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Michelle Obama speaks on Tuesday night, Dec. 11, at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena as part of a tour promoting her new memoir, "Becoming" (Photo by Andrew Potter/313 Presents)
Michelle Obama speaks on Tuesday night, Dec. 11, at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena as part of a tour promoting her new memoir, “Becoming” (Photo by Andrew Potter/313 Presents)
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The best-selling books at Michigan independent bookstores in January 2019 are as follows.

ALL BOOKS

1) Michelle Obama, “Becoming” (Penguin Random House) [last month #1]

2) Kay Seppala, “Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula” (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press) [last month #3]

3) Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington” (Flatiron Books)

4) Paula McLain, “Love and Ruin: A Novel” (Ballantine Books)

5) W. Bruce Cameron, “A Dog’s Way Home: A Novel” (Tor/Forge/Macmillan Publishers) [last month #9]

6) Dan Egan, “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” (W. W. Norton & Company) [last month #8]

7) D. Laurence Rogers, “Historic Tales of Michigan Up North” (The History Press)

8) Mitch Albom, “the next person you meet in heaven: a novel” (HarperCollins Publishers) [last month #2]

9) Rochelle Riley, “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” (Wayne State University Press)

10) Carrie A. Pearson, “Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth” (Charlesbridge)

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FICTION

1) Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington” (Flatiron Books)

2) Paula McLain, “Love and Ruin: A Novel” (Ballantine Books)

3) W. Bruce Cameron, “A Dog’s Way Home: A Novel” (Tor/Forge/Macmillan Publishers) [last month #2]

4) Mitch Albom, “the next person you meet in heaven: a novel” (HarperCollins Publishers) [last month #1]

5) Carrie A. Pearson, “Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth” (Charlesbridge)

6) William Kent Krueger, “Ordinary Grace: A Novel” (Atria Paperback/Simon & Schuster)

7) Deborah Carol Gang, “The Half-Life of Everything: a novel” (bancroft press)

8) Gary D. Schmidt, “Pay Attention, Carter Jones” (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

9) Tyler James Smith, “Unstoppable Moses: A Novel” (Flatiron Books)

10) Josh Malerman, “Bird Box: A Novel” (Ecco Press) [last month #7]

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NONFICTION

1) Michelle Obama, “Becoming” (Penguin Random House) [last month #1]

2) Kay Seppala, “Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula” (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press) [last month #2]

3) Dan Egan, “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” (W. W. Norton & Company) [last month #7]

4) D. Laurence Rogers, “Historic Tales of Michigan Up North” (The History Press)

5) Rochelle Riley, “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” (Wayne State University Press)

6) Lisa Ludwinski, “Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit” (Lorena Jones Books) [last month #3]

7) Lisa M. Rose, “Midwest Foraging: 115 wild and flavorful edibles from burdock to wild peach” (Timber Press)

8) Bridgett M. Davis, “The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers” (Hachette Book Group)

9) Lisa M. Rose, “Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness” (Timber Press)

10) Joshua G. Cohen, Michael A. Kost, Bradford S. Slaughter, and Dennis A. Albert, “A Field Guide to the Natural Communities of Michigan” (Michigan State University Press)

The Michigan Bestseller List for January 2019 lists books about Michigan topics, written by Michigan authors, published by Michigan publishers, and/or about Michigan subject matter, compiled by @RonRiekki from 9 Michigan bookstores: Brilliant Books in Traverse City, https://www.brilliant-books.net/; Kazoo Books in Kalamazoo,https://kazoobooks.com/; Michigan News Agency in Kalamazoo,www.michigannews.biz; Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor, nicolasbooks.com; North Wind Books in Hancock, https://bookstore.finlandia.edu/; Saturn Booksellers in Gaylord,https://www.saturnbooksellers.com/; Schuler Books & Music in Grand Rapids and Okemos, schulerbooks.com; and Snowbound Books in Marquette,https://www.snowboundbooks.com/. These stores support Michigan books, authors, and publishers. Support them by buying your books directly from Michigan bookstores.

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