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FICTIONNONFICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“A story told in turns by a rich and real cast of charac-ters, brought to life by an author with an acute eye for what makes us all so very human. . . . At times laugh-out-loud funny, We’re All In This Together deftly taps into the fears and failures of all of us.” -- Toronto Star
Midwest Indie Bestsellers
Midwest Connections Pick“Readers will have a hard time putting this story down, even as it pulls them deeper into the rabbit hole that is Limetown.” --Publishers Weekly
1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
3. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30
4. The Current Tim Johnston, Algonquin Books, $27.95
5. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99
6. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27
7. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
8. Kingdom of the Blind Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
9. The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $27
10. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Little Brown, $28
11. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Knopf, $26.95
12. The New Iberia BluesJames Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99
13. You Know You Want This Kristen Roupenian, Gallery/Scout Press, $24.99
14. The Kingdom of Copper S.A. Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $26.99
15. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35
4. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $28
5. Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27
6. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin Press, $30
7. Deep CreekPam Houston, Norton, $25.95
8. Shameless Nadia Bolz-Weber, Convergent Books, $25
9. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
10. Dreyer’s English Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25
11. Bad Blood John Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
13. Heartland Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $2614. Gmorning, Gnight!Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22
15. How to Be a Good Creature Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Hough-ton Mifflin Harcourt, $20
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Midwest Indie Bestsellers
1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.992. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.993. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.994. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.995. Hyperion, Dan Simmons, Spectra, $7.996. Go Tell It on the Mountain, James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.997. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan, Tor, $9.998. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, $8.509. The Color Purple, Alice Walker, Mariner, $8.9510. Henry IV, Part 1, William Shakespeare, S&S, $5.99
Mass Market
FICTION
Midwest Connections Pick“Franzen displays his signature precision and deadpan humor.” — Vanity Fair
NONFICTION
for the week ending 2/3/2019
1. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.992. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.993. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.994. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $165. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.996. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $167. If Beale Street Could TalkJames Baldwin, Vintage, $14.958. The Alice Network Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.999. Tangerine Christine Mangan, Ecco, $16.9910. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $1611. Future Home of the Living God Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $16.9912. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99
13. Asymmetry Lisa Halliday, S&S, $1614. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.9915. Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mariner, $14.99
1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
2. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
3. Code Girls Liza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99
4. Go Ahead in the RainHanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press, $16.95
5. Pastrix Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jericho Books, $16
6. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
7. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95
8. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
9. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17
10. This Blessed Earth Ted Genoways, Norton, $15.95
11. The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16
12. Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula The Finnish American Heritage Center, Arcadia Publishing, $21.99
13. Accidental Saints Nadia Bolz-Weber, Convergent, $15
14. The Girl with Seven Names Hyeonseo Lee, William Collins, $15.99
15. A Return to Love Marianne Williamson, Harper Perennial, $15.99
Children’s
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Children’s Series Titles1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.952. Queen of Air and Darkness, Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.993. Dog Man and Cat Kid, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.994. Hilo Book 5: Then Everything Went Wrong, Judd Winick, Random House Books for Young Readers, $13.995. Dog Man Unleashed, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.996. Lord of Shadows, Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $14.997. The Magic Misfits: The Second Story, Neil Patrick Harris, Lissy Marlin (Illus.), Kyle Hilton (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.998. The Magic Misfits, Neil Patrick Harris, Lissy Marlin (Illus.), Kyle Hilton (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.999. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.9910. Crush (Berrybrook Middle School, #3), Svetlana Chmakova, JY, $11
ILLUSTRATED1. The Wonky DonkeyCraig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99
2. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99
3. Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, S&S, $5.99
4. P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book EverRaj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia (Illus.), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $17.99
5. Baby Night-Night Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95
6. We Don’t Eat Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99
7. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
8. Hello LighthouseSophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99
9. Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Lady-bug Eric Carle, Harper, $9.99
10. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Plan-et Earth Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.99
