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1. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
2. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
3. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
4. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
5. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35
6. Dear Life Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95
7. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
8. Notorious Nineteen Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28
9. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95
10. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
11. The Forgotten David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99
12. The Last Man Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99
13. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36
14. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
15. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99
FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesBrain on Fire: My Month of Madness, by Susannah Cahalan (Free Press, $25) “A young reporter’s near-death experience started with what seemed to be a bedbug bite, followed by an out-of-character migraine. Cahalan forgot a pitch meeting. She snooped on her boyfriend’s email. Beloved newspaper clippings were tossed. Garbage piled up in her apartment. And then the seizures began. This compelling story of one woman’s descent into madness and the equally horrifying journey of her family to find suitable help works both as a great literary memoir as well as a well-reported medical mystery. You might say the result is Girl, Interrupted with a dash of The Hot Zone and a sprinkling of The Exorcist!” —Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 11.29.12
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35
2. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
3. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95
4. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
5. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
6. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99
7. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
8. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40
9. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95
10. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35
12. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40
13. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
14. No Easy Day Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95
15. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30
21. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die Willie Nelson, Morrow, $22.99
= Debut = On the Rise
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Eight Girls Taking Pictures: A Novel, by Whitney Otto (Scribner, $24) “Otto is masterful in telling the stories of eight women photographers — their creative lives, their struggles balancing family and work, their politics (sexual and otherwise), and their place within the art community and the world events of the 20th century. All are skillfully presented and intricately woven together to create an unforgettable novel. Yes, it is fiction, but Otto has drawn from the real lives of gifted, renowned photographers, and the stories behind the images, whether real or imagined, are compelling, inspiring, and very entertaining. What a feast of a novel!” —Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
2. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
5. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
6. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
7. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
8. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
9. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16
10. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books
11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
12. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
13. Fifty Shades Darker E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
14. Fifty Shades Freed E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 2. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99 3. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 4. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 5. V Is for Vengeance Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 6. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 7. Fall of Giants Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99 8. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 9. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99 10. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99
1. Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21
2. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99
3. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16 4. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95 5. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95 6. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95 7. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14 9. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20 10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99 11. F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95 12. Dancers Among Us Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95 13. F for Effort! Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95 14. Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18 15. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16 16. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 11.29.12
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteHoly Ghost Girl: A Memoir, by Donna M. Johnson (Gotham, $16) “Johnson’s treatment of her childhood immersed in the Pentecostal tent-meeting movement is flawless. She is truthful about her memories, but she does not rush to the judgment of others. Weak of flesh but strong in willpower, well-meaning Randall Terrell is the leader of a traveling group of the faithful. Tent meetings are huge, and once the donations become enough to cover bills, they soon lead to an excess that is all too familiar. This is an excellent book for those wanting to both know more about this particular spiritual movement and gain some understanding of the faith that kept the followers going.” —Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA
= On the Rise
Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers
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merican Booksellers A
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FICTION SERIES
Week of 11.29.12
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
1. W
ho
Co
uld
Th
at Be at T
his H
ou
r?
Lem
ony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99
2. L
ego N
injago
: Ch
aracter En
cyclop
edia
Claire Sipi, D
K Publishing, $18.99
3. Star W
ars Origam
i
C
hris Alexander, W
orkman, $16.95
4. T
he F
ault in
Ou
r Stars
John Green, D
utton, $17.99
5. T
he W
impy K
id D
o-It-Yo
urself B
oo
k
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet, $12.95
6. W
on
der R
.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99
7. L
oo
king fo
r Alaska John G
reen, Puffin, $9.99
8. T
he B
oo
k Th
ief
M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $12.99
9. S
on
Lois Lowry, H
oughton Mifflin H
arcourt, $17.99
10. Dram
a
R
aina Telgemeier, G
raphix, $10.99
11. Do
n’t L
et the P
igeon
Fin
ish T
his A
ctivity
B
oo
k!
