1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

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

3. Canada Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99

4. In One Person John Irving, S&S, $28

5. Calico Joe John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95

6. Home Toni Morrison, Knopf, $24

7. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35

8. Sacré Bleu Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99

9. Istanbul Passage Joseph Kanon, Atria, $26

10. A Blaze of Glory Jeff Shaara, Ballantine, $28

11. The Paris Wife Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25

12. The Innocent David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99

13. Kiss the Dead Laurell K. Hamilton, Berkley, $27.95

14. Stolen Prey John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95

15. The Wind Through the Keyhole Stephen King, Scribner, $27

16. Redshirts John Scalzi, Tor, $24.99

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Other Indie FavoritesThe Chaperone: A Novel, by Laura Moriarty (Riverhead Hardcover, $26.95) “Silent film star Louise Brooks was accustomed to being the center of attention, but that is not the case in this exquisite novel about the summer of 1922, when 15-year-old Louise traveled to New York for dance training. At the center of this story is her chaperone, 36-year-old Cora Carlisle, who has reasons of her own for traveling to New York that fateful summer. Cora’s story is one of casting after the classic American dream, but with a few unexpected twists. Moriarty’s writing captures it perfectly.” —Katherine Osborne, Kennebooks, Kennebunk, ME

The Watchers: A Novel, by Jon Steele (Blue Rider Press, $26.95) “Set in the gothic Lausanne Cathedral, this is a haunting and beautiful tale of fallen angels, the innocents and the not-so-innocent who fall prey to them, and those who are there to defend against evil. Steele offers a terrifyingly suspenseful yet mystical and extremely tender story, and the reader will wonder who and what are real and who and what they can trust.” —Lynn Pellerito Riehl, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 06.14.12

1. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95

2. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26

3. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27

4. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35

5. American Grown Michelle Obama, Crown, $30

6. The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95

7. I Am a Pole (and So Can You!) Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $15.99

8. Imagine Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26

9. Cronkite Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99

10. Drift Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25

11. Are You My Mother? Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $22

12. It Worked for Me Colin Powell, Tony Koltz, Harper, $27.99

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

14. The Presidents Club Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50

15. Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35

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

2. Fifty Shades Darker E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

3. Fifty Shades Freed E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

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

5. The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99

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

7. Caleb’s Crossing Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16

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

9. Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16

10. The Tiger’s Wife Téa Obreht, Random House, $15

11. Maine J. Courtney Sullivan, Vintage, $15.95

12. The Buddha in the Attic Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95

13. The Weird Sisters Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15

14. Swamplandia! Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95

15. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14

20. The Drop Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99

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1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 2. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 3. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 4. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99 5. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 7. The Affair Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99 9. Explosive Eighteen Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99

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

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

3. Turn Right at Machu Picchu Mark Adams, Plume, $16

4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway Books, $16

5. F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95

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

7. The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $20

8. Nothing Daunted Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $15

9. The Eighty-Dollar Champion Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $16

10. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99

11. Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95

12. The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99

13. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99

14. Blue Nights Joan Didion, Vintage, $15

15. Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95

18. To Heaven and Back Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook Press, $14.99

FICTION NONFICTION

Another Indie FavoriteJoy for Beginners: A Novel, by Erica Bauermeister (Berkley, $15) “Kate has conquered cancer, and now she has the goal to ride the white-water rapids in the Grand Canyon. During a celebration dinner, she gives each of her six friends an equally personal challenge. Bauermeister masterfully weaves the stories of the seven women together, allowing the reader to empathize with and root for each one as she jumps her own personal hurdle. A great selection for book clubs!” —Sam Droke-Dickinson, Aaron’s Books, Lititz, PA

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FICTION SERIES

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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. T

he B

oo

k Th

ief Markus Z

usak, Knopf, $12.99

3. W

on

der R

.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99

4. N

ancy C

lancy, S

up

er Sleu

th

Jane O

’Connor, R

obin Preiss Glasser (Illus.),

H

arper, $9.99

5. C

ho

mp

Carl H

iaasen, Knopf, $16.99

6. M

iss Peregrin

e’s Ho

me fo

r Pecu

liar

C

hild

ren

R

ansom R

iggs, Quirk Books, $17.99

7. B

itterblue

Kristin C

ashore, Dial, $19.99

8. T

he W

impy K

id D

o-It-Yo

urself B

oo

k

Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet, $12.95

9. T

he P

han

tom

Tollb

oo

th

N

orton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99

10. C

harlo

tte’s Web

E.B. White, H

arper, $7.99

11. T

he A

bso

lutely T

rue D

iary of a P

art-

Tim

e Ind

ian

Sherm

an Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brow

n,

$11.99

12. T

he Inven

tion

of H

ugo

Cab

ret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99

13. W

e Are in

a Bo

ok!

