* Local or Indiana connection or author
Children’s Books
1. *“Kid Architect Goes to Columbus,” Gary Vance
2. “The Sherlock Society,” James Ponti
3. “Bluey: Swim School,” Penguin Young Readers
4. “Richard Scarry’s Chipmunk’s ABC,” Roberta Miller
5. “The Little Red Hen,” Little Golden Books
6. “Who Is Taylor Swift? (Who HQ)” Kirsten Anderson
7. “Meet Bluey’s Family,” Penguin Random House
8. “The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree,” Stan Berenstain
9. “A Giraffe and a Half,” Shel Silverstein
10. “Alone,” Megan E. Freeman
11. “The New Class (Ballet Bunnies Book 1),” Swapna Reddy
12. “The Zebra’s Great Escape,” Katherine Rundell
13. “Baby, Find the Shapes! (Indestructibles),” Ekaterina Trukhan
14. “How Big Is Love?” Emma Dodd
15. “Have You Seen My Acorn,” DK Ryland
Adult and New Adult Non-Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback, O for other)
1. *“American Modern: Architecture, Community, Columbus, Indiana” (signed edition), Matt Shaw (P)
2. *“Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game,” The Athletic (P)
3. “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance (P)
4. “A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon,” Kevin Fedarko (H)
5. “On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder (P)
6. *“Exhibit Columbus Journal,” Viewpoint Books (P)
7. *“Indiana Cookin’,” Bruce Carlson (O)
8. “The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction,” Jamie Kreiner (P)
9. “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America,” Amanda Jones (H)
10. “C.S. Lewis’ Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature,” C.S. Lewis (P)
11. “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine,” Daniel J. Levitin (H)
12. “Into the Wild,” Jon Krakauer (P)
13. “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” Jennifer Ackerman (P)
14. “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold …,” Daniel James Brown (P)
15. “The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer,” Jeffrey K. Liker (H)
Adult and Young Adult Fiction (H for hard cover, P for paperback)
1. “By Any Other Name” (signed edition), Jodi Picoult (H)
2. “Burn” (signed edition), Peter Heller (H)
3. “Love and Other Conspiracies,” Mallory Marlowe (P)
4. “All the Colors of the Dark,” Chris Whitaker (H)
5. “The Unhoneymooners,” Christina Lauren (P)
6. “Spirit Crossing” (signed edition), William Kent Krueger (H)
7. “The Ten Thousand Doors of January,” Alix E. Harrow (P)
8. “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” Shelby Van Pelt (H)
9. “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver (P)
10. “Black Sheep,” Rachel Harrison (P)
11. “The Women,” Kristin Hannah (H)
12. “This Is Why We Lied (A Will Trent Thriller),” Karin Slaughter (H)
13. “The Ministry of Time,” Kaliane Bradley (H)
14. “A Novel Love Story,” Ashley Poston (P)
15. “The God of the Woods” (signed edition),” Liz Moore (H)