Boswell Book Company Weekly Bestsellers for week ending November 29, 2025

Boswell Book Company Weekly Bestsellers for week ending November 29, 2025

Hardcover Fiction:
1. The Christmas Stranger, by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
3. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
4. Flesh, by David Szalay
5. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
6. The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny
7. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
8. Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman
9. Dog Show, by Billy Collins
10. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan

The Booker Prize winner shipment has arrived, and we sold more copies of Flesh this week than we did life of the book for Turbulence, David Szalay's last collection of stories, or Spring, his previous novel, back in 2012. Despite the accolade, in addition to the 14 raves and two positives, it still got a mixed review in the Times Literary Supplement, which still thought it was better than his previous books, with their extraneous adverbs. From Cory Oldweiler in The Boston Globe: " Fascinating and unexpected ... If you’ve ever woken up to the realization that your life has become something you never planned for, anticipated, or desired, you’ll likely find Flesh all too human."

Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee
2. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
3. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
4. Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
5. The Anthony Bourdain Reader, edited by Kimberly Witherspoon
6. Something from Nothing, by Alison Roman
7. The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin
8. Alternative for the Masses, by Greg Prato
9. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, by Walter Isaacson
10. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism, by Stewart Reynolds

I haven't seen a bestseller from Motorbooks (formerly of Osceola, Wisconsin) in many years, and I certainly never expected it to be Alternative for the Masses: The '90s Alt-Rock Revolution - An Oral History. From Publishers Weekly: "Music journalist Prato delivers a comprehensive oral history of what he deems 'rock's last truly great movement'...It adds up to a multifaceted portrait of a vital chapter in rock history.

Paperback Fiction
1. How About Now, by Kate Baer
2. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
3. The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami
4. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
5. Best American Short Stories, edited by Celeste Ng
6. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
7. On the Calculation of Volume Book 1, by Solvej Balle
8. Frankenstein 1818 Text, by Mary Shelley
9. Little Alleluias, by Mary Oliver
10. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

Here's a book you probably don't know about from New Directions that sells like crazy - On the Calculations of Volume. Book 1 is in on our bestseller list this week (and Jason's rec shelf), but there are seven volumes altogether. Solvej Balle was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award for translated fiction, as well as showing up on several best-of lists. It also received Scandanvia's most important literature prize.

Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson
2. Wrecked, by Thomas Nelson with Jerald Podair (Boswell December 4 event)
3. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
4. Lincoln's Counterfeiters, by Andrea Nolen
5. Don't Say Please, by Sahan Jayasuirya
6. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
7. A Place Called Yellowstone, by Randall K Wilson
8. This Earthly Globe, by Andrea Di Robilant
9. Meditations for Morals, by Oliver Burkeman
10. Welcome to Pawnee, by Jim O'Heir

A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World's First National Park is a paperback reprint that received that Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize for history writing. From Booklist: "Tensions will always exist between the tourism industry and the conservation movement over Yellowstone's precious resources, but Wilson's account shows an unfolding awareness and sensitivity on both sides to the treasures that lie within those 2.2 million acres."

Books for Kids:
1. Deadpan, by Harold Eppley
2. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper, by Jeff Kinney
4. Dragonborn, by Struan Murray
5. Billie Jean Peet, Athlete, by Andrea Beaty, illustrations by David Roberts
6. If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Emily Hughes
7. The Christmas Sweater, by Jan Brett (Ticketed UWM/Boswell event December 7)
8. Mythology Land, by Claire Cock-Starkey, illustrated by Pham Quang Phuc
9. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, by Bess Kalb, illustrations by Erin Kraan
10. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall

Mythology Land: 12 Classic Legends Imagined includes stories from the Welsh, Ghanian, Egyptian, Norse, and more. Claire Cock-Starkey worked with Ben Schott on several of his books. Each tale includes an exquisitely illustrated map of its world by Pham Quang Phuc.

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 22, 2025

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 22, 2025

Hardcover Fiction:
1. Brimstone V2: Fae and Alchemy, by Callie Hart
2. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
3. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
4. Black Wolf V20, by Louise Penny
5. James, by Percival Everett
6. Dog Show, by Billy Collins
7. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
8. Wreck, by Catherine Newman
9. I Medusa, by Ayana Gray
10. Heart the Lover, by Lily King

Top debut this week is Brimstone, the second volume of the Fae and Alchemy series after Quicksilver. For $3 extra, you get spayed edges, endpapers, and so forth. It's romantasy with magic, and while most reader reviews are very strong, a few noted that it has second-book-in-a-trilogy-series syndrome, where the plot can drag a bit as it tries to line up the finish. But you've got to read it to get to volume three!

