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Other Indie FavoritesBarefoot Dogs: Stories, by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho (Scribner, $23) “What people lose defines how they live their lives and this vibrant collection of stories illustrates this point with a literary verve that is electrifying! When the patriarch of a rich and thriving Mexican family is kidnapped, the family scatters across the world to save themselves. Ruiz-Camacho focuses on the lives of the rich and privileged in Mexican society, so used to servants and having things done for them that when the Arteaga family is left to its own devices, they have difficulty coping. This is a very entertaining and moving collection of interwoven stories highlighting the profound talent of a new author. Thought-provoking and memorable.” —Raul Chapa, BookPeople, Austin, TX
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 03.19.15
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A Little Life: A Novel, by Hanya Yanagihara (Doubleday, $30) “With heartaching perfection, Yanagihara follows four college roommates through three decades of relationships, careers, struggles, and triumphs. She opens episodic windows into the worlds of JB, Malcolm, Willem, and Jude—the artist, the architect, the actor, and the lawyer. At the novel’s heart is Jude, the group’s emotional epicenter and its eternal mystery, who is determined to keep his past hidden and to shoulder its terrible effects on the present. A Little Life is a deeply felt journey through friendship, love, trust, and hurt that immerses the reader so fully each character becomes a friend and the intricacies of their lives are sorely missed after the last page is turned.” —Melinda Powers, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Erik Larson, Crown, $28
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
3. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
4. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99
5. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
6. Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, Dey Street, $27.99
7. What If? Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24
8. Killing Patton Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30
9. Every Day I Fight Stuart Scott, Larry Platt, Blue Rider, $26.95
10. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
11. Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $28
12. Leaving Before the Rains Come Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $26.95
13. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99
14. Believer David Axelrod, Penguin Press, $35
15. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography Laura Ingalls Wilder, South Dakota State Historical Society, $39.95
20. Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis Robert D. Putnam, S&S, $28
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1. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
2. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
3. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $26.95
4. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95
5. The Fifth Gospel Ian Caldwell, S&S, $25.99
6. Trigger Warning Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99
7. World Gone By Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $27.99
8. The Whites Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt, Holt, $28
9. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
10. Leaving Berlin Joseph Kanon, Atria, $27
11. Funny Girl Nick Hornby, Riverhead, $27.95
12. Endangered C.J. Box, Putnam, $26.95
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95
14. All the Old Knives Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur, $23.99
15. The Assassin Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $28.95
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1. American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Harper, $9.99 2. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $9.99 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 4. The Target David Baldacci, Vision, $10 5. Missing You Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99 6. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99 7. The Longest Ride Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8 8. Still Alice Lisa Genova, Pocket, $7.99 9. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9
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Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 03.19.15
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteThe Sun and Other Stars: A Novel, by Brigid Pasulka (Simon & Schuster, $16) “This is a wondrous novel that radiates with poignant, witty insights on love, loss, loyalty, and sacrifice. Pasulka’s sharp, engaging prose transports readers to a seaside Italian village and immerses them in community gossip, family dramas, and personal discoveries spurred by an obsession with soccer. This is a delightfully consuming story that will leave readers satiated and smiling.” —Anderson McKean, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL
1. Redeployment Phil Klay, Penguin, $16
2. The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16
3. One More Thing B.J. Novak, Vintage, $14.95
4. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
5. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95
6. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
7. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
8. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
9. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15
10. China Dolls Lisa See, Random House, $16
11. Still Alice Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16
12. The Painter Peter Heller, Vintage, $15.95
13. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central, $16
14. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Matchmaker Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $17
18. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Joshua Ferris, Back Bay, $16
1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
3. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
4. American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99
5. 10% Happier Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99
6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
7. What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16
8. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
9. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16
10. Uganda Be Kidding Me Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $16
11. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16
12. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds Carmine Gallo, St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.99
13. How to Love Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95
14. The Future of the Mind Michio Kaku, Anchor, $16
15.ThisIdeaMustDie:ScientificTheories That Are Blocking Progress John Brockman, Harper Perennial, $15.99
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1. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99
2. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $9.99
3. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99
4. Shadow Scale Rachel Hartman, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99
5. I Was Here Gayle Forman, Viking, $18.99
6. Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $17.99
7. If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
8. The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99
9. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99
10. An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99
11. Where She Went Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
12. I’ll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Dial, $17.99
13. Mosquitoland David Arnold, Viking Children’s Books, $17.99
14. All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99
15. Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $18.99
Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 03.19.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS YOUNG ADULT
