Asterisk denotes a local author or Indiana connection
Children and Young Adult
1. “Kid Cookin’,” Bev Faaborg
2. “I Am a Bunny,” Ole Risom and Richard Scarry
3. “My Brother Sam is Dead,” Christopher and James Lincoln Collier
4. “We Are Okay,” Nina LaCour
5. “Valensteins,” Ethan Long
6. “The Wind in the Willows,” Kenneth Grahame
7. “Lumberjanes Beware the Kitten Holy (Lumberjanes #1),” Noelle Stevenson & Shannon Watters
8. “Brawl of the Wild (Dog Man #6),” Dav Pilkey
9. “The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13),” Jeff Kinney
10. “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes,” Mem Fox
11. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board Book),” Eric Carle
12. “The Crimes of Grindelwald (Fantastic Beasts #2),” J.K. Rowling
13. “The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire #12),” Tui Sutherland
14. “Harbor Me,” Jacquelyn Woodson
15. “Louisiana’s Way Home,” Kate DiCamillo
Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Becoming,” Michelle Obama (H)
2. *“Wicked Columbus, Indiana,” Paul J. Hoffman (P)
3. *“Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back,” Melissa Stephenson (H)
4. “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” Yuval Noah Harari (P)
5. *“Columbus, Indiana: A Look at Modern Architecture & Art,” Steven Risting, Lynn Lucas & Tom Vujovich (P)
6. *“Unknown, Untold and Unbelievable Stories of I.U. Sports,” John C. Decker, Pete DiPrimio & Doug Wilson (P)
7. “Barking to the Choir,” Gregory Boyle (P)
8. *“Columbus, Indiana’s Historic Crump Theatre,” David Sechrest (P)
9. *“Beauty in the Wreckage: Finding Peace in the Age of Outrage,” Brandon Andress (P)
10. “Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become…” Rachel Hollis (H)
11. *“Fortitude: The Story of My Ancestors,” Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler (H & P)
12. “The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors,” Charles Krauthammer (H)
13. “Wine Folly, Magnum Edition: The Master Guide,” Madeline Puckett (H)
14. “Brief Answers to the Big Questions,” Stephen Hawking (H)
15. *“Undeniably Indiana: Hoosiers Tell the Story of Their Wacky & Wonderful State,” John Price (P)
Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “Spoon River Anthology: 100th Anniversary Edition,” Edgar Lee Masters (P)
2. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Heather Morris (P)
3. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Delia Owens (H)
4. “Norse Mythology,” Neil Gaiman (P)
5. “Unsheltered,” Barbara Kingsolver (H)
6. “The Mars Room,” Rachel Kushner (H)
7. “A Gentleman in Moscow,” Amor Towles (H)
8. “Every Breath,” Nicholas Sparks (H)
9. “In Cold Blood,” Truman Capote (P)
10. “The Best American Short Stories 2018,” Edited by Roxane Gay (P)
11. “Under My Skin,” Lisa Unger (P)
12. “The Fall of Gondolin,” J.R.R. Tolkien (H)
13. “The Reckoning,” John Grisham (H)
14. “There There,” Tommy Orange (H)
15. “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton,” Stephanie
