear, then shows you that strength comes from fragility and that hope still lives in despair. Susan Thomas, CoffeeTree Books, Morehead, KY = Debut = On the Rise

2 Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. The Woman in Cabin A Man Called Ove 4. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 6. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Circle Dave Eggers, Vintage, $16 8. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Vintage, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ In a Dark, Dark Wood 13. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $ My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 15. A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $ The Zookeeper s Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $ White Trash Nancy Isenberg, Penguin, $17 3. Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $ On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 6. Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 7. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 9. How Google Works Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $ The Immortal Irishman Timothy Egan, Mariner, $ The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $ The Lost City of Z David Grann, Vintage, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 MASS MARKET 1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ End of Watch Stephen King, Pocket, $ Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $ George Orwell, Signet, $ The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $ A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $ The Last Mile David Baldacci, Vision, $ Private Paris James Patterson, Vision, $ Tom Clancy Duty and Honor Grant Blackwood, Berkley, $9.99 Another Indie Favorite Disappearance at Devil s Rock: A Novel, by Paul Tremblay (William Morrow, $14.99) When a young boy goes missing, his mother and sister begin finding pages from his diary revealing secrets they had never suspected. Where did he go, and why won t his friends tell anyone the truth? Tremblay peels back the layers of a quaint New England town to expose the ugly underbelly of family life in the U.S. Disappearance at Devil s Rock is a shocking, scary, and disturbing read, the result of a powerful storyteller at work, and it solidifies Tremblay s reputation as a master of psychological suspense. William Carl, Wellesley Books, Wellesley, MA

3 Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $ Ghosts 3. Drama 4. The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $ Smile 7. Sisters 8. Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Puffin, $ Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook Scholastic, $ Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $ Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World Bill Nye, Gregory Mone, Amulet, $ Pax Sara Pennypacker, Balzer + Bray, $ The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $ Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $ Rosie Revere s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $ 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, $ Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book Jennifer Donnelly, Disney Press, $ Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $ Carve the Mark Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $ Caraval Stephanie Garber, Flatiron, $ The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, Puffin, $ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $ We Are Okay Nina LaCour, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $ The Upside of Unrequited Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $ A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $ Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin s Griffin, $18.99 Indies Introduce For Ages 9 to 12 How to Stage a Catastrophe, by Rebecca Donnelly (Capstone Young Readers, $12.95) A heartwarming ode to the power of community, theater, and, most especially, community theater! Aspiring director Sidney makes for a unique narrator, who surrounds himself with a cast of quirky and inspiring characters. How to Stage a Catastrophe is a delightfully oldfashioned, let s-put-on-a-show story that still feels firmly grounded in the realities of today and will leave you smiling from ear to ear. Bill Grace, Buttonwood Books & Toys, Cohasset, MA Indies Introduce For Teen Readers Grendel s Guide to Love and War by A.E. Kaplan (Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99) Tom Grendel cannot catch a break. His long-time crush, Willow, has moved into the house next door, Willow s brother (a bro if ever there was one) has started throwing wild parties every night, and Tom s dad, an Iraq war veteran, is suffering from PTSD triggered by the noise from the parties. What s an introverted young misfit to do? Retaliate, of course, with the help of his best friend, college-age sister, and an artisinal pig farm. With shades of John Green and Jesse Andrews (without the rip-your-heart-out tragedy), this novel will delight new and old fans of contemporary YA alike. Emily Hall, Main Street Books, St. Charles, MO = Debut

4 Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES 1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $ The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Drew Daywalt, Adam Rex (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ Mighty, Mighty Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $ Oh, the Places You ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $ Not Quite Narwhal Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $ A Is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $ Triangle Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $ Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $ Olivia the Spy Ian Falconer, Atheneum Books, $ Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $ Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $ Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $ Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $ 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. 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. Amulet Kazu Kibuishi, Kazu Kibuishi (Illus.), Scholastic 9. Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk 10. Big Nate Lincoln Peirce, Balzer + Bray/Andrews McMeel All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Pass It On, by Sophy Henn (Philomel Books, $16.99) Pass It On s bright illustrations, which feature little faces from all sorts of backgrounds, pair with simple text to make it the perfect read-aloud for smaller children. The story s message reminds me of the lovely Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein. Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA

5 Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Norton, $ The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $ The Fix David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29 4. Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders, Random House, $28 5. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 6. The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Morrow, $ The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See, Scribner, $27 8. The Black Book James Patterson, Little Brown, $28 9. Exit West Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $ American War Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $ The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve, Knopf, $ Earthly Remains Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $ Mississippi Blood Greg Iles, Morrow, $ The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley Hannah Tinti, Dial Press, $ The Shadow Land Elizabeth Kostova, Ballantine, $ The Perfect Stranger Megan Miranda, S&S, $25 PAPERBACK 1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 2. The Woman in Cabin A Man Called Ove 4. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $ Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 6. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $ The Circle Dave Eggers, Vintage, $16 8. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $ All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, S&S, $ Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler, Vintage, $ Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $ In a Dark, Dark Wood 13. The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $ My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 15. A Dog s Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99 = Debut = On the Rise

6 Nonfiction HARDCOVER 1. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $ Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20 3. Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton s Doomed Campaign Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $28 4. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Doubleday, $ This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America s Middle Class Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $28 6. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For David McCullough, S&S, $25 7. 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, $ When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $ Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $ Unshakeable Tony Robbins, S&S, $ You Are a Badass at Making Money Jen Sincero, Viking, $ South and West Joan Didion, Knopf, $ 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, $ On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $ You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 6. Originals Adam Grant, Penguin, $17 7. Furiously Happy Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $ Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 9. How Google Works Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $ The Immortal Irishman Timothy Egan, Mariner, $ The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $ Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Vintage, $ The Lost City of Z David Grann, Vintage, $ We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $ HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Harvard Business School Press, $24.95 = Debut