THE TOP 10 Nrought to you by FIRESIDE BOKS Bestselling Books For the month of April 2020 Title Author Description Invisible Man (2nd Edition) Ralph Ellison An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility. 2 I Know Why the Caged Maya Angelou Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in racially charged Arkansas in the 1930s brings to vivid life a world which most Americans had no idea existed. Bird Sings 3 Catch-22 (50th Anniversary Edition) Joseph Heller Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. 4 Great Gatsby (90th Anniversary) F. Scott Fitzgerald This quintessential novel of the Jazz Age tells the story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. 5 Things They Carried Tim O'Brien The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Eleanor Oliphant Is Gail Honeyman Eleanor's life changes when she meets Raymond, the bumbling, unhygienic IT guy from her office. Together they save Sammy, an elderly gentleman, and the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. 6. Completely Fine Salmon Sisters: Feasting Claire Neaton, The life and work story of sisters who are Alaskan Fishing and Living in Alaska Emma Teal Lauktis fisherwomen, along with 50 recipes honoring wild foods from the sea and the shore. 8 Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate Based on the real-life scandal in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country. Written with King's trademark humor, heart, and intelligence, Writers & Lovers is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. 9 Writers & Lovers Lily King 10 City of Ember (01 Book Jeanne of Émber) The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. But 200 years later, the city's lights are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. DuPrau * Temporarily closed to in-store browsing Make the World FRONTIERSMAN Give You Time to Read! BEST OF THE VALLEY 2015-2019 720 S. Alaska St., Palmer 907-745-2665 Order online now for curbside pick-up! www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com Toastofthe Town, FIRESIDE BOKS spiemy THE TOP 10 Nrought to you by FIRESIDE BOKS Bestselling Books For the month of April 2020 Title Author Description Invisible Man (2nd Edition) Ralph Ellison An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility. 2 I Know Why the Caged Maya Angelou Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in racially charged Arkansas in the 1930s brings to vivid life a world which most Americans had no idea existed. Bird Sings 3 Catch-22 (50th Anniversary Edition) Joseph Heller Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. 4 Great Gatsby (90th Anniversary) F. Scott Fitzgerald This quintessential novel of the Jazz Age tells the story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. 5 Things They Carried Tim O'Brien The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Eleanor Oliphant Is Gail Honeyman Eleanor's life changes when she meets Raymond, the bumbling, unhygienic IT guy from her office. Together they save Sammy, an elderly gentleman, and the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. 6. Completely Fine Salmon Sisters: Feasting Claire Neaton, The life and work story of sisters who are Alaskan Fishing and Living in Alaska Emma Teal Lauktis fisherwomen, along with 50 recipes honoring wild foods from the sea and the shore. 8 Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate Based on the real-life scandal in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country. Written with King's trademark humor, heart, and intelligence, Writers & Lovers is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. 9 Writers & Lovers Lily King 10 City of Ember (01 Book Jeanne of Émber) The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. But 200 years later, the city's lights are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. DuPrau * Temporarily closed to in-store browsing Make the World FRONTIERSMAN Give You Time to Read! BEST OF THE VALLEY 2015-2019 720 S. Alaska St., Palmer 907-745-2665 Order online now for curbside pick-up! www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com Toastofthe Town, FIRESIDE BOKS spiemy