1. The Calamities V1, by Chuck Wendig (signed copies available)
2. Etna, by Paul Yoon
3. Land, by Maggie O'Farrell
4. Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
5. The Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett
6. Big Little Truths, by Liane Moriarty
7. Cool Machine V3, by Colson Whitehead
8. This Inevitable Ruin V7, by Matt Dinniman
9. Daggerbound V2, by T Kingfisher
10. Contrapposto, by Dave Eggers
Etna is the #1 Indie Next book for August and has great rec here from Kim. It's also got eight raves, a positive, and a mixed on BookMarks. From Rachel Vorona Cote in The Atlantic: "For all its compactness, Etna has the shape of an epic." Side note: we've already sold more copies of Etna than we have of his five previous books (one novel, four collections).
1. The Comic Book History of the Cocktail, by David Wondrich
2. The Tribe and I Have Spoken, by Rob Cesternino
3. A Proper Drink, by Robert Simonson
4. The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, by Jill Lepore
5. The Nerd Reich, by Gil Guran
6. The Land and Its People, by David Sedaris
7. Regime Change, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
8. Biological War, by Annie Jacobson
9. Famesick, by Lena Dunham
10. When Memory Fades, by Nathaniel Chin
Between The Nerd Reich, Regime Change, Biological War, and The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, the nonfiction list is not looking too optimistic of late. From Jill Lepore's publisher: "Building on an essay in The New Yorker in 2024, Lepore's clarion call traces our increasing dependence on and strangulation by data." BookMarks rates it four raves, two positives, and a mixed. Jason is a big fan. He also liked Artificial War.
1. Candide, by Voltaire
2. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
3. James, by Percival Everett
4. Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
5. Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher
6. Dungeon Crawler Carl V1, by Matt Dinniman
7. Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
8. The Wedding People, by Alison Espach
9. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
10. Carl's Doomsday Scenario V2, by Matt Dinniman
Lots of back-to-school sales from local courses this week, but for the most part, these are individual sales, not bulk orders. Lonesome Dove is a constant social media presence driven further up because we're doing it for Lit Group in October. East of Eden is similarly popping, plus it's got a Netflix series. The only question? Which of the three jackets that we're selling should I feature? I'm going with the tie-in cover, but not because I like it.
1. Behind the Mirror, by Taran Armstrong
2. Muslims in Milwaukee, by Anna Mansson McGinty, Caroline Seymour-Jorn, Kristin M Sziarto
3. Liberal Fascisms, by Slavoj Zizek
4. Baldwin: A Love Story, by Nicholas Boggs
5. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
6. Devotions, by Mary Oliver
7. Women, Walking, by Zahra Ibrahim
8. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
9. Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain
10. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, by Cory Doctorow
From indie Coach House Press comes Women, Walking: Notes on Lives in Motion, edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow. This collection features "thirty vignettes, essays, graphic art, poems, and interviews." Booklist called it "a ray of literary light." It's selling off our new paperback table.
1. New Kid, by Jerry Craft
2. The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, by Derrick Barnes
3. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
4. Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson
5. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
6. Mexikid, by Pedro Martín
7. Who Would Win: Underwater Battles, by Jerry Palotta
8. Richard Scarry's Busiest People Ever 50th anniversary edition, by Richard Scarry
9. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse and Renée Graef
10. Wonderful Halloween, by Emily Winfield Martin
Where does Summerween end and traditional Halloween promotions begin? I'm not sure. In any case, squeaking onto this week's top ten is Wonderful Halloween, the new board book from Emily Winfield Martin, whose The Wonderful Things You Will Be was on the bestseller lists for years (and for all I know, still is). We also sell a good number of her cards. From the publisher on the new book: "With her signature warmth and charm, Emily Winfield Martin captures the spirit of this beloved holiday: from dancing leaves and starlit skies to trick-or-treating with friends."
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