1. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
2. The Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett
3. Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
4. Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, by Brooke Averick
5. John of Johns, by Douglas Stuart
6. Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout
7. The Midnight Train, by Matt Haig
8. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
9. A Parade of Horribles V8, by Matt Dinniman
10. Our Perfect Storm, by Carley Fortune
Top debut this week is from debut author Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It from Brooke Averick, helped, no doubt, by staff recs from Rachel, Ingrid, and McKenna. From Booklist: "Anxious, funny, and unexpectedly tender, this debut follows Phoebe Berman as she approaches her thirtieth birthday, still a virgin and increasingly convinced something is wrong with her...With sharp humor, surprising turns, and a deeply empathetic heroine, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It updates the spirit of classic rom-coms while centering vulnerability, mental health, and friendship."
1. Crisis of the Common Good, by Chris Murphy
2. The Land and Its People, by David Sedaris (free signing after sold-out event June 3)
3. Israel: What Went Wrong, by Omer Bartov
4. America USA, by Eddie S Glaude Jr
5. Milwaukee Flavor, by Visit Milwaukee and Ann Christenson, photos by Kevin J Miyazaki
6. Make Believe, by Mac Barnett
7. Famesick, by Lena Dunham
8. All We Say, by Ben Rhodes
9. London Falling, by Patrick Radden Keefe
10. The Feather Wars, by James H McCommons
A range of books about the United States 250th anniversary are landing for this summmer. Princeton professor Eddie S Glaude Jr's America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries looks back on past anniversaries to comment on the present. There are blurbs from Annette Gordon-Reed, Jill Lepore, and Ken Burns, who wrote: "No one understands the excruciating interiors of our 'original sin' better than Eddie Glaude. His scholarship extends into the darkest corners of our past. His insight offers fragments of a map leading to higher ground."
1. Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman
2. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
3. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
4. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
5. Dolly All the Time, by Annabel Monaghan
6. The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett
7. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
8. Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell
9. Betwitching, by Silvia Moreno Garcia
10. Devotions, by Mary Oliver
First week out for Good Morning America book club selection Dolly All the Time, a paperback original with a simultaneous hardcover release, which I don't see as often at the Penguin Random House imprints, compared to, say, HarperCollins. From Kirkus: "A single mom winds up fake dating an incredibly wealthy man in her hometown...A charming love story that absolutely radiates warmth."
1. World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
2. Midwestern Death Trip, by Meaghan Garvey (Boswell June 15 event)
3. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. Coyote America, by Dan Flores
5. The Loves of my Life, by Edmund White
6. Playing Possum, by Susana Monsó
7. Beer Hiking Minnesota Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula, by Kristen Radaich (Black Husky June 15 event)
8. The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
9. A Walk in the Park, by Kevin Fedarko
10. Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
Edmund White has written other memoirs, but The Loves of My Life is subtitled a sex memoir, which is I guess what you need to know. The hardcover had eight raves, a positive, and a mixed on BookMarks. From Alexandra Jacobs's rave review in The New York Times, referencing one interlude: "This is a PG-rated passage from a book for which we should claw back the now-cursed letter X — as in explicit, yes, but also excavatory and excellent."
1. Louder than Hunger, by John Schu
2. Will's Race for Home, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
3. Indivisible, by Daniel Aleman
4. Kaleidoscope of Hope, by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Hari and Deepti (Boswell event today at 3 pm)
5. A Potion a Powder a Little Bit of Magic, by Philip Stead
6. Good Night Escargot, by Dashka Slater
7. This Must Be the Place, by Kelly Quindlen
8. We Are Mighty, by Kelly Quindlen
9. Dad, by Christian Robinson
10. Seahorse is Furious, by Morag Hood
Great reviews on Miranda Paul's latest, Kaleidoscope of Hope, which we originally wanted to host at an outside venue until we were told that we were not allowed to cohost an event there. It happens! Our event today at 3 has a storytime and butterfly craft. Registration requested but not required. From School Library Journal: "Butterflies and the butterfly life cycle are the big idea of this stunningly illustrated picture book. Paul uses the kaleidoscope to help readers understand the depth and breadth of the variety of butterflies as well as their importance to life on earth...For would-be scientists, environmentalists, and artists, this is a must for most collections."
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