1. Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
2. Land, by Maggie O'Farrell
3. Whistler, by Ann Patchett (tomorrow)
4. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
5. Contrapposto, by Dave Eggers
6. The Keeper, by Tana French
7. The Midnight Train, by Matt Haig
8. Villa Coco, by Andrew Sean Greer
9. Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout
10. Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, by Brooke Averick
11. Daughters of the Sun and Moon, by Lisa See (MPL June 23 event)
12. Heather, by Caitlin Mullen
13. The Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett
14. Kin, by Tayari Jones
15. A Parade of Horribles V8, by Matt Dinniman
I had to dig into 11-15 to find a new book to talk about. Heather, by Caitlin Mullen, is one of those over-exposed tree covers that we're seeing a lot of. Kirkus writes: "A young woman returns as police chief of her hometown in New Jersey's Pine Barrens only to find herself challenged by a local drug ring and a haunting cold case...A slow-burn mystery held together by an admirable cast of strong, flawed women." Mullen won the Edgar for Best First Mystery with Please See Us.
1. The Land and Its People, by David Sedaris
2. The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright, by Casey Sherman
3. The Wreck of the Mentor, by Eric Jay Dolin
4. All We Say, by Ben Rhodes
5. The Book of Birds, by Robert McFarlane and Jackie Morris
6. Famesick, by Lena Dunham
7. America USA, by Eddie S Glaude
8. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About, by Isabel Klee
9. The Feather Wars, by James H McCommons
10. Milwaukee Flavor, by Visit Milwaukee, Ann Christenson, photos by Kevin J Miyazaki
Unlike fiction, we've got several new releases in our top 10. Top honors goes to The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright: The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise, by Casey Sherman, which chronicles the famous Taliesin fire of 1914, which was the subject of Nancy Horan's bestselling Loving Frank almost 20 years ago. From Publishers Weekly: "Journalist Sherman recounts the murder of Frank Lloyd Wright's lover in this fascinating work of true crime..Sherman exhibits both a novelist's sense of pace and a reporter's eye for detail in this arresting true crime narrative of great passion and great tragedy. It's a heartbreaker."
1. Bakers Dozen, by Dasha Kelly
2. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
3. Someday Garden, by Ashley Poston
4. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
5. Angel Down, by Daniel Kraus
6. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
7. A Death in Door County, by Annelise Ryan
8. Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman
9. A River is Waiting, by Wally Lamb
10. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
New to the top 10 is The Someday Garden, by Ashley Poston, from the author of Sounds Like Love. A horticulturist takes a job in Maine and falls in love with a man trapped in a magical portal in the garden. From Beth Gabriel of Library Journal and also East Library (!): "Poston continues her trend of lightly magical stories, perfect for readers seeking the magic of Sarah Addison Allen blended with the humor and romance tropes of Emily Henry."
1. Midwestern Death Trip, by Meaghan Garvey
2. Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula, by Kristen Radaich
3. Say Nothing, by Patrick Radden Keefe
4. Invisible Women, by Caroline Criado Perez
5. Murdoku V2: Back in Time, by Manuel Garand
6. The Friendship Bench, by Dixon Chibanda
7. Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You, by Daniel Cooperrider
8. Dinner with King Tut, by Sam Kean
9. The Demon of Unrest, by Erik Larson
10. Come As You Are, by Emily Nagosaki
Selling off of Shannon's rec shelf is Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, from Caroline Criado Perez, which argues that male bias is built into, well, everything. From Susan McKay in The Irish Times (there was no New York Times review though the Washington Post did print a guest essay from the author): "Criado Perez’s thesis is stark: 'Most of recorded human history is one big data gap ... the lives of men have been taken to represent those of humans overall. When it comes to the lives of the other half of humanity, there is often nothing but silence.'"
1. Big Jim Believes, by Dav Pilkey
2. Baseball for Breakfast, by Judy Campbell Smith (Wauwatosa Library June 27 event)
3. Make Tracks Vacation, by Johnny Dyrander
4. Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins
5. Dad, by Christian Robinson
6. Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr Seuss
7. Fire Pups to the Rescue, by Lisa Desimini
8. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by Renée Graef
9. The Tea Dragon Society, by K O'Neill
10. Elephants Cannot Dance V9, by Mo Willems
Happy Father's Day! Christian Robinson's Dad is selling off our holiday table with his beautifully illustrated, nuanced celebration of fatherhood. From Publishers Weekly: "Dedicated to " When concluding pages pivot to human relationships, the depth-filled and textured paint and collage artwork captures fatherhood with tenderness and honesty: one dad wipes away a child's tears, and another 'sheds a few of his own.' Even amid the examples' push-and-pull, an underlying message of steadying care reassures, 'Dad is with you,/ even when he's not.'"
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