Hardcover

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for the week ending 5/1/2016Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick“Everything you could ask for in a coming-of-age nov-el--funny, insightful, observant, saturated with hope and melancholy.”— Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children and The Leftovers

Midwest Connections Pick“An exhilarating adventure.”—Candace Savage, author of Prairie: a Natural History and A Geography of Blood

FICTION NONFICTION1. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24

2. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25

3. The Third WaveSteve Case, S&S, $26.95

4. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95

5. The Rainbow Comes and GoesAnderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99

6. Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to ResistSally Hogshead, HarperBusiness, $28.99

7. The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth BusinessDavid S. Rose, Wiley, $32

8. Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18

9. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95

10. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

11. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu Joshua Hammer, S&S, $26

12. Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28

13. Old Age: A Beginner’s GuideMichael Kinsley, Tim Duggan Books, $18

14. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99

15. The Sleep RevolutionArianna Huffington, Harmony, $26

1. The NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99

2. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

3. Extreme PreyJohn Sandford, Putnam, $29

4. The Summer Before the WarHelen Simonson, Random House, $28

5. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

6. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28

7. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26

8. Miller’s ValleyAnna Quindlen, Random House, $28

9. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95

10. Lilac GirlsMartha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26

11. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos Dominic Smith, Sarah Crichton Books, $26

12. My Struggle: Book Five Karl Ove Knausgaard, Archipelago, $27

13. The Little Red ChairsEdna O’Brien, Little Brown, $27

14. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $26

15. A Doubter’s Almanac Ethan Canin, Random House, $28

Paperback

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick“Bottomland is more than a literary mystery. It’s a trance, a poem, a lamentation, a benediction. And it’s breathtaking. As in: remind yourself to breathe.” -- Rebecca Makkai, author of The Hundred-Year Hoiuse

for the week ending 5/1/2016

1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.992. The Night Manager John le Carre, Ballantine, $9.993. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.994. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.995. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.996. Make Me Lee Child, Dell, $9.997. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.998. Killer Gourmet G.A. McKevett, Kensington, $7.999. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.9910. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99

Mass Market

FICTION1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

2. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

4. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

5. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

6. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

7. BrooklynColm Toibin, Scribner, $15

8. Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger, Atria, $16

9. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99

10. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18

11. The Turner House Angela Flournoy, Mariner, $14.95

12. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

13. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

14. Lila Marilynne Robinson, Picador USA, $16

15. Bottomland Michelle Hoover, Black Cat, $16

NONFICTION1. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16

2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

3. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

6. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16

7. Between You & MeMary Norris, Norton, $15.95

8. Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99

9. On the Move Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $16.95

10. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16

11. Doctor Who Coloring Book Price Stern Sloan, $14.99

12. Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs Sally Mann, Back Bay, $18.99

13. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

14. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16

15. Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers Nick Offerman, Dutton, $16

Children’s

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Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections PickIs the sound Charlie hears from the bridge an echo, or is someone else out there? A lyrical, resonant story by poet Ted Kooser, splendidly illustrated by Barry Root.

for the week ending 5/1/2016

Children’s Series Titles1. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $18.992. The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.993. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $9.994. I Really Like Slop! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems, Disneyr/Hyperion, $9.995. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (2015) J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.996. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $6.997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.998. Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I) Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $9.999. Genie in a Bottle (Whatever After, #9) Sarah Mlynowski, Scholastic, $14.9910. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $10.99

ILLUSTRATED

1. Last Stop on Market StreetMatt de la Pena, Christian Robinson (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99

2. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $6.99

3. Finding WinnieLindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Little Brown, $18

4. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99

5. The Day the Crayons Came HomeDrew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philo-mel, $18.99

6. Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer, Nathaniel Davauer (Illus.), Uni-versity of Minnesota Press, $9.95

7. A is for Activist Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square, $9.99

8. Are We There Yet? Dan Santat, Little Brown, $17.99

9. Beach Baby Kate Merritt, Workman, $5.95

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

YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE1. Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99

