1. “Deepest South of All,” Richard Grant, Simon & Schuster
2. “Tailgreat,” John Currence, Ten Speed Press
3. “One Direction Home,” Vincent Venturini and Doug Shanks, Alpha Graphics
4. “In Faulkner’s Shadow,” Lawrence Wells, University Press of Mississippi
5. “Fistfuls of Starlight: A Selection of Poems,” Laurie Parker, Laurie Parker
6. “Rage” Bob Woodward, Knopf
7. “Transcendent Kingdom” Yaa Gyasi, Knopf
8. “Everything Beautiful in Its Time,” Jenna Bush Hager, William Morrow
9. “Give Me Liberty and give Me a Drink!,” Jarrett C. Dieterle, Workman
10. “Awakening of Miss Prim,” Natalia Fenollera, Simon & Schuster
Children and Young Adults
1. “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment,” Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. “Happy Birthday to You,” Nicola Slater, Nosy Crow
3. “Only Black Girls in Town,” Brandy Colbert, Little Brown
4. “Walk Two Moons,” Sharon Creech, Harper Collins
5. “Little Kitten” Nicola Killen, Simon & Schuster
Compiled by University Press of Mississippi
Reported by The Book Mart & Café (Starkville); Lemuria Books (Jackson); Lorelei Books (Vicksburg); Square Books (Oxford); Turnrow Book Co. (Greenwood).