Week of February 8, 2021
Okra Pick Titles
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99, 9781250178602
2. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291
3. Hamnet
Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
4. The Prophets
Robert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27, 9780593085684
5. The Unwilling
John Hart, St. Martin’s, $27.99, 9781250167729
6. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
7. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9781984880963
8. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
9. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930
10. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764
11. Nick
Michael Farris Smith, Little, Brown, $27, 9780316529761
12. A Bright Ray of Darkness
Ethan Hawke, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352383
13. The Sanatorium
Sarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27, 9780593296677
14. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28, 9781501160837
15. The Survivors
Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250232427
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $28.99, 9781250178602
2. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291
3. Hamnet
Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
4. The Prophets
Robert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27, 9780593085684
5. The Unwilling
John Hart, St. Martin’s, $27.99, 9781250167729
6. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
7. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 9781984880963
8. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
9. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930
10. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764
11. Nick
Michael Farris Smith, Little, Brown, $27, 9780316529761
12. A Bright Ray of Darkness
Ethan Hawke, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352383
13. The Sanatorium
Sarah Pearse, Pamela Dorman Books, $27, 9780593296677
14. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28, 9781501160837
15. The Survivors
Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250232427
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Keep Sharp
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28, 9781501166730
2. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders, Random House, $28, 9781984856029
3. Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Joan Didion, Knopf, $23, 9780593318485
4. Caste
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32, 9780593230251
5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
6. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (Eds.), One World, $32, 9780593134047
7. A Promised Land
Barack Obama, Crown, $45, 9781524763169
8.Just as I Am: A Memoir
Cicely Tyson, Harper, $28.99, 9780062931061
9. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24, 9780593189481
10. Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
Ty Seidule, St. Martin’s, $27.99, 9781250239266
11. The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
Charles M. Blow, Harper, $26.99, 9780062914668
12. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258
13. Humor, Seriously
Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas, Currency, $28, 9780593135280
14. The Best of Me
David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30, 9780316628242
15. Where I Come From
Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26.95, 9780593317785
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
2. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
3. Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17, 9780802148506
4. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17, 9780062963680
5. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780735216730
6. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
7. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $16.99, 9780063078901
The Queen’s Gambit
Walter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593314654
8. The Girl from the Channel Islands
Jenny Lecoat, Graydon House, $17.99, 9781525806414
9. Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu, Vintage, $16, 9780307948472
10. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063011953
11. The Hunting Party
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868916
12. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Perennial, $15.99, 9780060935467
13. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17, 9781476749303
14. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18, 9781501173219
15. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525562627
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
2. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
3. Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17, 9780802148506
4. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17, 9780062963680
5. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780735216730
6. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
7. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $16.99, 9780063078901
The Queen’s Gambit
Walter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593314654
8. The Girl from the Channel Islands
Jenny Lecoat, Graydon House, $17.99, 9781525806414
9. Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu, Vintage, $16, 9780307948472
10. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063011953
11. The Hunting Party
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868916
12. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Perennial, $15.99, 9780060935467
13. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17, 9781476749303
14. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18, 9781501173219
15. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525562627
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 9781571313560
2. My Grandmother’s Hands
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
3. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
4. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
5. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
6. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
7. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
8. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $17, 9780802149039
9. It Came from Memphis
Robert Gordon, Third Man Books, $19.95, 9781733350150
10. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316485364
11. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
12. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $20, 9780525575481
13. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
14. Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
David Zucchino, Grove Press, $18, 9780802148650
15. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Little Blue Truck’s Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780358272441
2. Margaret’s Unicorn
Briony May Smith, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9781984896537
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Ten Ways to Hear Snow
Cathy Camper, Kenard Pak (Illus.), Kokila, $17.99, 9780399186332
5. Antiracist Baby
Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110416
6. The Bad Seed
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062467768
7. The ABCs of Black History
Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illus.), Workman Publishing, $14.95, 9781523507498
8. Milo Imagines the World
Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), G.P. Putnam’s Sons (BYR), $18.99, 9780399549083
9. Jabari Tries
Gaia Cornwall, Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536207163
10. The Cat Man of Aleppo
Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, Yuko Shimizu (Illus.), G.P. Putnam’s Sons (BYR), $17.99, 9781984813787
1. Little Blue Truck’s Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780358272441
2. Margaret’s Unicorn
Briony May Smith, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9781984896537
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Ten Ways to Hear Snow
Cathy Camper, Kenard Pak (Illus.), Kokila, $17.99, 9780399186332
5. Antiracist Baby
Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110416
6. The Bad Seed
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062467768
7. The ABCs of Black History
Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illus.), Workman Publishing, $14.95, 9781523507498
8. Milo Imagines the World
Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illus.), G.P. Putnam’s Sons (BYR), $18.99, 9780399549083
9. Jabari Tries
Gaia Cornwall, Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536207163
10. The Cat Man of Aleppo
Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, Yuko Shimizu (Illus.), G.P. Putnam’s Sons (BYR), $17.99, 9781984813787
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
2. Legendborn
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606
3. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Peter Sís, Norton Young Readers, $19.95, 9781324015741
4. Ground Zero
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752
5. The Ickabog
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99, 9781338732870
6. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094
7. Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark
Claudia Gray, Disney Lucasfilm Press, $17.99, 9781368057288
8. Amari and the Night Brothers
B.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062975164
9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780062683250
10. Wings of Ebony
J. Elle, Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster (BYR), $19.99, 9781534470675
1. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
2. Legendborn
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606
3. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Peter Sís, Norton Young Readers, $19.95, 9781324015741
4. Ground Zero
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752
5. The Ickabog
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99, 9781338732870
6. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094
7. Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark
Claudia Gray, Disney Lucasfilm Press, $17.99, 9781368057288
8. Amari and the Night Brothers
B.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062975164
9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780062683250
10. Wings of Ebony
J. Elle, Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster (BYR), $19.99, 9781534470675
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES
1. Claudia and the New Girl (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #9)
Ann M. Martin, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338304572
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419748684
3. Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who Was/Is…?)
Kirsten Anderson, Manuel Gutierrez (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $4.99, 9780593384480
4. Bad Kitty Goes On Vacation
Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook Press, $13.99, 9781250208088
5. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
6. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338535624
7. The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #4)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338344219
8. Dog Man Unleashed
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427
10. The Crossover (The Crossover Series)
Kwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780544935204
1. Claudia and the New Girl (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel, #9)
Ann M. Martin, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338304572
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419748684
3. Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who Was/Is…?)
Kirsten Anderson, Manuel Gutierrez (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $4.99, 9780593384480
4. Bad Kitty Goes On Vacation
Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook Press, $13.99, 9781250208088
5. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
6. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338535624
7. The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #4)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338344219
8. Dog Man Unleashed
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780590353427
10. The Crossover (The Crossover Series)
Kwame Alexander, HMH Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780544935204