1. Hello Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano
2. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
3. The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese
4. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
5. I am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, by Lorrie Moore
6. Happy Place, by Emily Henry
7. Yellow Face, by RF Kuang
8. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
9. Good Night Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea
10. The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donoghue
It's now been over 14 years since we hosted Lorrie Moore for her last novel, A Gate at the Stairs. It's one thing to convince a publisher to send over an author from Madison; it's another to detour them from Nashville. Hope all you fans were paying attention - she was at the Harold Washington Library last Wednesday. From Maureen Corrigan on NPR's Fresh Air: "As a writer, Lorrie Moore is an all-American genius-eccentric. When I reviewed her 2014 short story collection Bark, I likened her — in her loopy, macabre vision — to Emily Dickinson; Moore's new novel, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, only intensifies that comparison."
Also, Jenny would like me to give a shout out to The Rachel Incident, which she loves. Click on the title to read her rec.
Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
2. Sea Change, by Christina Gerhardt
3. Outlive, by Petter Attia and Bill Gifford
4. Stay True, by Hua Hsu
5. King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig
6. A Fever in the Heartland, by Timothy Egan
7. What an Owl Knows, by Jennifer Ackerman (Register for September 6 virtual event here)
8. Braiding Sweetgrass (hardcover edition), by Robin Wall Kimmerer
9. Pagans, by Ethan Doyle White
10. The Wager, by David Grann
I don't often get to shout out Thames and Hudson titles on this blog, so it's nice to see a sales pop (and not a bulk order) for Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals from Ethan Doyle White. It also seems to be the case that the book is selling off the shelf - I can't find much news about the book through a casual internet search. Here's a nice article about the book in the New York Daily News from Jacqueline Cutler: "The word pagan originated as a slur. From Latin, paganus, it means pertaining to the country. If you were one of the pagani, you were considered unsophisticated, uneducated, and prey to foolish superstitions. But now, like some other minorities, modern Pagans have taken the word back and proudly turned its meaning inside out."
Paperback Fiction:
1. Carrie Soto Is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. Trust, by Hernan Diaz
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Maid, by Nita Prose
5. Cult Classic, by Sloane Crosley
6. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
7. Her Majesty's Royal Coven, by June Dawson
8. The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka
9. Overboard, by Sara Paretsky
10. Too Late, by Colleen Hoover
The publisher, on Cult Classic: "A twisted mystery on the metaphysics of modern love, memory, and mind control in the city." If you liked Sloane Crosley's essays and are wondering if you should follow her to fiction (and to be clear, you should have figured this out already as this is her second novel), read this from Kirkus: " The story is plenty engaging, but it's Crosley's analytical acumen and gift for the striking metaphor that really gives the book life. Thoughtfully and humanely acerbic." And Booklist: "Novelist and essayist Crosley casts a spell with lightning wit, devilish dialogue, and walloping truths about how little reason there is to anything resembling love."
Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin, by Kristine Hansen
2. We Don't Know Ourselves, by Fintan O'Toole
3. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. Quietly Hostile, by Samantha Irby
5. Small-Town Wisconsin, by Mary Bergin
6. The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber and David Wengrow
7. A Path Lit by Lightning, by David Marainss
8. Joy Ride, by Kriste Jokinen (Register for July 31 Boswell event here)
9. Happy-Go Lucky, by David Sedaris (Tickets for October 25 Pabst event here)
10. Solito, by Javier Zamora
Solito is a New York Times bestseller and notable book of the year, and winner of an ALA Alex Award and the Christopher Isherwood Prize, a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was also a Read with Jenna pick and for those who are interested in these things, was apparently the first nonfiction title published under the American Hogarth imprint, which was, specifically created to brand literary fiction at the former Crown Publishing Group, recently resurrected as a separate entity, but no longer including Hogarth, which remains at Random House. Gabino Iglesias called it "required reading" on the NPR website.
