Hardcover Fiction:
1. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
2. Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan
3. Flesh, by David Szalay
4. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
5. Alchemised, by SenLinYu
6. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai
7. Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
8. Heart the Lover, by Lily King
9. The Strength of the Few V2, by Matt Islington
10. Dungeon Crawler Carl V1, by Matt Dinniman
Nothing new yet debuting here, but I will note that we have a rare occurrence of a book on both the hardcover and paperback lists with volume one of Dungeon Crawler Carl. As every retailer and website follows the James Daunt-driven book of the year trend, this Dinniman's was the inaugural selection of Books-a-Million. The adaptation rights were bought by Universal Studios and Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door Productions in 2024. It's only gotten bigger.
1. Milwaukee Flavor, by Visit Milwaukee and Ann Christenson
2. Everything Is Tuberculosis, by John Green
3. Good Things, by Samin Nosrat
4. Something from Nothing, by Alison Roman
5. A Marriage at Sea, by Sophie Elmhirst
6. A Long Game, by Elizabeth McCracken
7. Buckley, by Sam Tanenhaus
8. Salt Fat Acid Heat, by Samin Nosrat
9. We the People, by Jill Lepore
10. Nobody's Girl, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Welcome to the top 10 for Elizabeth McCracken's A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction, which released on the unusual pub date of December 2. From Rob Schmitz's interview with McCracken on NPR Weekend Edition: "It's an entire book about how you shouldn't take anybody's advice, and it's crammed full of advice. I wanted to because, you know, I've taught writing for a long time, and my feeling as a teacher is that I can't teach anybody to write the work that only they can write. And that's what any writer should be writing is the work that only they can write. But I want to help them think the most interesting thoughts that they can."
1. When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzén
2. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
3. Heated Rivalry V2, by Rachel Reid
4. Frankenstein (multiple editions), by Mary Shelley
5. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
6. Dungeon Crawler Carl V1, by Matt Dinniman
7. Game Changer V1, by Rachel Reid
8. Role Model V5, by Rachel Reid
9. Sunburn, by Chloe Howarth
10. In Your Dreams, by Sarah Adams
Game Changers is a six-book series (starting with Game Changer) and we've got three in this week's top ten, topped by Heated Rivalry, of course. Not appearing (yet) is The Long Game, which is the direct sequel to Heated Rivalry. I did notice that most of the other books in the series (more like a mystery series than fantasy - with the exception of the direct sequel) are romances between a hockey player and someone who is not a hockey player, and I'm wondering if having two athletes kicks it up a notch for readers. I will aske the fans on staff. And you should take a look at what the covers looked like before they were cartooned for mass consumption.
1. Experiencing God, by Jon M Sweeney (Boswell January 9 event)
2. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before, by Julie Smith
3. Meditations for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
4. The Slicks: On Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift
5. The Artists Way, by Julia Cameron
6. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord, by Daniel J Levitin
7. The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson (UWM ticketed March 11 event)
8. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
9. Mega Milk, by Megan Milks
10. On Love, by Joseph Campbell
Unlike the other lists, we've got a number of new titles hitting this week, with a bit of a swing to the personal growth area. Leading the pack is Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? a reprint of 2022 hardcover that didn't have reviews attached to the ipage listing. Usually they aren't there for the paperback reprint, but you can find them if you go to the older edition. But I digress. What I did learn is Dr Julie Smith is a popular TikTok therapist.
1. Sunrise on the Reaping collectors edition, by Suzanne Collins
2. Howl's Moving Castle limited edition, by Diana Wynne Jones
3. Rock Paper Incisors V3, by Amy Timberlake
4. Winging It, by Megan Wagner Lloyd with Michelle Mee Nutter
5. Nimona anniversary edition, by ND Stevenson
6. Dinosaurs, by Rachel Ignotofsky
7. My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda, by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Annemarie Van Haeringen
8. Dog Man V14: Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid V20: Partypooper
10. Refugee graphic edition, by Alan Gratz
Winging It was released in October and was featured on the November-December Indie Next List for kids. It's been selling steadily, but with the drop in bestseller picture book numbers after Christmas, it was able to make the top 10. From Amy Ribakove in Luna Juniper Wright-Evans moves with her father from California to DC to be closer to her grandmother. From School Library Journal: "Featuring authentic friendships and a diverse cast of characters, this is a must-have for upper elementary and middle school readers who enjoy heartfelt, slice-of-life stories."
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