1. The Christmas Stranger, by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
3. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
4. Flesh, by David Szalay
5. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
6. The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny
7. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
8. Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman
9. Dog Show, by Billy Collins
10. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan
The Booker Prize winner shipment has arrived, and we sold more copies of Flesh this week than we did life of the book for Turbulence, David Szalay's last collection of stories, or Spring, his previous novel, back in 2012. Despite the accolade, in addition to the 14 raves and two positives, it still got a mixed review in the Times Literary Supplement, which still thought it was better than his previous books, with their extraneous adverbs. From Cory Oldweiler in The Boston Globe: " Fascinating and unexpected ... If you’ve ever woken up to the realization that your life has become something you never planned for, anticipated, or desired, you’ll likely find Flesh all too human."
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee
2. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
3. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
4. Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
5. The Anthony Bourdain Reader, edited by Kimberly Witherspoon
6. Something from Nothing, by Alison Roman
7. The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin
8. Alternative for the Masses, by Greg Prato
9. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, by Walter Isaacson
10. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism, by Stewart Reynolds
I haven't seen a bestseller from Motorbooks (formerly of Osceola, Wisconsin) in many years, and I certainly never expected it to be Alternative for the Masses: The '90s Alt-Rock Revolution - An Oral History. From Publishers Weekly: "Music journalist Prato delivers a comprehensive oral history of what he deems 'rock's last truly great movement'...It adds up to a multifaceted portrait of a vital chapter in rock history.
1. How About Now, by Kate Baer
2. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
3. The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami
4. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
5. Best American Short Stories, edited by Celeste Ng
6. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
7. On the Calculation of Volume Book 1, by Solvej Balle
8. Frankenstein 1818 Text, by Mary Shelley
9. Little Alleluias, by Mary Oliver
10. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
Here's a book you probably don't know about from New Directions that sells like crazy - On the Calculations of Volume. Book 1 is in on our bestseller list this week (and Jason's rec shelf), but there are seven volumes altogether. Solvej Balle was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award for translated fiction, as well as showing up on several best-of lists. It also received Scandanvia's most important literature prize.
1. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson
2. Wrecked, by Thomas Nelson with Jerald Podair (Boswell December 4 event)
3. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
4. Lincoln's Counterfeiters, by Andrea Nolen
5. Don't Say Please, by Sahan Jayasuirya
6. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
7. A Place Called Yellowstone, by Randall K Wilson
8. This Earthly Globe, by Andrea Di Robilant
9. Meditations for Morals, by Oliver Burkeman
10. Welcome to Pawnee, by Jim O'Heir
A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World's First National Park is a paperback reprint that received that Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize for history writing. From Booklist: "Tensions will always exist between the tourism industry and the conservation movement over Yellowstone's precious resources, but Wilson's account shows an unfolding awareness and sensitivity on both sides to the treasures that lie within those 2.2 million acres."
1. Deadpan, by Harold Eppley
2. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper, by Jeff Kinney
4. Dragonborn, by Struan Murray
5. Billie Jean Peet, Athlete, by Andrea Beaty, illustrations by David Roberts
6. If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Emily Hughes
7. The Christmas Sweater, by Jan Brett (Ticketed UWM/Boswell event December 7)
8. Mythology Land, by Claire Cock-Starkey, illustrated by Pham Quang Phuc
9. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, by Bess Kalb, illustrations by Erin Kraan
10. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall
Mythology Land: 12 Classic Legends Imagined includes stories from the Welsh, Ghanian, Egyptian, Norse, and more. Claire Cock-Starkey worked with Ben Schott on several of his books. Each tale includes an exquisitely illustrated map of its world by Pham Quang Phuc.
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