M
o Willem
s, Hyperion, $19.99
12. E
very Day
David Levithan, K
nopf, $17.99
13. Th
e Girl W
ho
Circu
mn
avigated
F
airyland
in a S
hip
of H
er Ow
n M
aking
Catherynne M
. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), Square
Fish, $6.99
14. T
he F
urth
er Tale of P
eter Rabb
it
Em
ma Thom
pson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick
Warne and C
ompany, $20
15. L
iar & S
py
Rebecca Stead, W
endy Lamb Books, $15.99
1. S
afari: A P
ho
ticular B
oo
k
D
an Kainen, C
arol Kaufm
ann, Workm
an,
$24.95
2. G
oo
dn
ight M
oo
n
M
argaret Wise Brow
n, Clem
ent Hurd (Illus.),
Harper, $8.99
3. T
his Is Not M
y Hat
Jon Klassen, C
andlewick, $15.99
4. T
his Moose B
elongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philom
el, $16.99
5. Pete th
e Cat S
aves Ch
ristmas
Eric Litwin, Jam
es Dean (Illus.), H
arper, $17.99
6. O
livia and
the F
airy Prin
cesses
Ian Falconer, A
theneum, $17.99
7. I W
ant M
y Hat B
ack
Jon K
lassen, Candlew
ick, $15.99
8. T
he E
lf on
the S
helf C
arol Abersoldt,
Coe Steinw
art (Illus.), CC
A and B, $20
9. H
ow D
o D
ino
saurs S
ay Merry
C
hristm
as? Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.),
Blue Sky Press, $16.99
10. Go
od
nigh
t, Go
od
nigh
t, Co
nstru
ction
S
ite Sherri Duskey R
inker, Tom Lichtenheld
(Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99
11. T
he P
olar E
xpress
Chris Van A
llsburg, Houghton M
ifflin, $18.95
12. Skip
pyjon
Jon
es Cirq
ue d
e Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial Books, $17.99
13. H
ow th
e Grin
ch S
tole C
hristm
as
D
r. Seuss, Random
House, $15
14. W
here th
e Wild
Th
ings A
re
M
aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95
15. T
he Thankful B
ook
Todd Parr, Little Brow
n, $9.99
1. D
iary of a W
impy K
id
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet
2. Magic T
ree Ho
use
Mary Pope O
sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),
Random
House
3. T
he H
eroes o
f Olym
pu
s
R
ick Riordan, H
yperion
4. Ivy & B
ean
Annie Barrow
s, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),
Chronicle
5. M
atched
Ally C
ondie, Dutton
6.
Th
e Hu
nger G
ames
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
7. E
leph
ant &
Piggie
Mo W
illems, H
yperion
8. Cap
tain U
nd
erpan
ts
D
av Pilkey, Scholastic
9. Do
rk Diaries
Rachel R
enee Russell, A
laddin (hardcover)
10. Divergen
t
Veronica Roth, K
atherine Tegen Books
An
oth
er Ind
ie Favo
rite for Teen
Read
ers M
y Nam
e Is Parvan
a, by Deb
orah
E
llis (Gro
un
dw
oo
d B
oo
ks, $16.95) “Parvana cannot rem
ember a tim
e when she did
not believe her life was close to disaster—
when
living in Kabul trapped indoors by the Taliban,
wandering the countryside full of hunger and
fear, living in a refugee camp, and, finally, being
arrested as a terrorist after the school she and her m
other had bravely built to teach girls had been bom
bed. This book is a pow
erful testament
to humans w
ho struggle everyday for food, shelter, and peace.” —
Karen
Briggs, G
reat N
orth
ern B
oo
ks and
Ho
bbies, O
scod
a, MI
= D
ebut
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1. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
2. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
3. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
4. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
5. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35
6. Dear Life Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95
7. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
8. Notorious Nineteen Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28
9. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95
10. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
11. The Forgotten David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99
12. The Last Man Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99
13. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36
14. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
15. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99
★
★
1. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
2. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
5. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
6. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
7. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
8. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
9. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16
10. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books
11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
12. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
13. Fifty Shades Darker E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
14. Fifty Shades Freed E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARdCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 11.29.12
= Debut
★
1. Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21
2. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99
3. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16
4. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95
5. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95
6. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95
7. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14
9. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20
10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99
11. F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95
12. Dancers Among Us Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95
13. F for Effort! Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95
14. Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18
15. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16
16. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARdCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 11.29.12
= Debut = On the Rise
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35
2. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
3. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95
4. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
5. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
6. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99
7. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
8. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40
9. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95
10. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35
12. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40
13. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
14. No Easy Day Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95
15. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30
21. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die Willie Nelson, Morrow, $22.99