And no, no Booker Prize or National Book Award fiction winner in our top 10 this week. 

Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee and Ann Christenson, with photos by Kevin J Miyasaki
2. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
3. The American Revolution, by Geoffrey C Ward and Ken Burns
4. Good Things, by Samin Nosrat
5. The Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
6. Finding My Way, by Malala Yousafzai
7. The Separation of Church and Hate, by John Fugelsang
8. Simply More, by Cynthia Erivo
9. Giving Up Is Unforgivable, by Joyce Vance
10. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Jason noted a big pop for The American Revolution after the first airing, but I suppose the biggest multi-media event this week was the release of Wicked for Good, which was breaking all sorts of records. This was the perfect time to release Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much. No reviews (the book was sold in as anonymous) but there's a blurb from author Rebecca Yarros. It's a good thing the subtitle explains the book pretty well.

Paperback Fiction:
1. Simone in Pieces, by Janet Burroway (signed copies)
2. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
3. Little Alleluias, by Mary Oliver
4. Clear, by Carys Davies (Boswell-run book clubs)
5. The Melancholy of Resistance, by László Krasznahorkai
6. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
7. The Safekeep, by Yael Van Der Wouden
8. Sandwich, by Catherine Newman
9. The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
10. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman

Though released on October 3, we had a big pop on Theo of Golden this week, which was picked up by Atria after being self-published in 2023 by a Georgia-based attorney, judge, and singer/songwriter. From what I've read, strong Christian themes and there's a sequel coming.

Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson (signed copies)
2. Wrecked, by Thomas Nelson and Jerald Podair (Boswell December 4 event)
3. A Place Called Yellowstone, by Randall K Wilson
4. Meditations for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
5. Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner
6. What If Fungi Win? by Arturo Casadevall and Stephanie Desmon
7. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
8. On Freedom, by Timothy Snyder
9. A Brief History of the World in 47 Border, by John Elledge
10. Murdle V1, by GT Karber

Also out in October and building steam is the paperback edition of Oliver Burkeman's Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts. Ingram has a lot of copies on hand! The hardcover had good sales with along tail, which is a good indicator to paperback success. From Publishers Weekly: "Burkeman's light touch when discussing such modern ills as doomscrolling, coupled with the smart balance he strikes between motivation and reassurance, make this an especially useful resource for burnt-out readers who want to ease their minds without upending their lives."

Books for Kids:
1. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes V14, by Dav Pilkey
2. The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructors Lair V10, by Max Brallier
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypoopers V10, by Jeff Kinney
4. Hansel and Gretel, by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak
5. Rosie and Raven, by Kayla Silber (one of Oprah's favorite things)
6. A Snow Day for Amos McGee, by Philip Stead and Erin Stead
7. If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, by Gideo Sterer with illustrations by Emily Hughes
8. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, by Bess Kalb, illustrations by Erin Kraan
9. Zip Zap Wickety Wack, by Matthew Diffee
10. Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas? by Brianna Caplan Sayres, illustrations by Christian Slade

Needless to say, our event with Dav Pilkey at the Riverside Theater with Books & Company is the big story of the week in kids, but it's also nice to see the new picture books getting traction, like If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone. From Booklist: "Riffing on the causational classic about a mouse and a cookie, this creative exploration of using a banana as a telephone shows how a silly act of imagination opens up a child's world...Fill up your fruit baskets, folks - this one's a bunch of fun!"

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 15, 2025

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 15, 2025

Hardcover Fiction:
1. The Strength of the Few V2, by James Islington
2. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
3. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
4. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan
5. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
6. Brigands and Breadknives V3, by Travis Baldree
7. My Friends, by Fredrik Backman
8. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
9. Alchemised, by SenLinYu
10. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai

James Islington's The Strength of the Few is the sequel to 2023's The Will of the Money, an epic fantasy set in a world akin to Ancient Rome. From Publishers Weekly: "Returning to a richly drawn fantasy world in which the elite wield a magical force called Will tithed from people in lower castes, bestseller Islington's brilliant middle volume of his Hierarchy trilogy clears the high bar set by the first installment...Readers will be on the edge of their seats--and impatient to learn how Islington pulls off the saga's conclusion."

Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee
2. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
3. The Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
4. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
5. Untethered, by Doug Bolton
6. Replaceable You, by Mary Roach
7. Something from Nothing, by Alison Roman
8. Injustice, by Carol Leonnig and Aaron C Davies
9. Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
10. Good Things, by Samin Nosrat

It's the first week out for Something from Nothing and Ingram's run out of the book at all warehouses, expecting more books in early December. From the starred Kirkus: " In her fourth cookbook, Roman conjures up over 100 high-low recipes to 'make the most of what you have, working a little magic from your (well-stocked) pantry.' Beginning with chapters for snacks, soups, vegetables, beans and grains, and pastas, a solid two-thirds of the book is vegetable forward, with an emphasis on hardy, long-lasting vegetables like cabbage, potatoes, squash, and celery." My celery has been wilting quickly the last two times I bought it. That's a side complaint.

Paperback Fiction:
1. Boswell, a play by Marie Kohler
2. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
3. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
4. Sandwich, by Catherine Newman
5. Midnight and Moll Flanders, a play by Marie Kohler
6. The Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich
7. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
8. Like Mother, Like Mother, by Susan Rieger
9. Best American Short Stories, edited by Celeste Ng
10. Annihilation V1, by Jeff Vandermeer

My favorite book of last year, Like Mother, Like Mother, is now out in paperback, and I'm glad they kept the Ann Napolitano-esque cover, who also blurbed the book: "What a delight! Lila is a magnificent character, and I could not put this book down. Like Mother, Like Mother is sharp, fun, and witty." I am an unofficial member of the Ann Napolitano book club. I'm still debating my favorite book of 2025 - I got it down to the Daniel dozen.

Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Quick Leadership, by Selena Rezvani
2. Reading for Our Lives, by Maya Payne Smart
3. Refocus: The Films of Susan Seidelman, by Susan Kerns
4. Wrecked, by Thomas Nelson and Jerald Podari (Boswell December 4 event)
5. A Sheepdog Named Oscar, by Dara Waldron
6. Murdoku, by Manuel Garand
7. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
8. The Midwest Gardeners Handbook, by Melinda Myers
9. The Garden Against Time, by Olivia Laing
10. Brewtown Tales, by John Gurda

You know (I hope!) about Murdle, but now we're selling Murdoku, which combines "the elegant simplicity of games like sudoku with the storytelling of classic logic problems." The crime scenes include a bakery, a farm, and a chess tournament." No reviews anywhere, but it's still pretty new, at least with trade distribution here. Volume II comes out May 2026.

Books for Kids:
1. The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructors Lair V10, by Max Brallier
2. The Very Last Leaf, by Stef Wade, illustrations by Jennifer Davison
3. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes V14, by Dav Pilkey
4. The Gift of Words, by Peter H Reynolds
5. The Last Kids on Earth Graphic Novel, by Max Brallier
6. The Rose Field V3, by Philip Pullman
7. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall
8. The Mitten Board Book, by Jan Brett (Boswell/UWM ticketed event December 7)
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper V20, by Jeff Kinney
10. Our Little Adventure at Christmas, by Tabitha Paige

The Gift of Words is a holiday companion novel to an earlier Peter H Reynolds title, The Word Collector, but you don't have to read that to enjoy this. Tara Peace at School Library Journal called this "A lovely holiday story that speaks to the power of bringing community together during the holidays."

Boswell bestsellers for the week ending November 8, 2025

Boswell bestsellers for the week ending November 8, 2025

Hardcover Fiction:
1. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan (signed copies)
2. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
3. Black Wolf V20, by Louise Penny
4. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
5. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
6. James, by Percival Everett
7. Queen Esther, by John Irving 8. Wreck, by Catherine Newman
9. The Secret of Secrets V6, by Dan Brown
10. What We Can Know, by Ian McEwan

Top debut is Queen Esther from John Irving, which is a companion to The Cider House Rules. Reviews have been mixed, but Booklist gave it a star: " Countless literary references, lyrical flourishes, and allusions add depth to the Dickensian motif as Irving brilliantly blends moral ambiguity and emotional truth in this essential addition to his oeuvre."

With sales for The Correspondent increasing every week since its April publication (I am quoting the NYT here), it's expected that the novel will return (it already had one week in the top 15) to the national bestseller list, probably next week. I finally read it so I could include it in book talks. The other big hits were The Gales of November and When the Cranes Fly South. But when it comes to that book, I think we don't have as much competition for hand-selling.

Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. The Jailhouse Lawyer, by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull
2. A CEO for All Seasons, by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra, Kurt Strovnik
3. Milwaukee Flavor, Visit Milwaukee, Ann Christenson, Kevin Miyazaki (Boswell November 17 event)
4. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
5. The Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
6. The Separation of Church and Hate, by John Fugelsang
7. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
8. Dead and Alive, by Zadie Smith
9. Injustice, by Carol Leonig and Aaron C Davies
10. Finding My Way, by Malala Yousafzai

Lots of new releases on what is probably the last big release date of the year, but The Jailhouse Lawyer was quiet for us when it was published in July. Calvin Duncan appeared at Marquette Law School this week and after sales picking up a few weeks ago, the event hit capacity and we sold out of books. From the starred Booklist: "Readers will come away changed - angry, heartened, and galvanized."

Paperback Fiction:
1. Nearly Beloved, by Kendra Broekhuis (signed copies)
2. When and If, by DeWitt Clinton
3. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
4. The Safekeep, by Yael Der Wouden (Boswell-run book clubs)
5. How About Now, by Kate Baer
6. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
7. The Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich
8. Playground, by RIchard Powers
9. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
10. Discontent, by Beatrice Serrano

Kate Baer's fourth poetry collection is our top non-event debut. Library Journal writes that Baer: "Explores motherhood, marriage, life in one's 40s, and finding joy...Baer still maintains her signature humor throughout the book. There is lightheartedness and an honesty in Baer's poetry that has earned her a large audience, and this latest work offers both virtues."

Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Struggle for the City, by Derek G Handley
2. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson (Schlitz Audubon November 20 event)
3. A Philosophy of Walking, by Frédéric Gros
4. In the Room at the Top fo the World, by Ben McCormick
5. Wrecked, Thomas Nelson and Jerald Podair (Boswell December 4 event)
6. How to Drea, by Thich Nhat Hanh
7. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
8. Reincarnation, by Thich Nhat Hanh
9. What if Fungi Win, by Arturo Casadeval

10. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk

Though Thich Nhat Hanh passed away in 2022, his books continue to be published. Both Reincarnation (written with Phap Luu) and How to Dream were released in the last few months. How to Dream, which I think is taking writings and repackaging them by subject, is the final volume in the Mindfulness Essential series. 

 Books for Kids:

 

1. Tater Tales: The Sneakiest in the World V3, by Ben Clanton 

2. Tater Tales: The Greatest in the World V1, by Ben Clanton 

3. Tater Tales: King of the World V2, by Ben Clanton 

4. The Free State of Jax, by Jennifer A Nielsen 

5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper V20 

6. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney, by Mac Barnett, illustrations by Jon Klassen 

7. The Book of Dust: Rose Field V3, by Philip Pullman 

8. Skunk and Badger: Rock Paper Incisors V3, by Amy Timberlake, illustrations by Jon Klassen 

9. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall 

10. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, by Bess Kalb, illustrations by Erin Kraan 

Halloween is over, and that means Christmas books are here, though there is some sampling of Thanksgiving-flavored reading too. The first book to pop is a now perennial, the 2023 How Does Santa Go Down a Chimney, by Mac Barnett with illustrations by Jon Klassen. Several lf the images have been adapted into greeting cards. From Kirkus: "For all that it leans heavily on absurdity, this book exhibits some serious heart."

