F I C T I O N

1. Unaccustomed EarthJhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25

2. The Miracle at Speedy MotorsAlexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95

3. ★ The Plague of DovesLouise Erdrich, Harper, $25.95

4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoJunot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95

5. The Whole TruthDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99

6. ★ Sundays at Tiffany’sJames Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $24.99

7. The Girl With No ShadowJoanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95

8. A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95

9. Hold TightHarlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95

10. Red BirdMary Oliver, Beacon, $23

11. Lush LifeRichard Price, FSG, $26

12. ★So Brave, Young, and HandsomeLeif Enger, Atlantic Monthly, $24

13. The AppealJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95

14. Where Are You Now?Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95

15. People of the BookGeraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95

21. The Girl of His DreamsDonna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24

The captivating 17th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery.

M a y We R e c o m m e n d

The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton (Atria, $24.95) “Grace Bradley, now 98, recalls her time as a young maid working at Riverton Manor at the dawn of WWI. She is witness to an incident during a summer party, the suicide of a famous poet. What happened that night between the poet and the beautiful young sisters of the manor down by the pond? As Grace tells her story, Kate Morton slowly reveals all the mysteries of decades past. A wonderful, evocative novel.”—Karen Vail, Armchair Bookstore, Dennis, MA

N O N F I C T I O N

1. The Last LectureRandy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95

2. Just Who Will You Be?Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95

3. ★A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My FatherAugusten Burroughs, St. Martin’s, $24.95

4. In Defense of FoodMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95

5. Armageddon in RetrospectKurt Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95

6. Ladies of LibertyCokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95

7. BonkMary Roach, Norton, $24.95

8. HomeJulie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95

9. ★A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New WorldTony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50

10. ★ A Remarkable MotherJimmy Carter, S&S, $22.95

11. What Now?Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95

12. The SecretRhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95

13. Beautiful BoyDavid Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24

14. Girls Like UsSheila Weller, Atria, $27.95

15. ★ The Post-American WorldFareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95

20. I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember StuffJudy Parkinson, Reader’s Digest, $14.95

Easy tips for remembering those small, yet important, facts.

M a y We R e c o m m e n d

Comfort, by Ann Hood (Norton, $19.95) “This is Ann Hood’s moving testament to her daughter Grace, who died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. A truly moving testament to Grace, Comfort is also a testament to life. It takes us on a journey through grief and a struggle with faith, then back into a life full of hope and love. An extraordinarily eloquent memoir, this is a book to share with others who have suffered a great loss.”—Judy Crosby, Island Books, Middletown, RI

H a r d c o v e rB E S T S E L L E R S • 5 / 8 / 0 8

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.

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F I C T I O N

1. Water for ElephantsSara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95

2. Loving FrankNancy Horan, Ballantine, $14

3. ★Out Stealing HorsesPer Petterson, Picador, $14

4. ★ The Yiddish Policemen’s UnionMichael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95

5. DivisaderoMichael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95

6. The Friday Night Knitting ClubKate Jacobs, Berkley, $14

7. The GatheringAnne Enright, Black Cat, $14

8. Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15

9. Peony in LoveLisa See, Random House, $14

10. The Good Husband of Zebra DriveAlexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $12.95

11. Suite FrancaiseIrene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95

12. The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15

13. The RoadCormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95

14. The Memory Keeper’s DaughterKim Edwards, Penguin, $14

15. ★After DarkHaruki Murakami, Vintage, $13.95

M A S S M A R K E T

1. ★ Suffer the Little Children Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99

2. The Woods Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99

3. Simple Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99

4. Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child, Dell, $7.99

5. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99

6. ★ Invisible Prey John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99

7. ★ Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne BetrayalEric Van Lustbader, Vision, $9.99

8. The Innocent Man John Grisham, Dell, $7.99

9. ★ The Good Guy Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $7.99

10. ★ Up in Honey’s Room Elmore Leonard, Harper, $9.99

N O N F I C T I O N

1. A New EarthEckhart Tolle, Plume, $14

2. Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15

3. ★ Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food LifeBarbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95

4. Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15

5. The Power of NowEckhart Tolle, New World, $14

6. The Omnivore’s DilemmaMichael Pollan, Penguin, $16

7. Dreams From My FatherBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95

8. The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95

9. I Feel Bad About My NeckNora Ephron, Vintage, $12.95

10. InfidelAyaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15

11. ★ Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great DepressionMildred Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $12

12. Merle’s DoorTed Kerasote, Harvest, $15

13. Marley & MeJohn Grogan, Harper, $13.95

14. Into the WildJon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95

15. The Glass CastleJeannette Walls, Scribner, $15

17. The Assault on ReasonAl Gore, Penguin, $16

Thoughtful, well-reasoned, and now available in paperback.

M a y We R e c o m m e n d

Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil, by John Ghazvinian (Harvest, $15) “Ghazvinian’s harrowing, eye-opening look at the changing face of Africa in the wake of the newest oil boom will make you think twice every time you grumble at the pump.”—Alex Green, Back Pages Books, Waltham, MA

P a p e r b a c kB E S T S E L L E R S • 5 / 8 / 0 8

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.

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Rodrick R

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Jeff Kinney, Am

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Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99

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SocietyTrenton Lee Stew

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12. Just ListenSarah D

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Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99

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Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illus.), Scholastic,

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Margaret W

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arper, $8.99

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ancy’s Favorite Fancy W

ordsJane O

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lasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99

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5. R

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bout It!Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, D

enise Brunkus (Illus.), Harper, $17.99

6. A

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Mo W

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ancy Bonjour, ButterflyJane O

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lasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99

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Maurice Sendak, H

arper, $17.95

10. Fancy N

ancy and the Boy From Paris

Jane O’C

onnor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), H

arper, $3.99

11. Fancy N

ancy at the Museum

Jane O’C

onnor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), H

arper, $3.99

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lasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99

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Stephenie Meyer, M

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House (hardcover and paperback)

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lympians

Rick Riordan, Miram

ax (hardcover and paperback)

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arry PotterJ.K. Row

ling, Scholastic/Arthur A

. Levine (hardcover and paperback)

5. Junie B. JonesBarbara Park, D

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Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf (hardcover)

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Lisi Harrison, Little Brow

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Angie Sage, Katherine Tegen (hardcover and paperback)

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elmuth H

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the courage to stand up to the Nazi regim

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an outstanding job of depicting the realities of the Holocaust

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