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1. Tenth of December: Stories George Saunders, Random House, $26
2. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
3. Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95
4. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
5. A Week in Winter Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95
6. My Brother’s Book Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95
7. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
8. A Memory of Light Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99
9. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24
10. Insane City Dave Barry, Putnam Adult, $26.95
11. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95
12. The Aviator’s Wife Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26
13. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
14. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Ghostman Roger Hobbs, Knopf, $24.95
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Other Indie FavoritesThree Graves Full: A Novel, by Jamie Mason (Gallery, $24.99) “Three Graves Full gives us a fresh, entertaining twist on the murder mystery genre. A coward can snap if pushed too far, which is why Jason Getty has a body buried in his backyard. This is stressing him out so much that he has to hire a landscaping crew to deal with his lawn—and they are the ones who find a different body in his flowerbed, not the one he buried. The police investigation turns up a third body, and from there this tightly plotted, suspense-filled tale twists and turns like the country roads of its setting. A great read!” —Carol Schneck Varner, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 02.21.13
1. My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95
2. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95
3. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
4. The Future Al Gore, Random House, $30
5. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
6. Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street Books, $26
7. Going Clear Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95
8. The World Until Yesterday Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36
9. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $27
10. True Love: 24 Surprising Stories of Animal Affection Rachel Buchholz, National Geographic Society, $9.95
11. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
12. Detroit: An American Autopsy Charlie LeDuff, Penguin Press, $27.95
13. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35
14. Francona Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28
15. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
17. Coolidge Amity Shlaes, Harper, $35
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The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower (Minotaur, $26.99) “This engaging book by Edgar Award-winning author Stashower is filled with anecdotes, quotes from contemporary sources, and excellent backstories that interweave four strands of little-known American history: the rise of Allan Pinkerton, America’s original ‘private eye’; the critical period between Lincoln’s election and his inauguration, when the country teetered on the precipice; how Lincoln dealt with the crisis before he had the power of office; and the plot to assassinate him before he took office on March 4, 1861. Highly recommended for anyone fascinated by American history.” —Jim McFarlane, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. The Paris Wife Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15
2. Death Comes to Pemberley P.D. James, Vintage, $15
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. Canada Richard Ford, Ecco Press, $15.99
5. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
6. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
7. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
8. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
9. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
10. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
11. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15
12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99
13. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
14. In One Person John Irving, S&S, $15.99
15. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
20. The Age of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. American Sniper Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99 2. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 3. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 4. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 5. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 6. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99 7. Stay Close Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99 8. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99 10. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99
1. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99
2. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16
3. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99
4. Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21
5. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99
6. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95
7. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16
8. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
9. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95
10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99
11. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14
12. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95
13. ObamaCare Survival Guide Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95
14. The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99
15. Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95 17. The Presidents Club Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $18
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 02.21.13
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThe Affair, by Colette Freedman (Kensington, $15) “Playwright-turned-novelist Freedman presents this well-crafted novel about three people caught in an affair: the wife, the husband, and the mistress. Told from each person’s perspective in turn, we see the same scenes played out, but each time the story is retold we discover something more about each character. We see the lies they tell each other, and, just as important, the lies they tell themselves. The story plays out like a three-act drama and includes an unexpected denouement in the final scene.” —Dominica Plummer, Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, VT
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Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers
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FICTION SERIES
Week of 02.21.13
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
1. T
he O
ne an
d O
nly Ivan
Katherine A
pplegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.),
H
arper, $16.99
2. T
he F
ault in
Ou
r Stars
John Green, D
utton, $17.99
3. W
on
der
R.J. Palacio, K
nopf, $15.99
4. L
oo
king fo
r Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99
5. T
he B
oo
k Th
ief
M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $12.99
6. T
he W
impy K
id D
o-It-Yo
urself B
oo
k
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet, $12.95
7. L
EG
O N
injago
: Ch
aracter En
cyclop
edia
Claire Sipi, D
K Publishing, $18.99
8. T
he A
po
thecary
Maile M
eloy, Puffin, $7.99
9. W
ho
Co
uld
Th
at Be at T
his H
ou
r?
Lem
ony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99
10. A
n A
weso
me B
oo
k of L
ove!