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 1, 2025

Boswell bestsellers, week ending November 1, 2025

Hardcover Fiction:
1. Black Wolf V20, by Louise Penny
2. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
3. Alchemised, by SenLinYu
4. Tom's Crossing, by Mark Danielewski (Boswell ticketed event December 13)
5. King Sorrow, by Joe Hill
6. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan (Ticket sales have ended for November 5 event)
7. The Impossible Fortune V5, by Richard Osman
8. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
9. What We Can Know, by Ian McEwan
10. The Secret of Secrets V6, by Dan Brown

Lead debut was Louise Penny's latest, which I'm glad to say sold a few more copies than #19 in its first week. While some mystery series can be read out of order, The Black Wolf is a continuation of the plot of The Grey Wolf. From Publishers Weekly: "Penny's talent for nail-biting suspense and quiet character moments fuse with surprisingly topical subject matter to deliver an unputdownable installment of an ever reliable series."

Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee (Boswell November 17 event)
2. The Uncool, by Cameron Crowe
3. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
4. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
5. Strong Ground, by Brené Brown
6. Expensive Basketball, by Shea Serrano
7. 107 Days, by Kamala Harris
8. Giving Up Is Unforgivable, by Joyce Vance
9. The Talisman of Happiness, by Ada Boni
10. We the People, by Jill Lepore.

Our top debut is The Uncool, by Cameron Crowe, but I loved the comment from a buyer of Shea Serrano's Expensive Basketball, so that's what I'm including. He said, "When I worked at Half Price Books, if a book came in looking like this (no dust jacket, cloth binding), it was considered unsellable and we put it straight in the discard bin." He bought it, of course - jacketless is the new jacketed! From Kirkus: "Serrano is great at exploring how fans' memories of their favorite players intermingle with important events from their lives...Infectiously enthusiastic appraisals of NBA and WNBA stars."

Paperback Fiction:
1. Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck
2. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
3. Little Alleluias, by Mary Oliver
4. The Dispossessed, by Ursula Le Guin
5. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
6. The Safekeep, by Yael Van Der Wouden (Boswell-run book clubs)
7. Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff
8. The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
9. Mate, by Ali Hazelwood
10. Golden Son V2, by Pierce Brown

If you are surprised to see the new book from Helen (The Last Samurai and The English Understand Wool) DeWitt come from Dalkey Archive, you're probably not alone. That said, it's rather an unusual book! From the publisher: "A book of unparalleled scope and vision, Your Name Here is a spectacular honeycomb of books-within-books. In this death-defying feat of ambition, collaborators Helen Dewitt and Ilya Gridneff weave together America's 'War on Terror,' countless years of literary history, authorial sleight of hand, Scientology, dream analysis, multiple languages, emails, images, graphs, into something wondrous and unique."

Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Lincoln's Counterfeiters, by Andrea Nolen (signed copies)
2. A Sheepdog Named Oscar, by Dara Waldron (signed copies)
3. Rippel, by William Powers
4. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson (Schlitz Audubon November 20 event)
5. Roar, by Stacy T Sims
6. The Artists Way, by Julia Cameron
7. The Chaos Machine, by Max Fisher
8. Book and Dagger, by Elyse Graham
9. Meet the Neighbors, by Brandon Keim
10. Don't Say Please, by Sahan Jayasuriya

Selling off the new paperback table is Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, which had okay sales for us in 2024, but notably for paperback success, it continued to sell regularly in 2025. It has wo raves, four positives, and a mixed on BookMarks, including this from Bryn Stole in The Washington Post: "Graham’s account is well-researched and scrupulously footnoted, but she also writes with a pulpy panache that turns the book into a well-paced thriller."

Books for Kids:
1. Dragonborn, by Struan Murray
2. Sole Survivor, by Norman Ollestad and Brendan Kiely
3. Rock Paper Incisors V3, by Amy Klassen
4. The Free State of Jax, by Jennifer A Nielsen
5. Egg Marks the Spot V2, by Amy Timberlake
6. Skunk and Badger V1, by Amy Timberlake
7. Iceberg, by Jennifer A Nielsen
8. Uprising, by Jennifer A Nielsen
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper V20, by Jeff Kinney
10. Incredibly Penelope, by Lauren Myracle

We are at peak school visit this week with in-person programs from Struan Murray, Jennifer Nielsen, and Amy Timberlake, plus a virtual event with Norman Ollestad and Brendan Kiely. It's also release week for Jeff Kinney and Partypooper, who visited Milwaukee last year. Murray's Dragonborn is a hot kids book this fall, the latest dragon-centric fantasy, and with sprayed-edge flare too. Says Kirkus: "Come for the dragons but stay for the suspenseful reveals and relatable characters."