Hardcover FICTION NONFICTION 1. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 2. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 3. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 4. A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 5. A Column of Fire Ken Follett, Viking, $36 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 7. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95 8. Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King, Scribner, $30 9. My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27 10. The Cuban Affair Nelson DeMille, S&S, $28.99 11. Don t Let Go Harlan Coben, Dutton, $28 12. The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott, FSG, $26 13. Fresh Complaint: Stories Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $27 14. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 15. Glass Houses Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 1. What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $30 2. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 4. Braving the Wilderness Brene Brown, Random House, $28 5. Killing England Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 7. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 8. Unbelievable Katy Tur, Dey Street, $26.99 9. Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $18.99 10. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 11. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 12. The TB12 Method Tom Brady, S&S, $29.99 13. Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27 14. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 15. The Origins of Creativity Edward O. Wilson, Liveright, $24.95 Other Indie Favorites Autonomous: A Novel, by Annalee Newitz (Tor Books, $25.99) The best science fiction stretches our ingrained concepts of humanity and civilization into a series of questions that entrance and electrify, both by the nature of the questions and by the contextual reality the author has created. Annalee Newitz shows her mastery of the genre with Autonomous, which poses questions relating to artificial intelligence, consciousness, and ownership against the backdrop of Earth in 2144, where patent property law rules social order and indentured people and bots are the new lower class. Autonomous follows Jack, a drug pirate desperately trying to fix a deadly mistake she made while racing against Eliasz, a temperamental military agent, and Paladin, a newly conscious indentured military bot. Newitz forces you to empathize with every character. A true masterpiece. Charlotte Bruell, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI Caroline: Little House, Revisited, by Sarah Miller (William Morrow, $25.99) In Caroline, Sarah Miller recreates Little House on the Prairie from Ma s point of view. An oft-overlooked character, in Caroline we find a rich inner life that rarely breaks her smooth surface. She is constantly wrestling with fears and doubts about this journey and everything that it means (she was actually pregnant during it). Although Caroline seems consumed by caregiving, childbearing, and constant tasks for others, we get a glimpse of her true self through her thoughts on her childhood, her relationship with Charles, and her time as a teacher. Miller draws out the quiet richness of Caroline as a character, showing her to be as integral to the story as Pa or Laura. Jordan Barnes, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA
Paperback FICTION NONFICTION.org 1. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 4. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 5. It Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99 6. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 7. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99 8. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 9. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 10. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $16.99 11. Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 12. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $16.99 13. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99 14. The Snowman Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95 15. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 1. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 2. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. Rogue Heroes Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $16 5. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 6. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 7. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 8. On Trails Robert Moor, S&S, $16 9. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 10. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $19.99 11. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer, Gallery, $16 12. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas Preston, Grand Central, $15.99 13. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17 14. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 15. How to Fight Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95 MASS MARKET 1. The Whistler John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. The Snowman Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $9.99 3. Cross the Line James Patterson, Vision, $9.99 4. American Assassin Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99 5. Night School Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 6. The Husband s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 7. Turbo Twenty-Three Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 8. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99 9. The Gunslinger Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99 10. The Seventh Plague James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99 An Indies Introduce Title The Glass Eye: A Memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco (Tin House Books, $15.95) The Glass Eye, at its heart, is a memoir of Jeannie s relationship with her late father and the grief she experienced after his death. But it s also about her half-sister, Jeanne, who died before she was born; it s about mental illness; and it s about family and what that means. This is memoir at its best. The prose is powerful and often breathtaking it ll make your heart break, it might make you cry, and you ll probably even laugh a few times. This is an elegy fierce and lyrical and raw, like none I ve read before. Sarah Malley, Newtonville Books, Newton Centre, MA
Children s EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT 1. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 2. The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine Mark Twain, Philip C. Stead, Erin Stead (Illus.), Doubleday Books for Young Readers, $24.99 3. The War I Finally Won Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial, $16.99 4. All s Faire in Middle School Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 5. Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99 6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95 7. Drama 8. Smile 9. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 10. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle, Square Fish, $6.99 11. Ghosts 12. I m Just No Good at Rhyming Chris Harris, Lane Smith (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99 13. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99 14. Crenshaw Katherine Applegate, Square Fish, $7.99 15. Sisters For Ages 9 to 12 The Wonderling, by Mira Bartók (Candlewick, $21.99) Imaginative and lyrically written, The Wonderling is a fabulous fantasy adventure full of memorable characters, surprising twists, and gorgeous illustrative flourishes. The best fantasies have hearts of truth, and the truths of The Wonderling that kindness is never wasted, that friends are always nearby if we know where to look, and that hope is never truly lost feel both revelatory and timeless. Stephanie Appell, Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN 1. