Malaprop's 101 Best Books of 2018

Because 100 books just isn't enough, here are our 101 favorite books of 2018. Compiled by the booksellers of Malaprop's, we've got big presses, small presses, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, cookbooks, poetry, translations, books for young and old...and a list that we hope truly captures the eclectic and diverse tastes of each and every Malaprop's bookseller. Split into four parts, we take an alphabetical look back at a year in our favorite thing on Earth -- books. Enjoy!

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One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy By Carol Anderson, Dick Durbin (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Carol Anderson, Dick Durbin (Foreword by)
$27.00
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9781635571370
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - September 11th, 2018

Alien Virus Love Disaster: Stories By Abbey Mei Otis Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781618731494
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Small Beer Press - August 21st, 2018

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography By Eric Idle Cover Image
$27.00
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9781984822581
Published: Crown Archetype - October 2nd, 2018

American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic By Victoria Johnson Cover Image
$29.95
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9781631494192
Published: Liveright - June 5th, 2018

Annie Leibovitz at Work By Annie Leibovitz Cover Image
$49.95
ISBN: 9780714878294
Availability: Backordered at Our Warehouse. ETA Unavailable.
Published: Phaidon Press - November 5th, 2018

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Bald Knobber By Robert Sergel Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9780999193518
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Secret Acres - October 2nd, 2018

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last
By Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker (Foreword by), Deborah G. Plant (Introduction by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9780062748201
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Amistad - May 8th, 2018

Basketball: A Love Story By Jackie MacMullan, Rafe Bartholomew, Dan Klores Cover Image
$30.00
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9781524761783
Published: Crown Archetype - September 18th, 2018

Beastie Boys Book By Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz Cover Image
$50.00
ISBN: 9780812995541
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Random House - October 30th, 2018

Beautiful Country Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution By Ben Fountain Cover Image
$27.99
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9780062688842
Published: Ecco - September 25th, 2018

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) By Ursula  K. Le Guin, Charles Vess (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Vess (Illustrator)
$59.99
ISBN: 9781481465588
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: S&S/Saga Press - October 30th, 2018

Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) By Rebecca Solnit Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781608469468
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Haymarket Books - September 4th, 2018

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Census By Jesse Ball Cover Image
$25.99
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9780062676139
Published: Ecco - March 6th, 2018

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Cherry: A novel By Nico Walker Cover Image
$26.95
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9780525520139
Published: Knopf - August 14th, 2018

Circe By Madeline Miller Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780316556347
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 10th, 2018

Convenience Store Woman By Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Cover Image
$20.00
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ISBN: 9780802128256
Published: Grove Press - June 12th, 2018

The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump By Michiko Kakutani Cover Image
$22.00
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ISBN: 9780525574828
Published: Crown - July 17th, 2018

Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy By Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781620973653
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: New Press - April 3rd, 2018

The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy By Paige Williams Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780316382533
Published: Hachette Books - September 11th, 2018

Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
ISBN: 9781616207977
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Algonquin Books - February 20th, 2018

A Duke by Default: Reluctant Royals By Alyssa Cole Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780062685568
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Avon - July 31st, 2018

Educated: A Memoir By Tara Westover Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399590504
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Random House - February 20th, 2018

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress By Steven Pinker Cover Image
$36.00
ISBN: 9780525427575
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Viking - February 13th, 2018