indie bestsellers hardcover week of 11.22nov 22, 2012 · 11. rules of civility amor towles,...
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1. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
2. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
3. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
4. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
5. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
6. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35
7. The Last Man Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99
8. Dear Life: Stories Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95
9. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99
10. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
11. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95
12. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99
13. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
14. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36
15. Back to Blood Tom Wolfe, Little Brown, $30
17. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99
FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesMagnificence: A Novel, by Lydia Millet (Norton, $25.95) “Susan is a serial adulterer whose life is shattered by her husband’s sudden death. As she struggles to maintain a healthy relationship with her grown, paraplegic daughter, she unexpectedly inherits a mansion from a distant relative who had filled the magnificent house with stuffed and mounted animals from around the world. The novel explores the many forms that loss can take—a loved one’s death when it is too late to make amends; a daughter’s loss of a life filled with possibilities if not for her accident; the slow deterioration of personality in the elderly with dementia; and the loss of animals in the wild to extinction. At once funny and touching.” —Karen Vail, Titcomb’s Bookshop, East Sandwich, MA
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 11.22.12
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35
2. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95
4. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
5. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
6. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95
7. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95
8. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35
9. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40
10. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
11. Guinness World Records 2013 Guinness, $28.95
12. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99
13. No Easy Day Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95
14. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
15. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30
16. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50
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A Question of Identity: A Simon Serrailler Mystery, by Susan Hill (Overlook Hardcover, $25.95) “Hill’s Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler mysteries don’t just create an almost unbearable atmosphere of brooding suspense, they also take you deeply into the lives, hearts, and minds of Serrailler, his family, and others, including some killers, in the British cathedral town of Lafferton. In this latest story, elderly women are being killed by someone whose methods match those of a man charged in previous killings, a man whose name has now vanished from all public records. Stunning!” —Carol Schneck Varner, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15
2. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
5. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
6. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
7. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
8. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
9. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16
10. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books
13. Fifty Shades Darker E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
14. Fifty Shades Freed E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts, Berkley, $16
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. V Is for Vengeance Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 3. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99 4. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 5. Fall of Giants Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99 6. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 7. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 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. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95
6. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14 7. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95
8. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99 9. Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95
10. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20 11. Lucky Peach Issue 5 Peter Meehan (Ed.), McSweeney’s, $12
12. Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18 13. The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $20
14. The Untethered Soul Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95 15. Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 11.22.12
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteCrossing on The Paris: A Novel, by Dana Gynther (Gallery, $15) “This story chronicles five days on a steamer ship, The Paris, crossing the Atlantic from Le Havre to New York in 1921. Three women from different stations in life each traveling alone meet, and their actions impact each other’s lives during the journey. There is young Julie Vernet, who is leaving her grieving parents behind to take a job in the service sector of the ship; Constance Stone, a woman in her 30s returning from an unsuccessful trip to Paris to persuade her gypsy sister to come home; and Vera Sinclair, a rich, ailing sophisticate who is traveling back to her hometown after many years abroad. A fascinating look at the emerging independence of women, wonderfully told.” —Lori Gascon, Sunriver Books, Sunriver, OR
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Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers
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FICTION SERIES
Week of 11.22.12
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. T
he W
impy K
id D
o-It-Yo
urself B
oo
k
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet, $12.95
4. W
on
der
R.J. Palacio, K
nopf, $15.99
5. Star Wars O
rigami
Chris A
lexander, Workm
an, $16.95
6. T
he F
ault in
Ou
r Stars
John Green, D
utton, $17.99
7. T
he B
oo
k Th
ief
M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $12.99
8. Dram
a
R
aina Telgemeier, G
raphix, $10.99
9. S
on
Lois Lowry, H
oughton Mifflin H
arcourt, $17.99
10. D
ays of B
loo
d &
Starligh
t
Laini Taylor, Little Brow
