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Indie Bestsellers

FICTION NONFICTION

Midwest Connections Pick

Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick

1. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

2. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27

3. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

4. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27

5. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95

6. The Giver of StarsJojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28

7. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

8. On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26

9. Exhalation: Stories Ted Chiang, Knopf, $25.95

10. Swede Hollow Ola Larsmo, University of Minnesota Press, $26.95

11. The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95

12. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28

13. Nothing to See HereKevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99

14. The GuardiansJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95

15. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27

1. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $302. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $303. The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Alex Messenger, Blackstone Publishing, $25.994. The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $305. How ToRandall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $286. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in VerseJohn Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.957. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.958. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.509. Know My Name: A MemoirChanel Miller, Viking, $28 10. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.9511. The Beautiful Ones Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $3012. A WarningAnonymous, Twelve, $3013. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Re-vised and Updated Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $4014. I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live By Hoda Kotb, Putnam, $2415. Strange Planet Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99

“Magnificent. The next best thing to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.... Setting, plot, and characterization are masterfully woven together.” —New York Journal of Books

“This riveting true story of thrashing whitewater, mad bears, big fish, and graphic wilderness triage kept me turning pages well into the night.” —Dean King, author of Skeletons on the Zahara

Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

1. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.993. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.994. A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.995. Holy Ghost, John Sandford, Putnam, $9.996. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.997. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $5.958. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin, Graphia, $8.999. Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee, Solaris, $9.9910. Stepford Wives, Ira Levin, HarperTorch, $6.99

Mass Market

FICTION

Midwest Connections Pick“Suicide Woods deals in shivery fear, a dreamlike unease, a sense of eldritch hallucinations creeping toward us. I love this book.” —Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter

NONFICTION

for the week ending 12/8/2019

1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.952. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.993. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $164. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $175. The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $166. Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $177. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.958. Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $179. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $1710. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $1711. The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.9512. The Best American Short Stories 2019Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9913. The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.9914. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.9915. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99

1. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $102. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $183. Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump

Neal Katyal, Sam Koppelman, Mariner, $14.994. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $185. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.996. The Fifth Risk: Undoing DemocracyMichael Lewis, Norton, $16.957. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $178. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.999. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $1610. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Maxwell King, Abrams, $1811. A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFred Rogers, Penguin Books, $1612. How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $1813. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and RiskJon Krakauer, Anchor, $1514. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $15.9915. Great River City: How the Mississippi Shaped St. Louis Andrew Wanko, Missouri Historical Society

Children’s

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Children’s Series Titles1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball, Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.992. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, #2), Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $19.993. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.994. His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1), Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf, $8.995. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.996. The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $14.997. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers), Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.998. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3), Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster BFYR, $19.999. The Princess in Black, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.9910. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illus.), Candlewick, $5.99

ILLUSTRATED

Midwest Connections Pick

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE1. GutsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99

2. The Fountains of SilenceRuta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99

3. The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs

America’s Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99

4. Beverly, Right Here Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99

5. The Wonders of NatureBen Hoare, DK Children, $19.99

6. Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts! Mike Lowery, Orchard Books, $16.99

7. The Complete Baking Book for Young ChefsAmerica’s Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99

8. Pages & Co.: The BookwanderersAnna James, Paola Escobar (Illus.), Philomel Books, $16.99

9. The Kids’ Book of Paper Love: Write. Craft. Play. Share. Irene Smit, Astrid van der Hulst, Workman, $19.95

10. Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them AllLaura Ruby, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

Midwest Connections Pick“If you think the night is black, think again. Snider’s elegant nocturnal idyll explores the many colors visible to those who ‘look closer.’“ —Kirkus Reviews

“Smart, sly, scary, and irrepressibly good fun, this novel has everything I’ve ever wanted from a story: it is a cerebral, funny, tender, big-idea delight." —Kelly Barnhill, author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon

1. The Crayons’ ChristmasDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99

2. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Read-ers, $19.99

3. The Serious GooseJimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99

4. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

5. The Shortest DaySusan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99

6. The Itsy Bitsy Spider Maddie Frost, Workman, $5.95

7. Construction Site on Christmas Night Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chroni-cle Books, $16.99

8. How the Grinch Stole ChristmasDr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99

9. I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Rid-dlesJean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), Cartwheel Books, $14.99

10. Little Blue Truck’s ChristmasAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99

Fiction

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PAPERBACK

Midwest Connections Pick“Ben Lerner is a brilliant novelist, and one unafraid to make of the novel something truly new . . . He is one of my favorite living writers.” —Rachel Kushner, author of The Flamethrowers

HARDCOVER

Midwest Connections Pick“Richly imagined and exceptionally well plotted and written . . . Compelling, often haunting story that will captivate both adult and young adult readers.” —Booklist

1. The Starless SeaErin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95

2. The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett, Harper, $27.99

3. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26

4. Olive, AgainElizabeth Strout, Random House, $27

5. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27

6. The GuardiansJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95

7. The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27

8. The TestamentsMargaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95

9. The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28

10. Nothing to See HereKevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99

11. The Lager Queen of Minnesota J.Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $26

12. Blue MoonLee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99

13. Swede HollowOla Larsmo, University of Minnesota Press, $26.95

14. The Confession Club Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $2615. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28

1. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $172. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.953. Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng, Penguin, $17

4. Virgil Wander Leif Enger, Grove Press, $175. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.996. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.997. There ThereTommy Orange, Vintage, $168. Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $179. Washington Black Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.9510. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16

11. Little Faith Nickolas Butler, Ecco, $16.9912. The Great AloneKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.9913. The Best American Short Stories 2019Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.9914. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.9915. The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99

Indie BestsellersNonfiction

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Mass Market

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Midwest Connections Pick“This riveting true story of thrashing whitewater, mad bears, big fish, and graphic wilderness triage kept me turning pages well into the night.” —Dean King, author of Skeletons on the Zahara

1. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.992. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.993. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.994. A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.995. Holy Ghost, John Sandford, Putnam, $9.996. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $9.997. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $5.958. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin, Graphia, $8.999. Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee, Solaris, $9.9910. Stepford Wives, Ira Levin, HarperTorch, $6.99

1. The BodyBill Bryson, Doubleday, $302. How ToRandall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $283. A WarningAnonymous, Twelve, $304. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.955. Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $306. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.957. Finding ChikaMitch Albom, Harper, $24.998. Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier & the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch, Random House, $309. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $4010. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $2811. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $3012. The Yellow House: A MemoirSarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $2613. Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America Bill Geist, Grand Central, $2614. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.9515. BlowoutRachel Maddow, Crown, $30

1. No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg, Penguin, $102. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.993. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $16.994. Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Maxwell King, Abrams, $185. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $176. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $167. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $188. CalypsoDavid Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.999. The Best American Food Writing 2019 Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mar-iner, $15.9910. Impeach: The Case Against Donald TrumpNeal Katyal, Sam Koppelman, Mariner, $14.9911. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and RiskJon Krakauer, Anchor, $15

12. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $1813. Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.9514. Upstream: Selected EssaysMary Oliver, Penguin, $1715. The Spy and the Traitor Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18