1. Beast of the North Woods V3, by Annelise Ryan (signed copies)
2. James, by Percival Everett
3. 33 Place Brugmann, by Alice Austen (Boswell March 11 event)
4. The Bones Beneath My Skin, by TJ Klune
5. The Snowbirds, by Christina Clancy
6. All Fours, by Miranda Puchner
7. Dream State, by Eric Puchner
8. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales V3, by Heath Fawcett
9. Intermezzo, by Sally Rooney
10. Every Tom, Dick and Harry, by Elinor Lipman (just announced - Boswell April 3 event)
Lisa Baudoin from Books and Company and I worked with the publisher to set up a virtual program for Dream State, not knowing until we recorded that the book was the latest selection of Oprah's Book Club. Pucher visited Boswell for his first novel, Model Home, back in 2010, but only during the recording was I reminded that he had family roots in Wisconsin and that his mom had attended the previous event. Watch the video here.
BookMarks tallies six raves and a positive for the novel, including from Ron Charles at The Washington Post: "I’m reminded of Daniel Mason’s remarkable novel North Woods, which focuses on an ancient farmhouse in western Massachusetts. But while Mason starts 400 years ago and moves into the present day, Dream State begins in the early 21st century and moves slyly into the future.
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Plundered, by Bernadette Atuahene
2. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. How We Learn to Be Brave, by Mariann Edgar Budde
4. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
5. Lorne, by Susan Morrison
6. Well Plated Every Day, by Erin Clarke
7. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue, by Julie Satow
8. Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks
9. I've Got Questions, by Erin Hicks Moon
10. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, by Carlo M Cipolla
With Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary being celebrated with multiple specials, a film, and countless social media posts, it was an excellent time to release Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night, from Susan Morrison. This BookMarks tally is also six raves, plus three positve reviews. From Edward Kosner in The Wall Street Journal: "As it happens, Susan Morrison, an editor at the New Yorker magazine, has written an encyclopedic doorstop subtitled The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. It’s crammed with on- and off-camera anecdotes and chit-chat - a compendium richer than even Mr. Michaels’s most fervent admirers could ask for.
Paperback Fiction:
1. Fourth Wing V1, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Faebound, by Saara El-Arifi
3. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
4. The Kiss Countdown, by Etta Easton
5. Whenever You're Ready, by Rachel Runya Katz
6. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
7. The Parable of the Sower V1, by Octavia Butler
8. A Death in Door County, by Annelise Ryan
9. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
10. North Woods, by Daniel Mason
Boswell continues to work with more than one outside group on a Blind Date with a Book promotion. My rule of thumb is to include in our published list titles from the last 12 months. If a book is older than that, it also has to include individual sales, like Octavia Butler's The Parable of the Sower, which is the featured title for several book clubs in the area. The book was published in 1993 and became a New York Times bestseller in 2020.
Paperback Nonfiction:
1. Kid Confidence, by Eileen Kennedy Moore
2. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
3. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. All the Beauty in the World, by Patrick Bringley
5. The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel
6. The Jack Smith Report, by Jack Smith
7. A Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin, by Charles Hagner
8. Of Time and Turtles, by Sy Montgomery
9. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer
10. Differ We Must, by Steve Inskeep
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell came out in paperback last fall, but for some reason (I'm guessing it's a book club who hasn't checked in with us), our sales only picked up in the new year. Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus, was reviewed widely (all the publishing trades, plus Washington Post, Scientific American, Minneapolis Star Tribune), but didn't get a BookMarks tally. From Steve Dixon in Library Journal: "Fans of Montgomery's previous works will love this, and so will nature enthusiasts and environmentalists."
Books for Kids:
1. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, illustrations by Aaron Boyd
2. Daphne Draws Data, by Cole Knaflic
3. The Language of Dragons, by SF Williamson
4. Where Sleeping Girls Lie, by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
5. Black Girl Power, edited by Leah Johnson
6. Venom and Vow, by Anna Marie and Elliott McLemore
7. So Let Them Burn, by Kamilah Cole
8. Dog Man V13: Big Jim Begins, by Dav Pilkey
9. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renée Graef
10. Growing Friendships, by Eileen Kennedy Moore
The Language of Dragons is a New York Times bestseller. From the publisher: "In an alternate London in 1923, one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons and humans, in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language, class, and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel." From Kirkus: "Alt-history fans will devour this high-concept reimagining of the interwar period - with dragons."
1. Plundered, by Bernadette Atuahene
2. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. How We Learn to Be Brave, by Mariann Edgar Budde
4. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
5. Lorne, by Susan Morrison
6. Well Plated Every Day, by Erin Clarke
7. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue, by Julie Satow
8. Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks
9. I've Got Questions, by Erin Hicks Moon
10. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, by Carlo M Cipolla
With Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary being celebrated with multiple specials, a film, and countless social media posts, it was an excellent time to release Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night, from Susan Morrison. This BookMarks tally is also six raves, plus three positve reviews. From Edward Kosner in The Wall Street Journal: "As it happens, Susan Morrison, an editor at the New Yorker magazine, has written an encyclopedic doorstop subtitled The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. It’s crammed with on- and off-camera anecdotes and chit-chat - a compendium richer than even Mr. Michaels’s most fervent admirers could ask for.
1. Fourth Wing V1, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Faebound, by Saara El-Arifi
3. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
4. The Kiss Countdown, by Etta Easton
5. Whenever You're Ready, by Rachel Runya Katz
6. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
7. The Parable of the Sower V1, by Octavia Butler
8. A Death in Door County, by Annelise Ryan
9. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
10. North Woods, by Daniel Mason
Boswell continues to work with more than one outside group on a Blind Date with a Book promotion. My rule of thumb is to include in our published list titles from the last 12 months. If a book is older than that, it also has to include individual sales, like Octavia Butler's The Parable of the Sower, which is the featured title for several book clubs in the area. The book was published in 1993 and became a New York Times bestseller in 2020.
1. Kid Confidence, by Eileen Kennedy Moore
2. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
3. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. All the Beauty in the World, by Patrick Bringley
5. The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel
6. The Jack Smith Report, by Jack Smith
7. A Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin, by Charles Hagner
8. Of Time and Turtles, by Sy Montgomery
9. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer
10. Differ We Must, by Steve Inskeep
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell came out in paperback last fall, but for some reason (I'm guessing it's a book club who hasn't checked in with us), our sales only picked up in the new year. Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus, was reviewed widely (all the publishing trades, plus Washington Post, Scientific American, Minneapolis Star Tribune), but didn't get a BookMarks tally. From Steve Dixon in Library Journal: "Fans of Montgomery's previous works will love this, and so will nature enthusiasts and environmentalists."
1. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, illustrations by Aaron Boyd
2. Daphne Draws Data, by Cole Knaflic
3. The Language of Dragons, by SF Williamson
4. Where Sleeping Girls Lie, by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
5. Black Girl Power, edited by Leah Johnson
6. Venom and Vow, by Anna Marie and Elliott McLemore
7. So Let Them Burn, by Kamilah Cole
8. Dog Man V13: Big Jim Begins, by Dav Pilkey
9. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renée Graef
10. Growing Friendships, by Eileen Kennedy Moore
The Language of Dragons is a New York Times bestseller. From the publisher: "In an alternate London in 1923, one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons and humans, in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language, class, and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel." From Kirkus: "Alt-history fans will devour this high-concept reimagining of the interwar period - with dragons."
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