1. Apostle's Cove, by William Kent Krueger
2. Among the Burning Flowers, by Samantha Shannon
3. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
4. Jams, by Percival Everett
5. Katabasis, by RF Kuang
6. The Emperor of Gladness, by Ocean Vuong
7. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
8. How to Read a Book, by Monica Wood
9. The Phoebe Variations, by Jane Hamilton (Boswell September 30 event)
10. The Academy, by Elin Hilderbrand and Stacy Cunningham
Top debut this week is Among the Burning Flowers, coming in a regular and deluxe edition.Samantha Shannon's prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree received this review in Library Journal: "A testament to humankind's endurance and unending hope for a better future, this brief foray into Shannon's fantasy world adds a few additional layers to events mentioned in her other books."
1. Why Fascists Fear Teachers, by Randi Weingarten
2. Good Things, by Samin Nosrat
3. Born in Flames, by Bench Ansfield (signed copies)
4. We the People, by Jill Lepore
5. Arctic Passages, by Kieran Mulvaney
6. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism, by Stewart Reynolds
7. All the Way to the River, by Elizabeth Gilbert
8. They All Came to Barneys, by Gene Pressman
9. Baldwin: A Love Story, by Nicholas Boggs
10. Art Work, by Sally Mann.
Samin Nosrat returns with Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love, the first big cookbook of fall, at least for us. It's been eight years since Salt Fat Acid Heat. Booklist has a starred review: "Adventurous home cooks will appreciate the firm foundation of knowledge that ultimately offers the freedom and confidence to experiment and create special foods to share."
1. The Women Who Stand Between, by Jeannée Sacken (more signed copies coming soon!)
2. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
3. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
4. Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar
5. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Rizdén
6. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
7. All Fours, by Miranda July
8. The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami
9. The Glassmaker, by Tracy Chevalier
10. Go As a River, by Shelley Read
Vintage went with a very different look for The City and Its Uncertain Walls. I don't usually expect a book like that to have a cover change. I would call the BookMarks review profile polarizing - 10 raves, a positive, 4 mixed, and 6 pans. Most of the raves were with the advance trades - some of which, but certainly not all of them, do not publish bad reviews, so why would you index them? That said, some consumer-facing reviewers gave raves too - Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Slate.
1. Going for Zero, by Carl Elefante
2. Reading for Our Lives, by Maya Payne Smart
3. Common Ground, by Eileen Flanagan (signed copies)
4. Palaces for the People, by Eric Klinenberg
5. Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond
6. 2020, by Eric Klinenberg
7. A Sheepdog Named Oscar, by Dara Waldron (Boswell October 30 event)
8. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
9. We Had Fun and Nobody Died, by Amy Waldman and Peter Jest
10. AI Snake Oil, by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
There was a bit of a theme to some of this week's events. After selling books for Carl Elefante at the PastForward conference for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, we had two more authors who would slot in the Urban Studies category, Bench Ansfield at Boswell (see above) and Eric Klinenberg at Milwaukee Public Library, which worked hard to bring the author here to speak about 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed and Palaces for the People, which among other things, celebrates libraries.
1. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall
2. Spooky Lakes Coloring Book, by Geo Rutherford
3. Dream, by Barbara O'Connor
4. Spooky Lakes, by Geo Rutherford
5. Leafy Landmarks, by Michelle Schaub
6. Wish, by Barbara O'Connor
7. Farmhouse, by Sophie Blackall
8. Kat and Mouse: I Like Cheese, by Salina Yoon
9. The Poisoned King V2, by Katherine Rundell (Boswell October 1 event)
10. Tiny T Rex and the First Day Oopsies, by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrations by Jay Fleck
There was no time in the schedule for a public event with Sophie Blackall, but we were grateful to have two school visits for If We Were Dogs. From Kirkus: "Cheerful, lightly hued colors fit the whimsical mood, while expressive body language allows the art to tell the story with a minimum of words. Ending on a surprising note, with a sweet compromise between the two main characters, the tale gives both kids the freedom to embrace their own preferences and styles - while still enjoying their game."
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