Books for Kids:
1. Family Style, by Thien Pham
2. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renee Graef
3. You Need to Chill, by Juno Dawson
4. This Book Is Gay, by Juno Dawson
5. What's the T?, by Juno Dawson
6. Spin to Survive Deadly Jungle, by Emily Hawkins
7. The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers
7. The Digger and the Butterfly, by Joseph Kuefler
9. How to Catch a Polar Bear, by Stacy DeKeyser
10. Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
I had no idea The Digger and the Butterfly was part of the series. The Digger has previously paired up with The Flower and The Duckling! The plot for this one: "a crew of building trucks who befriend a caterpillar and witness its metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly." From Kirkus: "While not overtly a book of mindfulness, this gentle look at taking time to pay attention to nature relays its message without overt proselytizing, and as always, Kuefler's bold, blocky illustrations bring the tale to life beautifully, imbuing his vehicular cast with verve and personality."
1. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
2. Sea Change, by Christina Gerhardt
3. Outlive, by Petter Attia and Bill Gifford
4. Stay True, by Hua Hsu
5. King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig
6. A Fever in the Heartland, by Timothy Egan
7. What an Owl Knows, by Jennifer Ackerman (Register for September 6 virtual event here)
8. Braiding Sweetgrass (hardcover edition), by Robin Wall Kimmerer
9. Pagans, by Ethan Doyle White
10. The Wager, by David Grann
I don't often get to shout out Thames and Hudson titles on this blog, so it's nice to see a sales pop (and not a bulk order) for Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals from Ethan Doyle White. It also seems to be the case that the book is selling off the shelf - I can't find much news about the book through a casual internet search. Here's a nice article about the book in the New York Daily News from Jacqueline Cutler: "The word pagan originated as a slur. From Latin, paganus, it means pertaining to the country. If you were one of the pagani, you were considered unsophisticated, uneducated, and prey to foolish superstitions. But now, like some other minorities, modern Pagans have taken the word back and proudly turned its meaning inside out."
1. Carrie Soto Is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. Trust, by Hernan Diaz
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Maid, by Nita Prose
5. Cult Classic, by Sloane Crosley
6. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
7. Her Majesty's Royal Coven, by June Dawson
8. The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka
9. Overboard, by Sara Paretsky
10. Too Late, by Colleen Hoover
The publisher, on Cult Classic: "A twisted mystery on the metaphysics of modern love, memory, and mind control in the city." If you liked Sloane Crosley's essays and are wondering if you should follow her to fiction (and to be clear, you should have figured this out already as this is her second novel), read this from Kirkus: " The story is plenty engaging, but it's Crosley's analytical acumen and gift for the striking metaphor that really gives the book life. Thoughtfully and humanely acerbic." And Booklist: "Novelist and essayist Crosley casts a spell with lightning wit, devilish dialogue, and walloping truths about how little reason there is to anything resembling love."
1. Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin, by Kristine Hansen
2. We Don't Know Ourselves, by Fintan O'Toole
3. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. Quietly Hostile, by Samantha Irby
5. Small-Town Wisconsin, by Mary Bergin
6. The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber and David Wengrow
7. A Path Lit by Lightning, by David Marainss
8. Joy Ride, by Kriste Jokinen (Register for July 31 Boswell event here)
9. Happy-Go Lucky, by David Sedaris (Tickets for October 25 Pabst event here)
10. Solito, by Javier Zamora
Solito is a New York Times bestseller and notable book of the year, and winner of an ALA Alex Award and the Christopher Isherwood Prize, a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was also a Read with Jenna pick and for those who are interested in these things, was apparently the first nonfiction title published under the American Hogarth imprint, which was, specifically created to brand literary fiction at the former Crown Publishing Group, recently resurrected as a separate entity, but no longer including Hogarth, which remains at Random House. Gabino Iglesias called it "required reading" on the NPR website.
1. Family Style, by Thien Pham
2. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renee Graef
3. You Need to Chill, by Juno Dawson
4. This Book Is Gay, by Juno Dawson
5. What's the T?, by Juno Dawson
6. Spin to Survive Deadly Jungle, by Emily Hawkins
7. The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers
7. The Digger and the Butterfly, by Joseph Kuefler
9. How to Catch a Polar Bear, by Stacy DeKeyser
10. Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
I had no idea The Digger and the Butterfly was part of the series. The Digger has previously paired up with The Flower and The Duckling! The plot for this one: "a crew of building trucks who befriend a caterpillar and witness its metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly." From Kirkus: "While not overtly a book of mindfulness, this gentle look at taking time to pay attention to nature relays its message without overt proselytizing, and as always, Kuefler's bold, blocky illustrations bring the tale to life beautifully, imbuing his vehicular cast with verve and personality."
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