1. The Burgess Boys Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26

2. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99

3. Maya’s Notebook Isabel Allende, Harper, $27.99

4. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

5. The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud, Knopf, $25.95

6. The Interestings Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95

7. Z Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin’s, $25.99

8. All That Is James Salter, Knopf, $26.95

9. Paris Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50

10. The Hit David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99

11. NOS4A2 Joe Hill, Morrow, $28.99

12. 12th of Never James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99

13. Tenth of December George Saunders, Random House, $26

14. Best Kept Secret Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.99

15. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24

FICTION NONFICTION

Other Indie FavoritesThe River of No Return: A Novel, by Bee Ridgeway (Dutton, $27.95) “This romp in time has it all! There’s a dashing hero, several feisty heroines, some really nasty bad guys, and plenty of mystery, suspense, humor, and romance as Ridgeway navigates a plausible route along the River of Time that is filled with paradoxes and switchbacks. A must for fans of Gabaldon’s Outlander and Harkness’ A Discovery of Witches.” —Annie Leonard, The Next Chapter, Knoxville, IA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 05.09.13

1. Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27

2. Cooked Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95

3. Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95

4. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95

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

6. Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir Amanda Knox, Harper, $28.99

7. Vader’s Little Princess Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95

8. Gulp Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95

9. It’s All Good Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32

10. Country Girl: A Memoir Edna O’Brien, Little Brown, $27.99

11. The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95

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

13. VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $26

14. My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95

15. Mom & Me & Mom Maya Angelou, Random House, $22

16. Frozen in Time Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99

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The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family, by Josh Hanagarne (Gotham, $26) “Resplendent with the intelligence that comes from accumulated experience, seasoned with sudden and delightful humor, and written with great sensitivity, Hanagarne’s memoir is one of this spring’s best surprises. It is not simply a love letter to anyone who has built a life around books, but also a moving autobiographical work of a gentle giant who refuses to let his sense of wonder about the world be displaced by his challenges. Highly recommended!” —Aaron Cance, The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT

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

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1. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15

2. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99

3. The Orphan Master’s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15

4. Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99

5. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16

6. The Orchardist Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99

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

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

9. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95

10. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Back Bay, $14.99

11. Phantom Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95

12. Broken Harbor Tana French, Penguin, $16

13. Istanbul Passage Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press, $16

14. The Black Box Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99

15. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15

16. A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar Suzanne Joinson, Bloomsbury, $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. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 3. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 4. Defending Jacob William Landay, Dell, $7.99 5. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 7. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99 8. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99 9. Stolen Prey John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99 10. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99

1. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

2. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99

3. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

4. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15

5. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16

6. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16

7. Why Does the World Exist? Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95

8. Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $12

9. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95

10. America the Beautiful Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99

11. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99

12. Escape From Camp 14 Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15

13. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14

14. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16

15. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

21. What My Mother Gave Me Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin, $15.95

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 05.09.13

MASS MARKET

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Another Indie FavoriteThe Lola Quartet: A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel (Unbridled Books, $16) “In her latest, St. John Mandel shows how relationships formed in high school, so often fraught with drama, can ebb and flow and fade and come back to haunt. Among her characters, the perception of what’s important and the potential impact of actions varies widely, and something as seemingly insignificant as a photograph can become riddled with layers of meaning, differing for each person who sees it. The writing is taut, the characters well wrought, and St. John Mandel’s characteristic infusions of moral ambiguity and complexity remind us, as good novels should, of what it means to be human.” —Emily Pullen, WORD, Brooklyn, NY

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Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across Am

erica. Copyright A

merican Booksellers A

ssociation. All rights reserved.

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FICTION SERIES

Week of 05.09.13

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1. T

he F

ault in

Ou

r Stars

John Green, D

utton, $17.99

2. P

oem

s to L

earn by H

eart

C

aroline Kennedy, Jon J M

uth (Illus.), Hyperion,

$19.99

3. L

oo

king fo

r Alaska

John Green, Puffin, $9.99

4. W

on

der

R.J. Palacio, K

nopf, $15.99

5. T

he O

ne an

d O

nly Ivan

Katherine A

pplegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.),

H

arper, $16.99

6. T

he B

oo

k Th

ief Markus Z

usak, Knopf, $12.99

7. A

rt2-D2’s G

uide to Folding and Doodling:

An O

rigami Yoda A

ctivity Book

Tom A

ngleberger, Am

ulet, $12.95

8. T

imm

y Failu

re: Mistakes W

ere Mad

e

Stephan Pastis, C

andlewick, $14.99

9. H

ou

se of S

ecrets

C

hris Colum

bus, Ned V

izzini, Greg C

all (Illus.),

Balzer + Bray, $17.99

10. P

aper Tow

ns John G

reen, Speak, $9.99

11. A

n A

bu

nd

ance o

f Kath

erines

John Green, Speak, $9.99

12. T

he W

impy K

id D

o-It-Yo

urself B

oo

k

Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet, $12.95

13. D

rama

Raina Telgem

eier, Graphix, $10.99

14. T

he G

iver

Lois Low

ry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99

15. Elean

or &

Park

Rainbow Row

ell, St. Martin’s G

riffin, $18.99

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oo

dn

ight M

oo

n M

argaret Wise Brow

n,

C

lement H

urd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99

2. O

h, th

e Places Yo

u’ll G

o!

