1. Onyx Storm V3, by Rebecca Yarros (two editions)
2. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix
3. James, by Percival Everett
4. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
5. Tell Me Everything, by Elizabeth Strout
6. The Grey Wolf, by Louise Penny
7. Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor
8. Iron Flame V3, by Rebecca Yarros
9. Somewhere Beyond the Sea, by TJ Klune (Feb 10 event at capacity)
10. The Time of the Child, by Niall Williams
Nnedi Okorafor has won every major prize in speculative fiction, per the publisher. The latest is Death of the Author, about a writer whose move towards genre fiction changes the trajectory of the world itself. From Kirkus: "While Zelu's novel imagines a future without human beings on Earth, the near-future world she lives in feels distinctly and promisingly within reach: It's a place where self-driving electric cars make cities more accessible, people with movement disabilities are supported by robotic engineering, and families with deeply held patriarchal customs are brought closer together rather than torn apart when confronting these dynamics. All-out Okorafor - her best yet."
1. How We Learn to Be Brave, by Mariann Edgar Budde
2. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt
4. The False White Gospel, by Jim Wallis
5. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
6. Cabin, by Patrick Hutchison
7. Women and the Reformations, by Merry Wiesner-Hanks
8. John Lewis, by David Greenberg
9. Beyond Anxiety, by Martha Beck
10. What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, by Caroline Chambers
Bishop and leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC has gotten attention for her sermon on mercy and that has led to a sales pop for How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. The book is out of stock at all Ingram warehouses and about 5,000 are on reorder. From Jon Meacham: "With clarity, conviction, and a sure sense of the perils and the possibilities of the human condition, Bishop Mariann Budde has given us a great gift: A book that explores how God's children can stand up for the principles of His kingdom in a frail and fallen world."
1. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
2. The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
3. Big Lake Troubles, by Jeffrey Boldt (signed copies)
4. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
5. The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
6. The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray
7. Blue Lake, by Jeffrey Boldt
8. North Woods, by Daniel Mason
9. A Death in Door County, by Annelise Ryan (Boswell Feb 21 event)
10. Shady Hollow, by Juneau Black
If only I could go back in time and tell customers to go see Ariel Lawhon in 2019 because you'd all be crazy for The Frozen River in a few years. I did notice that our buyer Jason brought I Was Anastasia, the novel she was promoting at the time, back in stock. If only all GMA Book Club picks would take off like this.
1. River of Books, by Donna Seaman (signed copies)
2. Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
3. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer
4. The Money Kings, by Daniel Schulman
5. Murdle V1, by GT Karber
6. Dopamine Nation, by Ann Lembke
7. Democracy Awakening, by Heather Cox Richardson
8. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
9. Sapiens: A Graphic History V1, by Yuval Noah Harari
10. The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
In Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis, New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer argues that policies from the United States have led to the surge of migrants. BookMarks lists seven raves and a positive review. From Manuel Roig-Franzia in The Washington Post: "Writing with clarity and grace, while avoiding the mawkish tone sometimes associated with tales of the border, Blitzer makes a compelling case that the United States and Central America are knit as one. The poorer nations to the south are dominated and often undermined by the richer nation to the north, which in turn is being shaped in many ways by the migrants who quit those troubled lands and cross into the United States."
1. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renée Graef
2. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, illustrations by Aaron Boyd (MPL Feb 15 event)
3. Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell
4. Dog Man V13: Big Jim Begins, by Dav Pilkey
5. The Children's Book of Wildlife Watching, by Dan Rouse
6. Heavenly Tyrant, by Xiran Jay Zhao
7. Girls on the Rise, by Amanda Gorman, illustrations by Loveis Wise
8. The Squish, by Breanna Carzoo
9. Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrations by AG Ford
10. Buffalo Fluffalo, by Bess Kalb, illustrations by Erin Kraan
I don't include bulk school orders on our lists if the books are more than a year old, but one that made the cut is May 2024's The Children's Book of Wildlife Watching, by Welsh ornithologiest Dan Rouse. Backstory from the publisher: "adapted from the popular book for adults, How to Attract Wildlife to Your Garden, and follows on from The Children's Book of Birdwatching."
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