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99 2. Warcross Marie Lu, G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99 3. Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99 4. The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic Leigh Bardugo, Sara Kipin (Illus.), Imprint, $18.99 5. 13 Reasons Why Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99 6. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99 7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99 8. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99 9. The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99 10. Genuine Fraud E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $18.99 11. Jane, Unlimited Kristin Cashore, Kathy Dawson Books, $18.99 12. Looking for Alaska John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99 13. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99 14. There s Someone Inside Your House Stephanie Perkins, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99 15. The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, Puffin, $9.99 Indies Introduce For Teen Readers Moxie, by Jennifer Mathieu (Roaring Brook Press, $17.99) I adored this book. Vivian s many struggles are so beautifully portrayed: negotiating between an old friendship and a new one; navigating a new crush; worrying about her grandparents reaction to behavior that s out of character; raging silently (at first) against the quotidian misogyny of a small town high school. And, of course, her Moxie zine is everything you would want from a cool, smart, strong teen heroine. Lexi Beach, Astoria Bookshop, Astoria, NY
Children s CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN S SERIES 1. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99 2. Creepy Pair of Underwear! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster (BYR), $17.99 3. Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete James Dean, HarperFestival, $6.99 4. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99 5. Spooky Pookie Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99 6. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99 7. Little Blue Truck s Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99 8. Princesses Wear Pants Savannah Guthrie, Allison Oppenheim, Eva Byrne (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $17.95 9. The Mermaid Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99 10. Good Day, Good Night Margaret Wise Brown, Loren Long (Illus.), Harper, $18.99 11. After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) Dan Santat, Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 12. Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99 13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99 14. Runny Babbit Returns Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99 15. Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True (BYR) Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (Illus.), Random House, $17.99 1. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books New in Series: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition 2. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (hardcover) Rick Riordan, Hyperion New in Series: The Ship of the Dead 3. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix 4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet 6. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 7. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House 8. The Land of Stories Chris Colfer, Brandon Dorman (Illus.), Little Brown 9. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic 10. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted. For Ages 4 to 8 Come With Me, by Holly M. McGhee, Pascal Lemaître (Illus.) (G.P. Putnam s Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99) Come With Me is simple and inspiring. We all have those days when we re afraid and sad because of the news; this book shows us how to step outside the fear to make the world a better place. Hand in hand, kindness by kindness, we can make a difference and win a tiny battle over fear for [ourselves] and for the people of the world. Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA
Fiction HARDCOVER 1. Origin Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95 2. Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27 3. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27 4. A Legacy of Spies John le Carré, Viking, $28 5. A Column of Fire Ken Follett, Viking, $36 6. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27 7. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95 8. Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King, Scribner, $30 9. My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27 10. The Cuban Affair Nelson DeMille, S&S, $28.99 11. Don t Let Go Harlan Coben, Dutton, $28 12. The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott, FSG, $26 13. Fresh Complaint: Stories Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $27 14. Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26 15. Glass Houses Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99 PAPERBACK 1. The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99 2. The Handmaid s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17 4. The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16 5. It Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99 6. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17 7. Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99 8. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16 9. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99 10. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $16.99 11. Behind Closed Doors B.A. Paris, St. Martin s Griffin, $16.99 12. The Nest Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $16.99 13. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99 14. The Snowman Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95 15. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 = O
Nonfiction HARDCOVER PAPERBACK 1. What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $30 2. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil degrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95 4. Braving the Wilderness Brene Brown, Random House, $28 5. Killing England Bill O Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30 6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99 7. Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99 8. Unbelievable Katy Tur, Dey Street, $26.99 9. Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $18.99 10. The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26 11. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28 12. The TB12 Method Tom Brady, S&S, $29.99 13. Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27 14. The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95 15. The Origins of Creativity Edward O. Wilson, Liveright, $24.95 1. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16 2. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17 3. You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16 4. Rogue Heroes Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $16 5. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 6. Invisible Influence Jonah Berger, S&S, $16 7. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence 8. On Trails Robert Moor, S&S, $16 9. HBR s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 10. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $19.99 11. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer, Gallery, $16 12. The Lost City of the Monkey God Douglas Preston, Grand Central, $15.99 13. The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17 14. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17 15. How to Fight Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95 = O