n, $18.99
11. C
harlo
tte’s Web
E.B. White, H
arper, $7.99
12. Th
e Ab
solu
tely Tru
e Diary o
f a Part-
T
ime In
dian
Sherman A
lexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown,
$14.99
13. T
he P
han
tom
Tollb
oo
th
N
orton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99
14. L
oo
king fo
r Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99
15. T
he F
urth
er Tale of P
eter Rabb
it
Em
ma Thom
pson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick
Warne and C
ompany, $20
1. G
oo
dn
ight M
oo
n
M
argaret Wise Brow
n, Clem
ent Hurd (Illus.),
Harper, $8.99
2. S
afari: A P
ho
ticular B
oo
k D
an Kainen,
Carol K
aufmann, W
orkman, $24.95
3. T
he T
han
kful B
oo
k
Todd Parr, Little Brow
n, $9.99
4. This Is N
ot My H
at
Jon K
lassen, Candlew
ick, $15.99
5. T
his Moose B
elongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philom
el, $16.99
6. I W
ant M
y Hat B
ack
Jon K
lassen, Candlew
ick, $15.99
7. O
livia and
the F
airy Prin
cesses
Ian Falconer, A
theneum, $17.99
8. G
oo
dn
ight, G
oo
dn
ight, C
on
structio
n
Site Sherri D
uskey Rinker, Tom
Lichtenheld
(Illus.), C
hronicle, $16.99
9. B
ear Says T
han
ks
K
arma W
ilson, Jane Chapm
an (Illus.),
Margaret K
. McElderry Books, $16.99
10. P
ete the C
at Saves C
hristm
as
Eric Litw
in, James D
ean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99
11. S
kippyjo
n Jo
nes C
irqu
e de O
lé
Judy Schachner, D
ial Books, $17.99
12. Th
e Very H
un
gry Caterp
illar
Eric C
arle, Putnam, $10.99
13. T
he E
lf on
the S
helf C
arol Abersoldt,
Coe Steinw
art (Illus.), CC
A and B, $20
14. H
ow D
o D
ino
saurs S
ay Merry
C
hristm
as? Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.),
Blue Sky Press, $16.99
15. T
he Night B
efore Thanksgiving
Natasha W
ing, Tamm
ie Lyon (Illus.), Grosset
& D
unlap, $3.99
1. D
iary of a W
impy K
id
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet
N
ew in S
eries: The T
hird Wheel
2. M
agic Tree H
ou
se
M
ary Pope Osborne, Sal M
urdocca (Illus.),
R
andom H
ouse
3. Th
e Hero
es of O
lymp
us
Rick R
iordan, Hyperion
4. M
atched
Ally C
ondie, Dutton
New
in Series: R
eached
5. Ivy & B
ean
Annie Barrow
s, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),
Chronicle
6.
Elep
han
t & P
iggie
M
o Willem
s, Hyperion
7. T
he H
un
ger Gam
es
Suzanne C
ollins, Scholastic
8. Do
rk Diaries
Rachel R
enee Russell, A
laddin (hardcover)
9. Cap
tain U
nd
erpan
ts
D
av Pilkey, Scholastic
10. Harry P
otter
J.K. Row
ling, Scholastic/Arthur A
. Levine Books
An
oth
er Ind
ie Favo
rite for A
ges 4 to 8
Wh
o P
ush
ed H
um
pty D
um
pty?
An
d O
ther N
oto
riou
s Nu
rsery Tale M
ysteries, by David
Levin
thal an
d
Joh
n N
ickle (Sch
wartz &
Wad
e, $17.99) “W
ho Pushed Hum
pty Dum
pty? is by far one of the m
ost irreverently quirky children’s books since Bruce H
ale’s Chet G
ecko came
on the scene. In this case, Officer Binky is on
the case, and you’ll want to follow
all the clues to solve every one of these intriguing nursery tale m
ysteries.” —
Jud
ith L
afitte, O
ctavia Bo
oks, N
ew O
rleans, L
A
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ebut
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1. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99
2. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25
3. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99
4. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95
5. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95
6. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35
7. The Last Man Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99
8. Dear Life: Stories Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95
9. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99
10. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95
11. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95
12. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99
13. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95
14. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36
15. Back to Blood Tom Wolfe, Little Brown, $30
17. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99
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1. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15
2. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14
4. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
5. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95
6. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16
7. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15
8. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99
9. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16
10. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15
11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16
12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books
13. Fifty Shades Darker E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
14. Fifty Shades Freed E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts, Berkley, $16
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Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARdCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 11.22.12
= Debut = On the Rise
★ 1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35 2. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95 4. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95
5. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28 6. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95
7. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95 8. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35
9. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40 10. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95
11. Guinness World Records 2013 Guinness, $28.95 12. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99
13. No Easy Day Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95 14. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28
15. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30
16. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50
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. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95
6. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14
7. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95
8. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99
9. Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95
10. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20
11. Lucky Peach Issue 5 Peter Meehan (Ed.), McSweeney’s, $12
12. Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18
13. The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $20
14. The Untethered Soul Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95
15. Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARdCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 11.22.12
= Debut = On the Rise
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