1. 33 Place Brugmann, by Alice Austen (Boswell March 11 event)
2. James, by Percival Everett
3. Beast of the North Woods, by Annelise Ryan
4. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
5. The Snowbirds, by Christina Clancy
6. Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler
7. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
8. The Bones Beneath My Skin, by TJ Klune
9. The Case of the Missing Maid, by Rob Osler (Boswell March 6 event)
10. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix
Alice Austen's launch for 33 Place Brugmann is coming up soon, and momentum is building. Unlike most of the larger publishers that replaced pub dates with on-sale dates, meaning, for the most part, you can't sell in advance, most titles distributed by Ingram do not have street smart laydowns. So, just to be clear, we're not doing anything wrong!
Here's a nice Ann Patchett quote I didn't see before: "The world of 33 Place Brugmann is spacious and intricately connected, filled with both horror and brilliant light. Alice Austen uses her considerable gifts to remind us that the past and the present are more connected than we wish to believe, and that vigilance, loyalty and art hold the key to survival. This is a beautiful and deeply engaging novel."
Hardcover Nonfiction:
1. Life in Three Dimensions, by Shigehiro Oishi (signed copies)
2. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
3. Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks
4. One Day Everyone Will Have Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad
5. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
6. Original Sins, by Eve Ewing
7. I'll Have What She's Having, by Chelsea Handler
8. Woody Allen, by Patrick McGilligan
9. The Backyard Bird Chronicles, by Amy Tan
10. The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, by Neko Case
Omar El Akkad's new book has five raves and two positive reviews on BookMarks. From Fintan O'Toole in The New York Times: "In One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, his fiercely agonized new book about American and European responses to the devastation of Gaza, El Akkad is trying, in a very different way, to do the same thing - to force American readers to think of Palestinian victims not as 'them' but as 'us.'
Paperback Fiction:
1. The Last Letter from Sicily, by Lindsay Marie Morris
2. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
3. Deep End, by Ali Hazelwood
4. The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
5. Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E Butler
6. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
7. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
8. The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
9. House of Leaves, by Mark Deanielewski
10. Kings of the Wyld, by Nicholas Eames
While the paperback fiction list often draws on the new paperback table and upcoming book club discussions for its makeup, staff recs had a good week this time around - House of Leaves is one of Jeremy's picks while Kings of the Wyld comes from Alex. Buzzfeed Books coined the latter, "George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett."
Paperback Nonfiction:
1. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
2. Grief Is for People, by Sloane Crosley
3. Democracy Awakening, by Heather Cox Richardson
4. Devotions, by Mary Oliver
5. A Philosophy of Walking, by Frédéric Gros
6. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
7. Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman
8. Is Math Real?, by Eugenia Cheng
9. The Search for the Genuine, by Jim Harrison
10. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer
Grief Is for People has a strong first week in paperback, after steady sales in hardcover. Sloan Crosley's mediation on the death of her friend and publishing colleague has moved a lot of people. I was talking to one of our customers, suffering from a recent unexpected loss, who came in to buy the book after borrowing it from the library and told me how much it helped her.
Books for Kids:
1. Beach Hair, by Ashley Woodfolk
2. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, with illustrations by Aaron Boyd
3. Girls on the Rise, by Amanda Gorman, illustrations by Loveis Wise
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess, by Jeff Kinney
5. An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir
6. Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell
7. The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
8. Tree: A Peek Through Board Book, by Britta Tecktrup
9. Peekaboo Sun, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
10. The Wild Robot Escapes, by Peter Brown
Staff recs have an impact on the kids side this week too. An Ember in the Ashes is recommended by McKenna, while Carry On is a regular on Oli's rec shelf.
1. Life in Three Dimensions, by Shigehiro Oishi (signed copies)
2. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
3. Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks
4. One Day Everyone Will Have Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad
5. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
6. Original Sins, by Eve Ewing
7. I'll Have What She's Having, by Chelsea Handler
8. Woody Allen, by Patrick McGilligan
9. The Backyard Bird Chronicles, by Amy Tan
10. The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, by Neko Case
Omar El Akkad's new book has five raves and two positive reviews on BookMarks. From Fintan O'Toole in The New York Times: "In One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, his fiercely agonized new book about American and European responses to the devastation of Gaza, El Akkad is trying, in a very different way, to do the same thing - to force American readers to think of Palestinian victims not as 'them' but as 'us.'
1. The Last Letter from Sicily, by Lindsay Marie Morris
2. Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
3. Deep End, by Ali Hazelwood
4. The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
5. Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E Butler
6. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
7. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
8. The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
9. House of Leaves, by Mark Deanielewski
10. Kings of the Wyld, by Nicholas Eames
While the paperback fiction list often draws on the new paperback table and upcoming book club discussions for its makeup, staff recs had a good week this time around - House of Leaves is one of Jeremy's picks while Kings of the Wyld comes from Alex. Buzzfeed Books coined the latter, "George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett."
1. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
2. Grief Is for People, by Sloane Crosley
3. Democracy Awakening, by Heather Cox Richardson
4. Devotions, by Mary Oliver
5. A Philosophy of Walking, by Frédéric Gros
6. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond
7. Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman
8. Is Math Real?, by Eugenia Cheng
9. The Search for the Genuine, by Jim Harrison
10. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer
Grief Is for People has a strong first week in paperback, after steady sales in hardcover. Sloan Crosley's mediation on the death of her friend and publishing colleague has moved a lot of people. I was talking to one of our customers, suffering from a recent unexpected loss, who came in to buy the book after borrowing it from the library and told me how much it helped her.
1. Beach Hair, by Ashley Woodfolk
2. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, with illustrations by Aaron Boyd
3. Girls on the Rise, by Amanda Gorman, illustrations by Loveis Wise
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess, by Jeff Kinney
5. An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir
6. Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell
7. The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
8. Tree: A Peek Through Board Book, by Britta Tecktrup
9. Peekaboo Sun, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
10. The Wild Robot Escapes, by Peter Brown
Staff recs have an impact on the kids side this week too. An Ember in the Ashes is recommended by McKenna, while Carry On is a regular on Oli's rec shelf.
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