Midwest Connections Pick
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
1. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99
2. Merci Suárez Changes GearsMeg Medina, Candlewick, $16.99
3. King of ScarsLeigh Bardugo, Imprint, $19.99
4. Max and the MidknightsLincoln Peirce, Crown Books for Young Read-ers, $13.99
5. Bridge of ClayMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26
6. Dragon PearlYoon Ha Lee, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99
7. George Alex Gino, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780545812573
8. The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous KidDylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95
9. The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99
10. Mary Poppins (Illustrated Gift Edition) P.L. Travers, Julia Sarda (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $24.99
Midwest Connections Pick“Brilliant, breathtaking, insightful and absolutely impos-sible to put down, Speechless is Jimmy’s story, Patrick’s story, Sophia’s story. Is everyone’s story who has been asked to do the impossible.” -- Angie Tally, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC
"There’s lots of hugging and happiness in this book that will make readers of all ages smile." -- Pioneer Press
Fiction
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PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick Midwest Connections Pick “A Key to Treehouse Living is revelatory, a literary lighthouse that forges new routes of understanding. Every life is uncharted terrain, but Elliot Reed gives us a roadmap so that we might understand in more clearer terms how to transverse our terrifying, wonderful world.” – Rachel Kaplan, Avid Bookshop
“The Great Believers kept me up reading late into the night, and I’d wake up thinking about Makkai’s vibrant, complex, and deeply human characters. This is an immersive, heartbreaking novel—I loved it.” —Maggie Shipstead, author of Astonish Me
HARDCOVER1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26
2. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95
3. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30
4. The Current Tim Johnston, Algonquin Books, $27.95
5. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99
6. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27
7. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99
8. Kingdom of the Blind Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99
9. The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $27
10. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Little Brown, $28
11. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Knopf, $26.95
12. The New Iberia BluesJames Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99
13. You Know You Want This Kristen Roupenian, Gallery/Scout Press, $24.99
14. The Kingdom of Copper S.A. Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $26.99
15. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27
1. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.992. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.993. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.994. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $165. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.996. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $167. If Beale Street Could TalkJames Baldwin, Vintage, $14.958. The Alice Network Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.999. Tangerine Christine Mangan, Ecco, $16.9910. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $1611. Future Home of the Living God Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $16.9912. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99
13. Asymmetry Lisa Halliday, S&S, $1614. News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.9915. Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mariner, $14.99
Nonfiction
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HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Midwest Connections Pick“A fantastic essay collection... Blending personal reflec-tion with historical analysis and cultural and literary crit-icism, these essays are a sharp, illuminating response to the nation’s continuing racial conflicts.”--Ron Charles, The Washington Post
1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50
2. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28
3. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35
4. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $28
5. Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27
6. The Truths We HoldKamala Harris, Penguin Press, $30
7. Deep CreekPam Houston, Norton, $25.95
8. Shameless Nadia Bolz-Weber, Convergent Books, $25
9. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28
10. Dreyer’s English Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25
11. Bad Blood John Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
13. Heartland Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $2614. Gmorning, Gnight!Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22
15. How to Be a Good Creature Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Hough-ton Mifflin Harcourt, $20
1. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95
2. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16
3. Code Girls Liza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99
4. Go Ahead in the RainHanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press, $16.95
5. Pastrix Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jericho Books, $16
6. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99
7. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95
8. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18
9. Evicted Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17
10. This Blessed Earth Ted Genoways, Norton, $15.95
11. The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16
12. Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula The Finnish American Heritage Center, Arcadia Publishing, $21.99
13. Accidental Saints Nadia Bolz-Weber, Convergent, $15
14. The Girl with Seven Names Hyeonseo Lee, William Collins, $15.99
15. A Return to Love Marianne Williamson, Harper Perennial, $15.99
1. Dune, Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.992. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.993. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.994. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.995. Hyperion, Dan Simmons, Spectra, $7.996. Go Tell It on the Mountain, James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.997. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan, Tor, $9.998. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, $8.509. The Color Purple, Alice Walker, Mariner, $8.9510. Henry IV, Part 1, William Shakespeare, S&S, $5.99