Mo W

illems, H

yperion, $8.99

14. O

ut o

f My M

ind

Sharon M. D

raper, Atheneum

, $6.99

15.

Wo

nderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99

1. O

h, th

e Places Yo

u’ll G

o!

Dr. Seuss, R

andom H

ouse, $17.99

2. G

oodnight Moon

Margaret W

ise Brown, C

lement H

urd (Illus.),

H

arper, $8.99

3. W

here th

e Wild

Th

ings A

re

M

aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95

4. T

he V

ery Hu

ngry C

aterpillar

Eric Carle, Putnam

, $10.99

5. T

he D

ucklin

g Gets a C

oo

kie!?

M

o Willem

s, Hyperion, $15.99

6. L

adybug Girl and B

ingo

Jacky D

avis, David Som

an (Illus.), Dial, $16.99

7. G

oo

d N

ight, G

orilla

Peggy Rathm

ann, Putnam, $7.99

8. I W

ant M

y Hat B

ack

Jon K

lassen, Candlew

ick, $15.99

9. G

oo

dn

ight, G

oo

dn

ight, C

on

structio

n

Site

Sherri Duskey R

inker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.),

Chronicle, $16.99

10. P

ete the C

at and

His Fo

ur

G

roovy B

utto

ns

Eric Litwin, Jam

es Dean (Illus.), H

arper, $16.99

11. O

n the Night You W

ere Born

Nancy T

illman, Feiw

el & Friends, $7.99

12. M

ake Way fo

r Du

cklings

Robert M

cCloskey, Puffin, $7.99

13. P

at the Bunny

Dorothy K

unhardt, Golden, $9.99

14. T

he Lorax D

r. Seuss, Random

House, $14.95

15. P

ress Here

Herve Tullet, C

hronicle, $15.99

1. T

he H

un

ger Gam

es

Suzanne C

ollins, Scholastic

2. Magic T

ree Ho

use

Mary Pope O

sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),

Random

House

3. T

he K

ane C

hro

nicles

Rick R

iordan, Hyperion

4. D

ivergent

Veronica Roth, K

atherine Tegen Books

5. Th

e Secrets o

f the Im

mo

rtal

Nich

olas F

lamel

Michael Scott, D

elacorte

6. Do

rk Diaries

Rachel R

enee Russell, A

laddin

N

ew in

Series: Tales F

rom

a No

t-So

-

G

raceful Ice P

rincess (hardcover)

7. D

iary of a W

impy K

id

Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet (hardcover)

8. Ivy & B

ean

A

nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

Chronicle

9. T

he R

anger’s A

pp

rentice

John Flanagan, Puffin

10. Harry P

otter

J.K. R

owling, Scholastic/A

rthur A. Levine

Books

An

oth

er Ind

ie Favo

rite for A

ges 4 to 8

Flying the D

ragon, by N

atalie Dias

Lo

renzi (Charlesbridge, $16.95) “Skye is

a soccer-loving Am

erican girl, whose relatives are

moving to the U

.S. for her grandfather’s cancer treatm

ents. In order to help the grandfather whom

she has never m

et, she will have to take a Japanese-

language course on Saturdays, and that means

losing her place on the all-star soccer team. Skye’s

cousin, Hiroshi, has to leave his hom

e in Japan, m

ove to Am

erica, and take English lessons. As the

cousins struggle with change, their language barrier,

and a rivalry for their grandfather’s affection, training for rokkaku—com

petitive kite fighting—brings them

together.” —A

my H

ussin, D

ragonw

ings Bo

oksto

re, Waupaca, W

I