1. A Life Out of Order, by Audrey Niffenegger (signed copies)
2. The Spirits, by Bonnie Jo Campbell (signed copies)
3. The Scarlet Ball, by Nghi Vo (signed copies)
4. Partita, by Barbara Kingsolver
5. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
6. Exit Party, by Emily St John Mandel (UWM/Boswell Nov 7 ticketed event)
7. The Thrice-Bound Fool, by Christopher Buehlman
8. Threshing Day, by Rebecca Yarros
9. The Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett
10. Hollywood Ending, by John Green
Strong first week out for Christopher Buehlman's The Thrice Bound Fool, considering he is battling a lot of authors on tour. From Marlene Harris at Library Journal: " Buehlman writes an adventure full of humor and tragedy. Readers who enjoy the epic fantasy of The Lord of the Rings, Kevin Hearne's Seven Kennings series, and Brian McClellan's Glass Immortals series will be right there with Kinch and Galva, while fans who have been impatiently awaiting the next installment in Kinch's story will be thrilled." I'm told (by Jason) Tor is buying up the rights to at least one more of Christopher Buehlman's older novels, what with the success of Between Two Fires.
1. I Am Going to Eat You, by Paul Noth (Boswell October 22 event)
2. Is This It?, by Steven Hyden (signed copies)
3. Milwaukee Flavor, by Visit Milwaukee, text by Ann Christianson
4. I'll Believe in Anything, by Jacob Tierney
5. No Prophets, by Jared Huffman (signed copies)
6. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
7. Vibe, by Adam Grant
8. It's All About the Players, by Peter Gammons
9. Beautiful Struggle, by Sharon Chubbuck and Cynthia Ellwood (Boswell November 5 event)
10. The Land and Its People, by David Sedaris
What with the Brewers first National League Championship, many people are coming in looking for Brewers books, but there's not really anything available from us that focuses on the current incarnation of this team, or even the current stadium. But we did have a pop on It's All about the Players: What I've Learned from Baseball's Best, from sportswriter Peter Gammons. From Publishers Weekly: "Heartfelt and philosophical, it's an eloquent tribute to the athletes who make the game great."
1. The Fire Born, by Deborah Hufford (signed copies)
2. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans
3. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi
4. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
5. The Ship fo Death, by Kyle Winkler
6. The Paradox Club, by Charlie Lovett
7. The House of Leaves, by Mark Z Danielewski
8. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
9. May We Feed the King, by Rebecca Perry
10. Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
Not only is May We Feed the King shortlisted for the Booker Prize, but it also spend a week on the New York Times paperback bestseller list. Do you know how difficult that is for a non-genre title nowadays? It's also Keith's book of the year. From Clemmie Read in the Times Literary Supplement: "In the tradition of Julian Barnes’s Flaubert’s Parrot and A. S. Byatt’s Possession, Perry explores scholarly obsession, questioning how far it is possible for us to make contact with the past. But through her curator, this contact becomes stranger, more physical, embodied in the scenes she is staging."
1. Improbable Mentors and Happy Tangents, by Michael Perry
2. Population 485, by Michael Perry
3. Forty Acres Deep, by Michael Perry
4. Peaceful Resistance, by Michael Perry
5. Visiting Tom, by Michael Perry
6. How the Other Half Eats, by Priya Fielding Singh
7. Class Act, by John Berendt
8. Bread of Angels, by Patti Smith
9. Lambeau Ladies, by Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic
10. In This Economy?, by Kyla Scanlon
Selling off the new paperback table is Kyla Scanlon's In This Economy?: How Money and Markets Really Work, after two+ years in hardcover. Scanlon is an economics commentator and founder of Kyla Labs. Though I'm only a semi-regular listener, I'm guessing she periodically appears on NPR's Marketplace (and sure enough, here's her August story on little treats). Here's a blurb from Kai Rysddal: "Kyla's singular style is approachable, witty, and endlessly informative, helping readers decipher everything from the labor force to housing to what Jay Powell's thinking."
1. Monsters Are the Worst, by Alex Willan
2. Unicorns Are the Worst by Alex Willan
3. Mermaids Are the Worst, by Alex Willan
4. The Moonlit Spiral, by Mike Maihack
5. How'd They Make That, by Justin Eisinger, illustrations by Cryssy Cheung
6. Deerheart, by Eoin Colfer, illustrations by PJ Lynch
7. The Midnight Guardians, by Ross Montgomery
8. Each and Every Spark, by Claire Swinarski
6. The Kate In Between, by Claire Swinarski
10. Reaching Across the Sky, by Christy Hale
Well, here's a baseball-themed book - How'd They Make That: Incredible Stadiums looks like it's the first in a possible series, notably by the "book one" seen in some of the annotations. From the Roman Coliseum to the LA Lakers Crypto.com arena. Alas, I do not think American Family Field is included. From Booklist: "This engaging STEAM addition is sure to attract builders, makers, and sports enthusiasts."
It's been a great 17+ years of posting, but with recent and not-so-recent technology changes, including the end of Blogger's subscription service (okay, that happened a while a go, but we lost a lot of regulars), the end of Microsoft Publisher, and the new charges and limitations for linking in Facebook, it's become harder and harder to keep this going, especially since we already do a weekly bestseller list email to industry people. For now, it's a hiatus. Thank you for reading.
