1. Anita de Monte Laughs Last, by Xochitl Gonzalez (signed copies)
2. The Hunter, by Tana French
3. Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
4. Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange
5. The Women, by Kristin Hannah
6. The Great Divide, by Cristina Henríquez (Boswell event March 21)
7. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
8. Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar
9. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
10. Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch
Does one celebrate St Patrick's Day by reading a dystopian novel about set in Dublin about a Civil War that creates a migrant crisis? Maybe if it's the Booker winner Prophet Song. The New York Times said the critical response to the book was mixed, but I count the BookMarks annotations - 11 raves, 2 positives, one mixed, and one pan - as a positive response. It looks like the Irish Times also had a positive review (I had to search for this one, and it is subscriber only), which would add to its take.
1. Birding to Change the World, by Trish O'Kane (signed copies)
2. Surely You Can't Be Serious, by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abraham
3. An End to Inequality, by Jonathan Kozol
4. While You Were Out, by Meg Kissinger (April 4 WCW ticketed dinner - open to the public)
5. Lessons from the Heartland, by Barbara Miner
6. Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care, by Maybell Eequay
7. Wisconsin Supper Clubs, by Ron Faiola
8. Cooking in Real Life, by Lidey Heuck
9. Oath and Honor, by Liz Cheney
10. The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin
Highest debut this week is Jonathan Kozol's latest. From Dana Goldstein's profile in The New York Times: "Now, at 87, he has published An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America, his 15th book — and his last, he says. It is an unapologetic cri de coeur about the shortcomings of the schools that serve poor Black and Hispanic children, and thus, the moral failure of the nation to end the inequality he has documented for decades."
1. Between You and Us, by Kendra Broekhuis
2. One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, by Marianne Cronin
3. Olga Dies Dreaming, by Xochitl Gonzalez
4. Dune, by Frank Herbert
5. A Dish Best Served Hot, by Natalie Caña
6. A Proposal They Can't Refuse, by Natalie Caña
7. The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
8. Nettle and Bone, by T Kingfisher
9. The Drifter, by Nick Petrie
10. Bridge, by Ali Hazelwood
It's been a year since Nettle and Bone was released in paperback, but it's only weeks after T Kingfisher's What Feasts at Night was released, so we're still in the Kingfisher publication window. She also has a new book coming out in August, A Sorceress Comes to Call. Nettle and Bone had seven raves on BookMarks, including this Catherine Paxson on the NPR website: "This is an adult fantasy novel - all the characters are over 30 - but it reads like the fantasy novels I devoured when I was a teen, in the days of yore before YA was a thing."
1. Easy Walks and Paddles in Milwaukee, by Jennifer Lemke and Karen Lemke (Boswell March 27 event)
2. Wisconsin for Kennedy, by BJ Hollars (Boswell March 19 event)
3. Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner
4. Milwaukee in Stone and Clay, by Raymond Wiggers (May 10 virtual event)
5. A Philosophy of Walking, by Frédéric Gros
6. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
7. The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine, by Michael Scott Baumann
8. The Hundred Years War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi
9. The Fight for Black Empowerment in the USA, by Kareem Muhammad (Boswell March 18 event)
10. Thinking the Twentieth Century, by Tony Judt with Timothy Snyder
Just published by Northern Illinois University Press, which is run as an imprint of Cornell University Press, is Milwaukee and Stone and Clay, Raymond Wiggers's follow-up to Chicago in Stone and Clay. This architectural guidebook takes a materials-based approach. Says Mayor Cavalier Johnson: "Every reader will enjoy a greater understanding and appreciation of the structures that define our city. And yes, I wholeheartedly agree with the author that Milwaukee City Hall is the most marvelous city hall on the planet!
1. The Lost Library, by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
2. Eclipse, by Andy Rash
3. The Happy Book, by Andy Rash
4. Alone, by Megan E Freeman
5. Buffalo Fluffalo, by Bess Kalb, with illustrations by Erin Kraan
6. Ferris, by Kate DiCamillo
7. Out and About, by Liza Wiemer, with illustrations by Margeaux Lucas
8. Max in the House of Spies, by Adam Gidwitz
9. Evil Spy School, by Stuart Gibbs
10. The Assignment, by Liza Wiemer
I am visiting family and two of the gifts I brought with me are in this week's top ten. My older great nephew is getting a copy of Max in the House of Spies while the younger will get Buffalo Fluffalo, which finally came back into stock after its reprint. Adam Gidwitz (#8) reviews Ferris (#6) in this week's New York Times Book Review.
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