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. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35

5. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95

6. Dear Life Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95

7. Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28

8. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95

9. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99

10. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

11. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99

12. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95

13. The Black Box Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99

14. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95

15. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36

FICTION NONFICTION

Other Indie FavoritesLife Among Giants: A Novel, by Bill Roorbach (Algonquin, $24.95) “Roorbach has given readers a totally unique family saga that is infused with love, sex, and murder. This is the kind of story that takes you on a journey from the very first page and races right along to the unforgettable conclusion. I was drawn in by the characters, both sympathetic and despicable. This is a great book to recommend to everyone.” —Barbara Kelly, Portland Bookstore, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 01.03.13

1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35

2. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95

3. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95

4. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

5. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $27

6. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99

7. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95

8. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

9. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

10. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30

11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35

12. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40

13. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

14. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50

15. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27

A Possible Life: A Novel in Five Parts, by Sebastian Faulks (Henry Holt, $25) “This incredible novel traces the separate trajectories of five unforgettable lives in five different time periods. Each life story is expertly etched by Faulks, and each could stand alone, but the stories become even more compelling as they join to form a provocative whole.” —Jenny Lyons, The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT

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1. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95

2. The Paris Wife Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15

3. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15

4. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

5. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95

6. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16

7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14

8. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15

9. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99

10. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95

11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16

12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99

13. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16

14. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15

15. The Best American Short Stories 2012 Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

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 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. Fall of Giants Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99 7. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99 8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50 9. V Is for Vengeance Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 10. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99

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. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99

6. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95

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. F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95

10. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99

11. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95

12. Dancers Among Us Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95

13. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95

14. F for Effort! Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95

15. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 01.03.13

MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteAngelmaker: A Novel, by Nick Harkaway (Vintage, $15.95) “It’s hard for me to use my words, rather than just gush inarticulately about how good Angelmaker is, but I’ll try. Not just any author could build a thriller out of some gears, a forgotten Victorian art critic, and a son’s dissatisfaction with his father, much less a thriller of these proportions. And very few authors can boast the combination of smarts and heart that defines Harkaway’s work. Harkaway has a singular voice, brilliant comic timing, and a deep feeling for the myriad ways the world is broken.” —Jenn Northington, WORD, Brooklyn, NY

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FICTION SERIES

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he F

ault in

Ou

r Stars

John Green, D

utton, $17.99

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ho

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uld

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at Be at T

his H

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Lem

ony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99

3. W

on

der

R.J. Palacio, K

nopf, $15.99

4. L

ego N

injago

: Ch

aracter En

cyclop

edia

Claire Sipi, D

K Publishing, $18.99

5. T

he B

oo

k Th

ief Markus Z

usak, Knopf, $12.99

6. L

oo

king fo

r Alaska

John Green, Puffin, $9.99

7. T

he Further Tale of Peter Rabbit

Emm

a Thom

pson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick

W

arne and Com

pany, $20

8. T

he W

impy K

id D

o-It-Yo

urself B

oo

k

Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet, $12.95

9. S

tar Wars O

rigami

Chris A

lexander, Workm

an, $16.95

10. L

iar & S

py

Rebecca Stead, W

endy Lamb Books, $15.99

11. D

rama

Raina Telgemeier, G

raphix, $10.99

12. E

very Day

David Levithan, K

nopf, $17.99

13. T

he H

obb

it

J.R.R.Tolkien, Peter Sis (Illus.), H

oughton Mifflin, $10.99

14. S

tar Wars: A

Galactic P

op

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ventu

re

M

atthew Reinhart, O

rchard, $36.99

15. S

on

Lois Lowry, H

oughton Mifflin H

arcourt, $17.99

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afari: A P

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ticular B

oo

k

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an Kainen, C

arol Kaufm

ann, Workm

an,

$24.95

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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

he P

olar E

xpress

Chris Van A

llsburg, Houghton M

ifflin, $18.95

5. How

the G

rinch

Sto

le Ch

ristmas

Dr. Seuss, R

andom H

ouse, $15

6. T

his Moose B

elongs to Me

Oliver Jeffers, Philom

el, $16.99

7. O

livia and

the F

airy Prin

cesses

Ian Falconer, A

theneum, $17.99

8. I W

ant M

y Hat B

ack

Jon K

lassen, Candlew

ick, $15.99

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od

nigh

t, Go

od

nigh

t, Co

nstru

ction

S

ite

Sherri D

uskey Rinker, Tom

Lichtenheld

(Illus.), C

hronicle, $16.99

10. T

he Very Hungry C

aterpillar

Eric C

arle, Putnam, $10.99

11. W

here th

e Wild

Th

ings A

re

M

aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95

12. P

ress Here

Herve Tullet, C

hronicle, $15.99

13. P

at the Bunny

Dorothy K

unhardt, Golden, $9.99

14. P

ete the C

at Saves C

hristm

as

Eric Litw

in, James D

ean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99

15. Skippyjon Jones C

irque de Olé

Jan Brett (Illus.), Putnam, $7.99

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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

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he H

un

ger Gam

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Suzanne C

ollins, Scholastic

4. Ivy & B

ean

Annie Barrow

s, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

Chronicle

5. T

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f Olym

pu

s

R

ick Riordan, H

yperion

6. M

atched

Ally C

ondie, Dutton

7. D

ivergent

Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books

8. D

ork D

iaries

R

achel Renee R

ussell, Aladdin (hardcover)

9. H

arry Po

tter

J.K

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rthur A. Levine Books

10. E

leph

ant &

Piggie

Mo W

illems, H

yperion

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oth

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rite for A

ges 4 to 8

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Co

rderoy, S

op

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llsop

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s.) (S

ou

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oks Jabb

erwo

cky, $16.99) “T

his is a wonderful little story of tw

o best friends, Luna and Bear, and their special relationship. Bear thinks he needs to search to find the perfect gift for his friend, but w

hen he returns he discovers that the best gift of all is the special friendship that he shares w

ith Luna. The illustrations are w

arm and inviting and

add to the special feeling of the story. This is perfect to recom

mend

as a special quiet-time book for young children.” —

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ith

Lafi

tte, Octavia B

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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. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35

5. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95

6. Dear Life Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95

7. Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28

8. This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95

9. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99

10. The Racketeer John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

11. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99

12. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95

13. The Black Box Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99

14. A Thousand Mornings Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95

15. Winter of the World Ken Follett, Dutton, $36

1. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95

2. The Paris Wife Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15

3. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell, Random House, $15

4. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

5. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95

6. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16

7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14

8. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15

9. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99

10. The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95

11. Rules of Civility Amor Towles, Penguin, $16

12. The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99

13. The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16

14. The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15

15. The Best American Short Stories 2012 Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

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 01.03.13

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1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35

2. Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95

3. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95

4. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

5. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $27

6. America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99

7. The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95

8. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

9. Killing Kennedy Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

10. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30

11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35

12. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40

13. Killing Lincoln Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

14. Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50

15. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27

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. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99

6. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95

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. F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95

10. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99

11. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2013 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95

12. Dancers Among Us Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95

13. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95

14. F for Effort! Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95

15. Catherine the Great Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 01.03.13