Another Indie Favorite for Ages 4 to 8 Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, by Sean Taylor, Jean Jullien (Illus.) (Candlewick, $15.99) “Bold, colorful illustrations complement this suspenseful tale of a clever and hungry little hoot owl. He uses many disguises in his hunt for dinner, but they don’t seem to be enough to do the trick. Will his last attempt finally be masterful enough to succeed? You will never look at a decorative birdbath the same way again!” —Ashley Despain, Green Apple Books, San Francisco, CA
Another Indie Favorite for Teen Readers Kalahari, by Jessica Khoury (Razorbill, $17.99) “When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens are stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide. Sarah, the daughter of zoologists, must keep them alive and get them to safety. Corpus is a scientific research company that experiments on everything and has no regard for the lives that are affected. The result of a Corpus experiment becomes the stranded group’s greatest challenge. Filled with first loves, romance, adventure, and a crazy scientific experiment, Kalahari captivates readers from the first page.” —Dalene Kolb, Mystery Ink, Huntington Beach, CA
1. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99
2. The Terrible Two Jory John, Mac Barnett, Kevin Cornell (Illus.), Amulet, $13.95
3. Minecraft: Construction Handbook Scholastic, $7.99 4. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99
5. Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99
6. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 7. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 8. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 9. Minecraft: Combat Handbook Scholastic, $7.99
10. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95
11. Minecraft: Redstone Handbook Scholastic, $7.99
12. Minecraft: Essential Handbook Scholastic, $7.99
13. Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Puffin, $8.99
14. Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99
15. The Princess in Black Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $14.99
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Children’s Indie Bestsellers
Week of 03.19.15
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED FICTION SERIES
1. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Dan Santat, Little Brown, $17
2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
3. The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99
4. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99
5. Aqualicious Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99
6. Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99
7. Home Carson Ellis, Candlewick, $16.99
8. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99
10. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99
11. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99
12. Llama Llama Easter Egg Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $5.99
13. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99
14. Click, Clack, Peep! Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illus.), Atheneum, $17.99
15. The Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99
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1. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. Divergent Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet (hardcover)
4. Big Nate Lincoln Peirce, Harper New in Series: Big Nate Lives It Up
5. Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk
6. The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan, Hyperion
7. Ivy & Bean Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
10. Lunar Chronicles Marissa Meyer, Square Fish
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Another Indie Favorite Monkey and Duck Quack Up!, by Jennifer Hamburg (Scholastic Press, $17.99) “Monkey wants to go on a three-day cruise by winning a rhyming competition. He just knows that he and his friend Duck can do it! He says, ‘Soap, rope, hope,’ and Duck says, ‘Quack.’ He says, ‘Cat, hat, rat,’ and Duck says, ‘Quack.’ This isn’t going as expected. But Monkey hatches a clever plan to trick Duck and win the competition. Will he do it? This is a wonderful rhyming read-aloud!” —Jessilynn Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI
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1. Redeployment Phil Klay, Penguin, $16
2. The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16
3. One More Thing B.J. Novak, Vintage, $14.95
4. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15
5. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95
6. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
7. Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
8. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
9. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15
10. China Dolls Lisa See, Random House, $16
11. Still Alice Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16
12. The Painter Peter Heller, Vintage, $15.95
13. Invisible James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central, $16
14. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Matchmaker Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $17
18. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Joshua Ferris, Back Bay, $16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 03.19.15
= Debut = On the Rise
1. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95
2. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
3. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $26.95
4. A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95
5. The Fifth Gospel Ian Caldwell, S&S, $25.99
6. Trigger Warning Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99
7. World Gone By Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $27.99
8. The Whites Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt, Holt, $28
9. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99
10. Leaving Berlin Joseph Kanon, Atria, $27
11. Funny Girl Nick Hornby, Riverhead, $27.95
12. Endangered C.J. Box, Putnam, $26.95
13. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95
14. All the Old Knives Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur, $23.99
15. The Assassin Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $28.95
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 03.19.15
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1. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Erik Larson, Crown, $28
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99
3. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26
4. Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99
5. H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26
6. Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, Dey Street, $27.99
7. What If? Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24
8. Killing Patton Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30
9. Every Day I Fight Stuart Scott, Larry Platt, Blue Rider, $26.95
10. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
11. Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $28
12. Leaving Before the Rains Come Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $26.95
13. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99
14. Believer David Axelrod, Penguin Press, $35
15. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography Laura Ingalls Wilder, South Dakota State Historical Society, $39.95
20. Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis Robert D. Putnam, S&S, $28
1. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
3. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
4. American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99
5. 10% Happier Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99
6. We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95
7. What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16
8. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16
9. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16
10. Uganda Be Kidding Me Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $16
11. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16
12. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds Carmine Gallo, St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.99
13. How to Love Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95
14. The Future of the Mind Michio Kaku, Anchor, $16
15.ThisIdeaMustDie:ScientificTheories That Are Blocking Progress John Brockman, Harper Perennial, $15.99
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