1. Tom's Crossing, by Mark Z Danielewski
2. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
3. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai
4. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan
5. The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
6. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
7. The Antidote, by Karen Russell
8. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
9. The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny
10. Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
If you are wondering how much Penguin Random House dominates hardcover fiction, they hold 80% of our top ten this week, with three from the Random House group, 3 from Knopf/Doubleday, and one each from Penguin and Crown. Mark Z Danielewski finalized our event series for the year. Folks came from pretty far away for Tom's Crossing, with at least one attendee heading back to Indianapolis that same evening. We have signed copies - both tip-ins and in-person-signed.
1. Milwaukee Flavor, from Visit Milwaukee, Ann Christenson, with illustrations by Kevin J Miyasaki
2. The Gales of November, by John U Bacon
3. The Grave Robber, by Tim Carpenter (signed copies)
4. Good Things, by Samin Nosrat
5. Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
6. Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
7. Something from Nothing, by Alison Roman
8. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
9. A Marriage at Sea, by Sophie Elmhirst
10. The Anthony Bourdain Reader, edited by Kimberly Witherspoon
I suppose it's not going to be surprising that of the top 10 stores on Edelweiss selling The Gales of November, eight are coded Midwest another store doesn't have a geographical classification, so it could be Midwest as well. But there's one Northeast coding, but that could be a Great-Lakes adjacent market in New York or Pennsylvania. The top West store is #16, but you have to get to store #54 to find a South classification.
1. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
2. The Mighty Red, by Louise Penny
3. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
4. Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell
5. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
6. Shady Hollow V1, by Juneau Black
7. The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
8. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
9. The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese
10. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
The relatively quiet bestseller numbers of the paperback fiction list are interesting to see compared to hardcovers. When the Cranes Fly South would be #8 if it were competing with its stiff-backed colleagues. There's also a little more publisher diversity - 3 from HarperCollins and 2 from Simon and Schuster imprints, and all the PRH representation is from Vintage, including local favorite Shady Hollow, The Frozen River, which is seasonally appropriate, and Hamnet, which just opened locally. There's been a lot of enthusiastic buzz from our customers about the film.
I think a lot of you haven't watched Lisa Baudoin and my interview with Lisa Ridzén. It's very interesting, and will add to your understanding of the novel. Click here to watch right now, as Chris says.
1. Birds of the Great Lakes, by Dexter Patterson
2. Experiencing God, by Jon M Sweeney (Boswell January 9 event)
3. Murdle V1, by GT Karber
4. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
5. Welcome to Pawnee, by Jim O'Heir
6. Holly Jolly Crosswords, from The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz
7. John Lewis, by David Greenberg
8. A Sheepdog Named Oscar, by Dara Waldron
9. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders, by John Elledge
10. So Many Books, by Gabriel Zaid
A nice pop for John Lewis, which has been out since October. David Greenberg's bio had strong sales in hardcover, and the genre tends to be a hardcover game, but it would be nice to reach more people in a somewhat cheaper edition. The New Yorker hardcover review from Kalefa Sennah called the bio "appropriately weighty," and while its more of a meditation on Lewis than the book, it's clearly positive and stands beside four other raves.
Also nice to see Welcome to Pawnee selling off the new paperback table. I enjoyed it in hardcover.
Books for Kids:
1. The Christmas Sweater, by Jan Brett
2. Zip Zap Wickety Wack, by Matthew Diffee
3. Dog Man V14: Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
4. Peekaboo Santa, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
5. Penguin and Pinecone, by Salina Yoon
6. If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, by Gideon Sterer, illustrations by Emily Hughes
7. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall
8. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
9. The Mitten Board Book, by Jan Brett
10. Peekaboo Dinosaur, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
I had a very enjoyable conversation with Rona Brinlee of The Bookmark of Neptune Beach, Florida, sharing how our Jan Brett event went last Sunday for The Christmas Sweater (signed bookplates still available). Their event is going on as I write this! Rona and I spoke to the late Susan Stamberg on NPR for several years, and we couldn't help but chat about books we're currently recommending. You can hear about her recommendations too - here's a video presentation.
1. The Christmas Sweater, by Jan Brett
2. Zip Zap Wickety Wack, by Matthew Diffee
3. Dog Man V14: Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
4. Peekaboo Santa, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
5. Penguin and Pinecone, by Salina Yoon
6. If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, by Gideon Sterer, illustrations by Emily Hughes
7. If We Were Dogs, by Sophie Blackall
8. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
9. The Mitten Board Book, by Jan Brett
10. Peekaboo Dinosaur, by Camilla Reid, illustrations by Ingela P Arrhenius
I had a very enjoyable conversation with Rona Brinlee of The Bookmark of Neptune Beach, Florida, sharing how our Jan Brett event went last Sunday for The Christmas Sweater (signed bookplates still available). Their event is going on as I write this! Rona and I spoke to the late Susan Stamberg on NPR for several years, and we couldn't help but chat about books we're currently recommending. You can hear about her recommendations too - here's a video presentation.
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