Dr. Seuss, R

andom H

ouse, $17.99

3. T

he D

ark Lemony Snicket, Jon K

lassen

(Illus.), Little Brow

n, $16.99

4. Steam

Train, Dream

Train

Sherri D

uskey Rinker, Tom

Lichtenheld (Illus.),

C

hronicle, $16.99

5. T

he Very Hungry C

aterpillar

Eric C

arle, Putnam, $10.99

6. T

hat Is N

ot a G

oo

d Id

ea!

M

o Willem

s, Balzer + Bray, $17.99

7. F

ancy N

ancy: F

anciest D

oll in

the

Un

iverse

Jane O

’Connor, Robin Preiss G

lasser (Illus.),

H

arper, $17.99

8. T

his Is Not M

y Hat

Jon Klassen, C

andlewick, $15.99

9. W

here th

e Wild

Th

ings A

re

M

aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95

10. P

at the B

un

ny

D

orothy Kunhardt, G

olden, $9.99

11. Go

od

nigh

t, Go

od

nigh

t, Co

nstru

ction

S

ite Sherri D

uskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

(Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99

12. L

ove You

Forever R

obert Munsch,

Sheila McG

raw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95

13. G

oo

d N

ight, G

orilla

Peggy Rathm

ann, Putnam, $7.99

14. O

tis and the Puppy

Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99

15. O

n the Night You W

ere Born

Nancy T

illman, Feiw

el & Friends, $7.99

1. M

agic Tree H

ou

se

M

ary Pope Osborne, Sal M

urdocca (Illus.),

R

andom H

ouse

2. Elep

han

t & P

iggie

M

o Willem

s, Hyperion

3. Ivy &

Bean

A

nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

C

hronicle

4. Diary o

f a Wim

py Kid

Jeff Kinney, A

mulet (hardcover)

5. C

aptain

Un

derp

ants

Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

6.

Harry P

otter

J.K. R

owling, Scholastic/A

rthur A. Levine Books

7. B

ig Nate

Lincoln Peirce, Harper

8. D

ivergent

Veronica Roth, K

atherine Tegen Books

9. Percy Jackso

n an

d th

e Olym

pian

s

R

ick Riordan, M

iramax

10. M

atched

Ally C

ondie, Dutton

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oth

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ie Favo

rite for A

ges 4 to 8

Little C

ritter: Bed

time S

tories,

by Mercer M

ayer (Harp

erFestival, $11.99) “M

ayer’s Little Critter books are

my go-to titles w

hen people don’t know w

hat picture books they’re looking for. M

any of them

exclaim that they rem

ember and love these

books, and the rest fall in love on the spot. Little C

ritter has been the catalyst to bring many children to reading, and

this boxed set of six of his favorite adventures makes the perfect

gift.” —D

iana P

ortw

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1. The Burgess Boys Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26

2. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99

3. Maya’s Notebook Isabel Allende, Harper, $27.99

4. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

5. The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud, Knopf, $25.95

6. The Interestings Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95

7. Z Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin’s, $25.99

8. All That Is James Salter, Knopf, $26.95

9. Paris Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50

10. The Hit David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99

11. NOS4A2 Joe Hill, Morrow, $28.99

12. 12th of Never James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99

13. Tenth of December George Saunders, Random House, $26

14. Best Kept Secret Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.99

15. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24

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1. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15

2. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99

3. The Orphan Master’s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15

4. Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99

5. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16

6. The Orchardist Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99

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

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

9. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95

10. The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Back Bay, $14.99

11. Phantom Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95

12. Broken Harbor Tana French, Penguin, $16

13. Istanbul Passage Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press, $16

14. The Black Box Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99

15. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15

16. A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar Suzanne Joinson, Bloomsbury, $16

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 05.09.13

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1. Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27

2. Cooked Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95

3. Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95

4. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95

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

6. Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir Amanda Knox, Harper, $28.99

7. Vader’s Little Princess Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95

8. Gulp Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95

9. It’s All Good Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32

10. Country Girl: A Memoir Edna O’Brien, Little Brown, $27.99

11. The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95

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

13. VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $26

14. My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95

15. Mom & Me & Mom Maya Angelou, Random House, $22

16. Frozen in Time Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99

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1. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

2. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99

3. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

4. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15

5. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16

6. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16

7. Why Does the World Exist? Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95

8. Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $12

9. The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95

10. America the Beautiful Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99

11. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99

12. Escape From Camp 14 Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15

13. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14

14. In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16

15. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95

21. What My Mother Gave Me Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin, $15.95

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 05.09.13

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