1. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
2. State Champs, by Hilary Plum
3. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
4. The Unveiling, by Quan Barry (signed copies)
5. Heart the Lover, by Lily King (Boswell October 24 event)
6. Alchemised, by SenLinYu
7. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
8. Always Remember, by Charlie Mackesy
9. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai
10. Twice, by Mitch Albom
It's only about three weeks until the Booker Prize is announced. One title on the shortlist is The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, which has had several weeks in our top ten since its September release. Desai received the prize for The Inheritance of Loss back in 2006. The new book has 12 raves, a positive, and two mixed on BookMarks. From Alexandra Jacobs in The New York Times: "Almost 20 years in the making, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai, is not so much a novel as a marvel. In an era of hot takes and chilly optimized productivity, here is sweet validation of the idea that to create something truly transcendent - a work of art depicting love, family, nature and culture in all their fullness - might take time."
1. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon (signed copies)
2. The Promise of Heaven, by David Jeremiah
3. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee (Boswell November 17 event)
4. Heartland Masala, by Jyoti Mukharji and Auyon Mukharji (signed copies)
5. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
6. 107 Days, by Kamala Harris
7. The Art of Gluten Free Bread, by Aran Goyoaga
8. We the People, by Jill Lepore
9. Little Woodchucks, by Nick Offerman
10. Schott's Significa, by Ben Schott
First week out for Andrew Ross Sorkin's 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History - and How It Shattered a Nation with a BookMarks tabulation of three raves, a positive, and a mixed in The New York Times, where Sorkin is a columnist. One rave is from Judge Glock in The Wall Street Journal: "Although Mr. Sorkin offers hints that the crash looms larger in our memory than it did in the moment, his focus is on portraying the lives of the people who lived through it. It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read." I think BookMarks removed the WSJ links because they are always paywalled. But I hit paywalls from other newspaper links, so maybe there's another reason.
1. American Dawn V2, by Matthew J Flynn
2. Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
3. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Juneau Black
4. Mockingbird Court V6, by Juneau Black
5. Mate, by Ali Hazelwood
6. Sunburn, by Chloe Howarth
7. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
8. The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk
9. The Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping, by Sangu Mandanna
10. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
David Sedaris came to Milwaukee for his biennial (I want to say biannual, but apparently that could also mean twice a year) visit to the Pabst Theater and this time, his book pick was Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, her follow-up to Fleischman Is in Trouble. The paperback appears to be flying off the shelves in the Northeast, at least according to Edelweiss. It had 13 raves, 3 positives, 3 mixed, and two pans, including one from the Times Literary Supplement, which is paywalled, which ruins my earlier theory.
1. Seventh Generation Earth Ethics, by Patty Loew
2. In the Room at the Top of the World, by Ben McCormick (Boswell October 20 event)
3. Holidays on Ice, by David Sedaris
4. Happy Go Lucky, by David Sedaris
5. The Best of Me, by David Sedaris
6. In the Shadow of Man, by Jane Goodall
7. A Sheepdog Named Oscar, by Dara Waldron (Boswell October 30 event)
8. Meditations for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
9. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue, by Julie Satow
10. Puerto Rico, by Jorell Melendez Badillo
You may not know that the Americans and the British have different rules on songs charting on music bestseller lists from one artist, and if you do, apologies for repeating. The UK limits the artist to the three biggest hits from one album, while there are no restrictions on the Billboard Hot 100, which is why Taylor Switft held the top 12 spots this past week. I like the British rules better, so that's why only three David Sedaris books place here. Otherwise I'd just list six Sedaris books in the top ten and four more from 11-15. With no brand new book to sell, the top adult title (we sold more of Pretty Ugly in kids) was Holidays on Ice - it's late enough in the year to be thinking about this.
1. Steam Train Dream Train: Next Stop Christmas, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrations by AG Ford
2. Steam Train Dream Train, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrations by AG Ford
3. Pretty Ugly, by David Sedaris, illustrations by Ian Falconer
4. Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue, by Sheeri Duskey Rinker, illustrations by AG Ford
5. Giving Good, by Aaron Boyd
6. Squash and Pumpkin: #Squashgoals, by GG McQueen, illustrations by Michael Slack
7. Brownie the War Dog, by Kelly Nelson, illustrations by Aaron Boyd
8. Valiant Vel, by Jerrianne Hayslett, illustrations by Aaron Boyd
9. Rock Paper Incisors V3, by Amy Timberlake, illustrations by Jon Klassen (Boswell October 27 event)
10. Buffalo Dreamer, by Violet Duncan
This week's top 10 is event heavy, with the exception of Buffalo Dreamer, which is part of the current Battle of the Books promotion. I generally don't include quantity orders that are not part of author events when the book is more than a year old, but in this case, there was more than one purchase in the week, so National Book Award Finalist Buffalo Dreamer (which really just missed the cutoff as it's from August 2024) makes the top 10. From Tracy Cronce in School Library Journal: "Beautiful descriptions of traditional Native American culture and dress make scenes vivid for readers as Summer's family rides horses, picks berries, prepares meals, and shares stories, even ones that have remained unspoken."
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