1. The Business Trip, by Jessie Garcia (signed copies available)
2. James, by Percival Everett
3. All Fours, by Miranda July
4. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
5. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix
6. Water Moon, by Samantha Sotto Yambao
7. Intermezzo, by Sally Rooney
8. The Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich
9. Playground, by Richard Powers
10. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
Water Moon is the fifth novel from Samantha Sotto Yambao, but the first to hit our top 10. It's got a rec from Jen, plus this from the starred Booklist review: "Our two protagonists race through a lush world of pure wonder and romance - kites made of wishes that become stars, origami that holds time in its folds, and a night market in the clouds - in this lovely, cozy fantasy reminiscent of Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea. This book is charming, fresh, and difficult to put down." Here's an interview with the author in Nerd Daily.
1. Women and the Reformations, by Merry E Wiesner-Hanks (signed copies)
2. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
4. The Demon of Unrest, by Erik Larson
5. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt
6. Soups Salads Sandwiches, by Matty Matheson
7. Aflame, by Pico Ayer
8. Atomic Habits, by James Clear
9. Meditations for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
10. Entangled Life: Illustrated Edition, by Merlin Sheldrake
I find it odd that The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking about has a subtitle that sounds like a teaser on a YouTube ad. The book blew up after a recommendation from Oprah, but it took a while for us to get stock. It's #1 on the NYT advice list. And from Kirkus: "A truly helpful treatise on seeing others as they are, and letting that be."
1. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
2. Big Lake Troubles, by Jeffrey Boldt (Boswell Jan 24 event)
3. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Jumpnauts, by Hang Jingfang
5. Devotions, by Mary Oliver
6. The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
7. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
8. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
9. Death in the Dark Woods, by Annelise Ryan (Boswell Feb 21 event)
10. Cascade Failure, by LM Sagas
Our February Science Fiction Book Club pick is Jumpnauts, by Hugo winner Hang Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu. From the publisher: "A gripping science fiction thriller in which three unlikely allies attempt a desperate mission of first contact with a mysterious alien race before more militaristic minds can take matters into their own hands." Also noted that the book "directly falls into the Chinese literary subgenre 'Danmei' which specifically features romantic relationships between male characters."
1. The Anxiety Audit, by Lynn Lyons
2. Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents, by Lynn Lyons
3. Strong On, by Pat Flynn
4. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
5. Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
6. King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig
7. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
8. Trail of the Lost, by Andrea Lankford
9. How to Be Better at Almost Everything, by Pat Flynn
10. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan
Out for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr day is the paperback edition of Jonthan Eig's biography King, which received the Pulitzer Prize. The hardcover got 14 raves, three positives, and a mixed on BookMarks. David Garrow in The Spectator wrote: "The first comprehensive biography of the black civil rights hero to appear in more than thirty years, and it will succeed my own Bearing the Cross, published in 1986, as the standard account. There's also a young reader's edition.
1. The Distance Between Us, young reader's edition, by Reyna Grande
2. Make Pretty Sound, by Eleanor Davis
3. Giving Good, by Aaron Boyd
4. Little Shrew, by Akiko Miyakoshi
5. Darkly, by Marisha Pessl
6. Buffalo Fluffalo, by Bess Kalmb, illustrations by Erin Kraan
7. Mystery Royale, by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
8. This Song Is Not for You, by Laura Nowlin
9. If Only I Had Told Her, by Laura Nowlin
10. Spooky Lakes, by Geo Rutherford
It's the second week of sale for Mystery Royale, the "genre splicing YA fantastical mystery" that is also featured on the Jan/Feb 2025 Indie Next List for young readers. From the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books: "The relationship that buds between Mullory and Lyric is slow and sweet, and romance fans who would appreciate following a stuck-up rich boy's heart melting at a ragamuffin, outcast girl's kindness may drool over the brilliantly executed enemies-to-lovers dynamic. This twisty book is sure to have broad appeal for a variety of readers, even those who may not usually turn to fantasy, mystery, or romance genres."
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