D
allas Clayton, H
arper, $16.99
11. D
rama
Raina Telgemeier, G
raphix, $10.99
12. A
n A
bu
nd
ance o
f Kath
erines
John Green, Speak, $9.99
13. T
he C
olo
ssus R
ises
Peter Lerangis, H
arper, $17.99
14. H
om
eland
Cory D
octorow, Tor, $17.99
15. W
ill Grayso
n, W
ill Grayso
n
John G
reen, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99
1. T
his Is Not M
y Hat
Jon Klassen, C
andlewick, $15.99
2. G
oo
dn
ight M
oo
n
M
argaret Wise Brow
n, Clem
ent Hurd (Illus.),
Harper, $8.99
3. E
merald
aliciou
s
V
ictoria Kann, H
arper, $17.99
4. Sp
lat the C
at: Fu
nny V
alentin
e
R
ob Scotton, HarperFestival, $6.99
5. T
he Very Fairy Princess Follow
s Her
Heart
Julie Andrew
s, Emm
a Walton H
amilton, Little
Brown, $16.99
6. I W
ant M
y Hat B
ack
Jon K
lassen, Candlew
ick, $15.99
7. Wh
ere the W
ild T
hin
gs Are
Maurice Sendak, H
arper, $17.95
8. The Very H
ungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam
, $10.99
9. Go
od
nigh
t, Go
od
nigh
t, Co
nstru
ction
S
ite Sherri Duskey R
inker, Tom Lichtenheld
(Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99
10. S
afari: A P
ho
ticular B
oo
k D
an Kainen,
Carol K
aufmann, W
orkman, $24.95
11. P
at the B
un
ny
D
orothy Kunhardt, G
olden, $9.99
12. Go
od
Nigh
t, Go
rilla
Peggy R
athmann, Putnam
, $7.99
13. Hu
g Tim
e
Patrick M
cDonnell, LB K
ids, $6.99
14. H
uggy K
issy
Leslie Patricelli, C
andlewick, $6.99
15. I H
aiku Yo
u
Betsy E. Snyder, R
andom H
ouse, $9.99
1. M
agic Tree H
ou
se
M
ary Pope Osborne, Sal M
urdocca (Illus.),
R
andom H
ouse
2. Diary o
f a Wim
py Kid
Jeff Kinney, A
mulet (hardcover)
3. C
aptain
Un
derp
ants
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
4. B
ig Nate
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
5. Ivy &
Bean
A
nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),
C
hronicle
6. E
leph
ant &
Piggie
Mo W
illems, H
yperion
7. Beau
tiful C
reatures
Kam
i Garcia, M
argaret Stohl, Little Brown
8. H
arry Po
tter
J.K
. Row
ling, Scholastic/Arthur A
. Levine Books
9. Percy Jackso
n an
d th
e Olym
pian
s
Rick Riordan, M
iramax
10. T
he H
un
ger Gam
es
Suzanne C
ollins, Scholastic
An
oth
er Ind
ie Favo
rite for A
ges 4 to 8
Lo
ok! A
nother B
oo
k!, by Bo
b Staake
(Little, B
rown Yo
ung Readers, $16.99)
“Finally! A follow
up to Look! A Book! Staake has created a series of zany illustrations w
ith tons of objects for readers to search for and find. From
an art m
useum, to recess, to outer space, each
scene is bursting with funny characters and hidden
objects. Also, be on the lookout for the funniest
book dedication I’ve ever seen.” —M
arika M
cCo
ola, O
dyssey Bo
oksho
p, So
uth Hadley, M
A
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1. Tenth of December: Stories George Saunders, Random House, $26
2. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
3. Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95
4. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
5. A Week in Winter Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95
6. My Brother’s Book Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95
7. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
8. A Memory of Light Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99
9. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24
10. Insane City Dave Barry, Putnam Adult, $26.95
11. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95
12. The Aviator’s Wife Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26
13. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
14. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
15. Ghostman Roger Hobbs, Knopf, $24.95★
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1. The Paris Wife Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15
2. Death Comes to Pemberley P.D. James, Vintage, $15
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. Canada Richard Ford, Ecco Press, $15.99
5. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
6. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
7. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
8. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
9. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
10. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
11. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15
12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99
13. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
14. In One Person John Irving, S&S, $15.99
15. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
20. The Age of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $15
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 02.21.13
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1. My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95
2. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95
3. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
4. The Future Al Gore, Random House, $30
5. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
6. Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street Books, $26
7. Going Clear Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95
8. The World Until Yesterday Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36
9. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $27
10. True Love: 24 Surprising Stories of Animal Affection Rachel Buchholz, National Geographic Society, $9.95
11. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
12. Detroit: An American Autopsy Charlie LeDuff, Penguin Press, $27.95
13. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35
14. Francona Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28
15. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
17. Coolidge Amity Shlaes, Harper, $35
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARdCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 02.21.13
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1. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99
2. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16
3. The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99
4. Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21
5. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99
6. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95
7. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16
8. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
9. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95
10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99
11. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14
12. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95
13. ObamaCare Survival Guide Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95
14. The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99
15. Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95
17. The Presidents Club Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $18