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1. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95 2. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 4. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $26.95 5. Adultery Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95 6. The Book of Life Deborah Harkness,Viking, $28.95 7. The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28 8. The Magician’s Land Lev Grossman,Viking, $27.95 9. We Are Not Ourselves Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28 10. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99 11. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd,Viking, $27.95 12. Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher, Doubleday, $22.95 13. Lucky Us Amy Bloom, Random House, $26 14. California Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26 15. The Vacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95 16. The 6th Extinction James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99 FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites A Colder War: A Novel, by Charles Cumming (St. Martin’s Press, $26.99) “This is another smashing tale of spycraft from Cumming. MI6 veteran Thomas Kell, who readers will recall from A Foreign Country, is sent to Istanbul to determine what really happened to a colleague killed in the crash of the small plane he was piloting. Beautiful women and treacherous double agents are present, but more prominently the reader experiences the beginning of the psychological wiles that ushered in the eponymous ‘colder war.’ Cumming’s descriptions are so evocative I felt as if I had actually traveled to the Bosporus and experienced the intrigue firsthand!” —Clay Belcher, Signs of Life, Lawrence, KS Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 08.28.14 1. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99 2. In the Kingdom of Ice Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95 3. A Spy Among Friends Ben Macintyre, Crown, $27 4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 5. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99 6. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $27.95 7. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95 8. Hard Choices Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35 9. Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28 10. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95 11. Goodnight Darth Vader Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95 12. The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations From Grumpy Cat Chronicle, $12.95 13. The First Family Detail Ronald Kessler, Crown Forum, $26 14. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $26.95 15. The Mockingbird Next Door Marja Mills, Penguin Press, $27.95 ★ = Debut = On the Rise ★ ★ ★ Tigerman: A Novel, by Nick Harkaway (Knopf, 26.95) “Harkaway’s books are known for their expansive, fantastical settings and narratives. With Tigerman, he creates a quieter, but no less thrilling novel. It’s a story filled with geopolitical and criminal intrigue and escapades, but at its heart Tigerman is about the friendship between a man and the boy he befriends. This is a deeply emotional book, but with the narrative drive of pulp fiction novels. Extremely satisfying on all levels.” —Vladimir Verano, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★
Transcript of Indie Bestsellers HardcoverWeek of 08.28 · 6. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of...
1. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95
2.TheGoldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30
3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
4. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $26.95
5. Adultery Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95
6. The Book of Life Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95
7. The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28
8.TheMagician’sLand Lev Grossman, Viking, $27.95
9. We Are Not Ourselves Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28
10. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
11. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95
12. Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher, Doubleday, $22.95
13. LuckyUs Amy Bloom, Random House, $26
14. California Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26
15. TheVacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95
16.The6thExtinction James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99
FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesA Colder War: A Novel, by Charles Cumming (St.Martin’sPress,$26.99) “This is another smashing tale of spycraft from Cumming. MI6 veteran Thomas Kell, who readers will recall from A Foreign Country, is sent to Istanbul to determine what really happened to a colleague killed in the crash of the small plane he was piloting. Beautiful women and treacherous double agents are present, but more prominently the reader experiences the beginning of the psychological wiles that ushered in the eponymous ‘colder war.’ Cumming’s descriptions are so evocative I felt as if I had actually traveled to the Bosporus and experienced the intrigue firsthand!” —ClayBelcher,SignsofLife,Lawrence,KS
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 08.28.14
1.EverythingINeedtoKnowILearned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
2.IntheKingdomofIce Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95
3. A Spy Among Friends Ben Macintyre, Crown, $27
4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29
5. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99
6. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $27.95
7. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95
8.HardChoices Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35
9.Can’tWeTalkAboutSomethingMore Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28
10. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95
11. Goodnight Darth Vader Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95
12. The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations From Grumpy Cat Chronicle, $12.95
13. The First Family Detail Ronald Kessler, Crown Forum, $26
14. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $26.95
15.TheMockingbirdNextDoor Marja Mills, Penguin Press, $27.95
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Tigerman:ANovel,byNickHarkaway(Knopf,26.95) “Harkaway’s books are known for their expansive, fantastical settings and narratives. With Tigerman, he creates a quieter, but no less thrilling novel. It’s a story filled with geopolitical and criminal intrigue and escapades, but at its heart Tigerman is about the friendship between a man and the boy he befriends. This is a deeply emotional book, but with the narrative drive of pulp fiction novels. Extremely satisfying on all levels.” —Vladimir Verano, ThirdPlaceBooks,LakeForestPark,WA
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15
2. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
3.TheOceanattheEndoftheLane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99
4. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $16.99
5. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17
6. We Are Water Wally Lamb, Harper Perennial, $16.99
7.TheRosieProject Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
8.Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
9. The Silver Star Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16
10.AndtheMountainsEchoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16
11. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
12. How the Light Gets In Louise Penny, Minotaur, $15.99
13.Where’dYouGo,Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99
14. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Good Lord Bird James McBride, Riverhead, $16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1.SycamoreRowJohn Grisham, Dell, $9.99 2. Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99 3. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 4. W Is for Wasted Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 5. Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 6.KingandMaxwellDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $10 7.TheRacketeerJohn Grisham, Dell, $9.99 8.ADanceWithDragonsGeorge R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 9.AClashofKingsGeorge R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 10.TheCatcherintheRye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99
1.Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. Let’sExploreDiabetesWithOwls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17
4. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
5. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16
6. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16
7. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $16
8. OrangeIstheNewBlack Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9.TheSmartestKidsintheWorld Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99
10.OneSummer:America,1927 Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95
11. Thinking in Numbers Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16
12. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99
13. Manson Jeff Guinn, S&S, $17
14. A House in the Sky Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett, Scribner, $16
15. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 08.28.14
MASS MARKETAnother Indie FavoriteHothouse: The Art of Survival and the SurvivalofArtatAmerica’sMostCelebratedPublishing House, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, byBorisKachka(Simon&Schuster,$17.99) “Roger Straus, editor and publisher at FSG, was loved, loathed, feared, and admired, and the publishing house with which he came of age was (and still is) perhaps the mightiest producer of quality literature in America. Through anecdote and firsthand reminiscences, Kachka weaves a compelling—and sometimes hilarious—history of 20th century American publishing.” —MarkLaFramboise,PoliticsandProseBookstore and Coffeehouse, Washington, D.C.
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Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers
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FICTION SERIES
Week of 08.28.14
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
1
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e G
iver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99
2
. If I Stay
Gayle Form
an, Speak, $10.99
3
. Th
e F
au
lt in O
ur S
tars
John Green, D
utton, $17.99
4
. Lo
ok
ing fo
r Alask
a
John G
reen, Speak, $9.99
5
. Wh
ere
Sh
e W
en
t
G
ayle Forman, Speak, $10.99
6
. Pap
er T
ow
ns
John Green, Speak, $9.99
7.P
ercyJackson’sGreekG
ods
R
ick Riordan, John R
occo (Illus.), Hyperion,
$24.99
8
. Th
e B
oo
k T
hie
f
M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $12.99
9
. Wo
nd
er
R.J. Palacio, K
nopf, $15.99
10.M
inecra
ft:Redsto
neHandbook
Scholastic, $7.99
11.M
inecra
ft:Esse
ntialH
andbook
Scholastic, $7.99
12.A
nAbundanceofK
atherin
es
John Green, Speak, $9.99
13.M
inecra
ft:CombatH
andbook
Scholastic, $7.99
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4. G
athe
ring B
lue
Lois Lowry, H
MH
Books for Young Readers, $8.99
1
5. S
isters
Raina Telgem
eier, Graphix, $10.99
1
. Dive
rgen
t
Veronica R
oth, Katherine Tegen Books
2.M
agicT
reeHouse
Mary Pope O
sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),
Random
House
3
. Origa
mi Y
od
a
Tom
Angleberger, A
mulet
4
. Th
e M
aze R
un
ne
r
Jam
es Dashner, D
elacorte
5. T
he
Lan
d o
f Sto
ries
Chris C
olfer, Little Brown
6.DiaryofaW
impyKid
Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet (hardcover)
7. Iv
y &
Be
an
A
nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),
C
hronicle
8. H
arry
Po
tter
J.K
. Rowling, Scholastic/A
rthur A. Levine Books
9
. Ele
ph
an
t & P
iggie
Mo W
illems, H
yperion
10
. Th
e H
ero
es o
f Oly
mp
us
Rick Riordan, H
yperion
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ebut★
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die
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rite fo
r Age
s 9 to
12
TheGreate
stStaro
nEarth
:Three-RingR
ascals,byKate
Klise
,M.SarahKlise
(Illus.)(A
lgonquin
YoungR
eaders,$
15.95)“T
he friends from
Sir Sidney’s Circus—
The Best C
ircus in the W
orld—are back for another adventure.
Everyone except Sir Sidney is excited about a contest that w
ill name one perform
er as the G
reatest Star on Earth! Before long, Sir Sidney is not feeling w
ell. A case of w
orrywarts m
eans a w
eek off—doctor’s orders. But w
ho will
run the circus? And w
hat about the contest? T
he perfect blend of gentle drama and hum
or and plenty of appealing art m
ake The Greatest
Star on Earth another winner in a terrific
series!” —ChrisR
ose,T
heSpirito
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re,
Swampsco
tt,MA
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. Go
od
nigh
t Mo
on
Margaret W
ise Brown,
Clem
ent Hurd (Illus.), H
arper, $8.99
2. T
he
Day
the
Cray
on
s Qu
it
D
rew D
aywalt, O
liver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel,
$17.99
3. F
roze
n (L
ittle G
old
en
Bo
ok
)
V
ictoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), R
andom
House/D
isney, $3.99
4. T
he
Ve
ry H
un
gry
Cate
rpilla
r
Eric C
arle, Putnam, $10.99
5
. Frozen:A
nna’sA
ctofLove/Elsa’s
Icy
Magic Lisa M
arsoli, Joey Chou (Illus.),
Random
House/D
isney, $4.99
6. W
he
re th
e W
ild T
hin
gs Are
Maurice Sendak, H
arper, $18.99
7. F
roze
n (B
ig Go
lde
n B
oo
k)
Bill Scollon, Disney Storybook A
rtists (Illus.),
R
andom H
ouse/Disney, $9.99
8
. Pe
te th
e C
at an
d th
e N
ew
Gu
y
K
imberly D
ean, James D
ean (Illus.), Harper,
$17.99
9. T
he
Pige
on
Ne
ed
s a Bath
!
M
o Willem
s, Disney Press, $16.99
1
0. A
Day
in th
e S
un
Frank Berrios, RH
Disney (Illus.), R
andom
House/D
isney, $3.99
11
. Go
od
Nigh
t, Go
rilla
Peggy R
athmann, Putnam
, $7.99
12
. Pat th
e B
un
ny
Dorothy K
unhardt, Golden, $9.99
1
3. G
oo
dn
ight, G
oo
dn
ight,
Constru
ctionSite
Sherri Duskey R
inker,
Tom
Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99
1
4. B
lue
be
rries fo
r Sal
Robert M
cCloskey, Puffin, $7.99
1
5. O
n th
e N
ight Y
ou
We
re B
orn
Nancy T
illman, Feiw
el & Friends, $7.99
1. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95
2.TheGoldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30
3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27
4. Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $26.95
5. Adultery Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95
6. The Book of Life Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95
7. The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28
8.TheMagician’sLand Lev Grossman, Viking, $27.95
9. We Are Not Ourselves Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28
10. The Heist Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99
11. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95
12. Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher, Doubleday, $22.95
13. LuckyUs Amy Bloom, Random House, $26
14. California Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26
15. TheVacationers Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95
16.The6thExtinction James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99
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1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15
2. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
3.TheOceanattheEndoftheLane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99
4. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $16.99
5. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17
6. We Are Water Wally Lamb, Harper Perennial, $16.99
7.TheRosieProject Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99
8.Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95
9. The Silver Star Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16
10.AndtheMountainsEchoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16
11. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16
12. How the Light Gets In Louise Penny, Minotaur, $15.99
13.Where’dYouGo,Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99
14. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95
15. The Good Lord Bird James McBride, Riverhead, $16
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
HARDCOVER PAPERBACK
Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 08.28.14
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1.Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16
2. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17
3. Let’sExploreDiabetesWithOwls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17
4. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
5. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16
6. The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16
7. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $16
8. OrangeIstheNewBlack Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16
9.TheSmartestKidsintheWorld Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99
10.OneSummer:America,1927 Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95
11. Thinking in Numbers Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16
12. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99
13. Manson Jeff Guinn, S&S, $17
14. A House in the Sky Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett, Scribner, $16
15. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99
1.EverythingINeedtoKnowILearned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
2.IntheKingdomofIce Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95
3. A Spy Among Friends Ben Macintyre, Crown, $27
4. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29
5. Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99
6. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $27.95
7. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95
8.HardChoices Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35
9.Can’tWeTalkAboutSomethingMore Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28
10. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95
11. Goodnight Darth Vader Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95
12. The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations From Grumpy Cat Chronicle, $12.95
13. The First Family Detail Ronald Kessler, Crown Forum, $26
14. #Girlboss Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $26.95
15.TheMockingbirdNextDoor Marja Mills, Penguin Press, $27.95
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 08.28.14
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