1. Under Story, by Chloe Benjamin
2. The Disappearers, by Marlon James
3. Taipei Story, by RF Kuang
4. Pirate Queen, by Ariel Lawhon (Wilson Center September 14 event)
5. Big Little Truths, by Liane Moriarty
6. Switzy, by Emma Cline
7. Whistler, by Ann Patchett
8. Lost Lambs, by Madeline Cash
9. Tempest, by Victoria Aveyard
10. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
Like many books nowadays that flirt with genre, both Taipei Story and Tempest have deluxe limited editions in their initial print runs. Sometimes the initial edition costs more money, but rarely more than $3 (The Correspondent is an outlier) but in these two cases, the limited and regular editions are the same price. In a way, this is similar to they way paper quality might decrease on a future printing of a title, only this is a more publicized. Taipei Story has four raves, three positives, a mixed, and a pan on BookMarks. From Kirkus: (a positive) " As ever, Kuang raises uncomfortable questions about history, ethnicity, and identity and leaves it for readers to determine whether Lily has come to the right conclusions and how much growing up she still has left to do. A visceral exploration of language as a bridge and a barrier."
1. The Lorafied Cookbook, by Lora McLaughlin Peterson
2. Wisconsin Supper Clubs: One for the Road, by Ron Faiola (signed copies)
3. The Art of Fighting, by Priya Parker
4. How to Eat an Elephant, by Sarah Longwell
5. The Wisconsin Supper Clubs Story, by Ron Faiola
6. All the President's Wars, by Peter Bergen
7. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
8. American Scoundrel, by Kai Bird
9. The Castle, by Jon Ronson
10. I Eat the Stars, by Sarah Wilson
Look at all the new books on the list! The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict is from conflict facilitator Priya Parker, whose The Art of Gathering was also a hit. It comes from a long heritage of books about interpersonal disagreements, and who doesn't need some advice in this area? From Publishers Weekly: "Parker's advice is friendly and candid, and her central insight - that fighting done right can help heal and reinvigorate relationships rather than end them - is persuasive. The result is a wise manual for clashing with care."
1. Breathing Under Water, by Jacqueline Friedland
2. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
3. Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman
4. Angel Down, by Daniel Kraus
5. James, by Percival Everett
6. The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett
7. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke
8. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
9. Bunny, by Mona Awad
10. I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
Publishers have been trying to break out New Yorker contributor John Kenney's fiction for years, and it doesn't help that he only writes a novel every six years. The I See You've Called in Dead paperback from Zibby is now his bestselling book at Boswell, including novels published in hardcover and paperback, and also his poetry, which has done well too. It's about an obituary writer who accidently posts his own death notice. It happens! From the starred Booklist: "Kenney's vivid prose transforms the mundane - chats with neighbors, bad dates, office rivalries - into unexpected hilarity. I See You've Called in Dead is a witty and heartwarming reminder of the bottomless despair, limitless absurdity, and undeniable joy of the human experience."
1. As a Jew, by Sarah Hurwitz
2. Stone Age Astronaut, by Liam Callanan (Boswell September 17 event)
3. Crossing the Wine Dark Sea, by Emily Wilson
4. A Philosophy of Walking, by Frédéric Gros
5. Replaceable You, by Mary Roach
6. A Marriage at Sea, by Sophie Elmhirst
7. Poetry Unbound, by Pádraig Ó Tuama
8. Recipes for the Melting Pot, by Nora L Rubel (Boswell October 7 event)
9. The Book of Lives, by Margaret Atwood
10. 111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss, by Michelle Madden
Riding the Odyssey wave is the paperback (original, I think) edition the essay collection of Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature from Emily Wilson, which is already out of stock at all of Ingram's warehouses and has six raves on BookMarks and is marked as Instant New York Times bestseller. From Jennifer Szalai in The New York Times (keeper of the bestseller lists): "Wilson elegantly braids together close, line-by-line readings with larger arguments about how much is often at stake. A chapter on ancient Stoicism and its latter-day interpreters shows why it has become so popular in Silicon Valley: Stoic tips on how to find equanimity in a troubled world appeal to powerful, privileged people who have an interest in maintaining the status quo."
1. Art Attack: The Sherlock Society V3, by James Ponti
2. That You Are Here Is No Small Thing, by Traci Todd and Vashti Harrison
3. Let's Find Yaya and Boo at the Park!, by Andrew Knapp
4. Who Says Moo, by Axel Scheffler
5. Rite of Passage, by Richard Wright
6. Where's the Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming and Nicole Slater
7. A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation, by Pablo Cartaya
8. The Sherlock Society V1, by James Ponti
9. Neverfear V3: Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell
10. Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Selling off the autumn display is Where's the Leaf Thief?, in which squirrel and bird try to solve the titular mystery. This board book is adapted from the picture book The Leaf Thief, which as spawned many sequels - The Pumpkin Thief, The Sun Thief, The Snow Thief, and so on. The Egg Thief drops next January. Kirkus called the original "A hilarious autumnal comedy of errors."
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