2. Rad American Women A-ZKate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), City Lights, $14.95

3. Lady MidnightCassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99

4. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99

5. The Wild RobotPeter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99

6. Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99

7. Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99

8. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candle-wick, $8.99

9. Demigods & Magicians: Percy and An-nabeth Meet the KanesRick Riordan, Hyperion, $14.99

10. NimonaNoelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99

Midwest Connections Pick“This is the kind of book that will stick with readers, a meditation that they may not understand now but that, if digested, could have magical results.” -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Fiction

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for the week ending 5/1/2016Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick“Everything you could ask for in a coming-of-age nov-el--funny, insightful, observant, saturated with hope and melancholy.”— Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children and The Leftovers

Midwest Connections Pick“An exhilarating adventure.”—Candace Savage, author of Prairie: a Natural History and A Geography of Blood

PAPERBACKHARDCOVER1. The NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99

2. All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $27

3. Extreme PreyJohn Sandford, Putnam, $29

4. The Summer Before the WarHelen Simonson, Random House, $28

5. The NightingaleKristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99

6. EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28

7. The Excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton, Grand Central, $26

8. Miller’s ValleyAnna Quindlen, Random House, $28

9. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95

10. Lilac GirlsMartha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $26

11. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos Dominic Smith, Sarah Crichton Books, $26

12. My Struggle: Book Five Karl Ove Knausgaard, Archipelago, $27

13. The Little Red ChairsEdna O’Brien, Little Brown, $27

14. My Name Is Lucy BartonElizabeth Strout, Random House, $26

15. A Doubter’s Almanac Ethan Canin, Random House, $28

1. A Man Called OveFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

2. The Little Paris BookshopNina George, Broadway, $16

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16

4. Me Before YouJojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

5. The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16

6. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17

7. BrooklynColm Toibin, Scribner, $15

8. Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger, Atria, $16

9. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99

10. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18

11. The Turner House Angela Flournoy, Mariner, $14.95

12. A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne Tyler, Ballantine, $16

13. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17

14. Lila Marilynne Robinson, Picador USA, $16

15. Bottomland Michelle Hoover, Black Cat, $16

Nonfiction

Brought to you by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound based on reporting from MIBA’s member bookstores.

= Only on the Midwest list= Midwest Connections pick

Midwest Indie Bestsellers

Midwest Connections Pick“Bottomland is more than a literary mystery. It’s a trance, a poem, a lamentation, a benediction. And it’s breathtaking. As in: remind yourself to breathe.” -- Rebecca Makkai, author of The Hundred-Year Hoiuse

for the week ending 5/1/2016

1. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.992. The Night Manager John le Carre, Ballantine, $9.993. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.994. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.995. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.996. Make Me Lee Child, Dell, $9.997. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.998. Killer Gourmet G.A. McKevett, Kensington, $7.999. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.9910. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99

Mass Market

PAPERBACK1. H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16

2. Dead WakeErik Larson, Broadway, $17

3. We Should All Be FeministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95

4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18

5. Alexander HamiltonRon Chernow, Penguin, $20

6. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16

7. Between You & MeMary Norris, Norton, $15.95

8. Harry Potter Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99

9. On the Move Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $16.95

10. The Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery, Atria, $16

11. Doctor Who Coloring Book Price Stern Sloan, $14.99

12. Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs Sally Mann, Back Bay, $18.99

13. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

14. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16

15. Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers Nick Offerman, Dutton, $16

HARDCOVER1. Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24

2. When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi, Random House, $25

3. The Third WaveSteve Case, S&S, $26.95

4. Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95

5. The Rainbow Comes and GoesAnderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99

6. Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to ResistSally Hogshead, HarperBusiness, $28.99

7. The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth BusinessDavid S. Rose, Wiley, $32

8. Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsCarlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18

9. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95

10. Being MortalAtul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26

11. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu Joshua Hammer, S&S, $26

12. Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living Krista Tippett, Penguin Press, $28

13. Old Age: A Beginner’s GuideMichael Kinsley, Tim Duggan Books, $18

14. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99

15. The Sleep RevolutionArianna Huffington, Harmony, $26