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1. Nothing to Lose Lee Child, Delacorte, $27
2. The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie, Random House, $26
3. The Host Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99
4. The Spies of Warsaw Alan Furst, Random House, $25
★ 5. Sail James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Little Brown, $27.99
6. Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $23.95
8. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95
9. Careless in Red Elizabeth George, Harper, $27.95
10. The Garden of Last Days Andre Dubus III, Norton, $24.95
★ 11. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95
12. Devil May Care Sebastian Faulks, Doubleday, $24.95
13. Plague Ship Clive Cussler, Putnam, $26.95
★ 14. The Other David Guterson, Knopf, $24.95
15. Snuff Chuck Palahniuk, Doubleday, $24.95
21. The Steel Wave Jeff Shaara, Ballantine, $28 Shaara’s follow-up to The Rising Tide is an intense novel of the Normandy invasion.
FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesCathedral of the Sea, by Ildefonso Falcones (Dutton, $26.95) “Author Falcones’ passion for his homeland and Santa Maria del la Mar, the ‘Cathedral of the Sea,’ shine through this wonderful novel of 14th-century Barcelona and Catalonia. Historical accuracy, well developed characters, and a plot that will keep you riveted set the reader right into a land in conflict. I came away richer for the tale.”
—Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA
The Chris Farley Show, by Tom Farley, Jr., and Tanner Colby (Viking, $26.95) “In the intimate and touching portrait culled from more than 160 interviews with friends, family, and SNL associates, we come to see Chris Farley as a complex soul who was gifted, gracious, giving, and deeply religious. A surprisingly revelatory offering.”
—Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book & Music Company, West Chester, PA
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 06.19.08
1. When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris, Little Brown, $25.99
2. The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95
3. What Happened Scott McClellan, PublicAffairs, $27.95
4. The Downhill Lie Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $22
5. The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95
6. The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
7. In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95
8. Audition Barbara Walters, Knopf, $29.95
★ 9. Always by My Side: A Father’s Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other Jim Nantz, Gotham, $26
10. Counselor Ted Sorensen, Harper, $27.95
11. The Billionaire’s Vinegar Benjamin Wallace, Crown, $24.95
12. Just Who Will You Be? Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95
13. A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50
14. Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut, Putnam, $24.95
15. Goodnight Bush Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Little Brown, $14.99
16. Me of Little Faith Lewis Black, Riverhead, $24.95 The Daily Show regular’s irreverent take on religion.
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. = Debut = On the Rise
1. Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson, Picador, $14
2. Water for Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95
3. Loving Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14
4. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95
5. In the Woods Tana French, Penguin, $14
6. The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99
7. The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95
8. The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14
★ 9. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan, Anchor, $13.95
10. Divisadero Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95
11. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15
12. The Gathering Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14
★ 13. The Maytrees Annie Dillard, Harper Perennial, $13.95
14. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95
15. Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15
19. Ghostwalk Rebecca Stott, Spiegel & Grau, $14.95 A mysterious, intelligent first novel, now available in paperback.
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99
2. Suffer the Little Children Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99
★ 3. The Tin Roof Blowdown James Lee Burke, Pocket, $7.99
4. Simple Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99
5. Step on a Crack James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $9.99
6. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99
7. Spare Change Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99
8. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99
9. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99
10. Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child, Dell, $7.99
1. A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14
2. Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15
3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95
4. The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
5. Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
6. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15
7. The Omnivore’s Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16
8. The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14
9. Wisdom of Our Fathers Tim Russert, Random House, $13.95
10. Marley & Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95
11. Into the Wild Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95
12. Little Heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $12
13. Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15
14. Merle’s Door Ted Kerasote, Harvest, $15
★ 15. Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, Back Bay, $15.99
20. Legacy of Ashes Tim Weiner, Anchor, $16.95 A fascinating history of the CIA, now available in paperback.
FICTION NONFICTION
Another Indie FavoriteThe Foreigner, by Francie Lin (Picador, $14) “This is a daring and original novel, a story of how a Taiwanese-American upholds tradition and ancestral respect against his own cultural and personal dualities, and especially against his own criminal brother. A sinister yet uplifting novel.”
—Marie du Vaure, Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 06.19.08
MASS MARKET
= Debut = On the Rise
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.
= D
ebut
An
oth
er Ind
ie Favo
rite for A
ges 9 - 12T
he Underneath, by K
athi Appelt, D
avid Sm
all (Illus.) (A
theneum, $16.99) “In her first novel for
young readers, well-know
n picture book author Kathi Appelt has created a tim
eless story in the tradition of M
arjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Carson M
cCullers. This is the story of an old hound dog chained up near the banks of a bayou and an abandoned calico cat w
hose kittens arrive full of the kind of curiosity that can get everyone into trouble. These life-tossed anim
als become a fam
ily, and their dram
atic story is a mesm
erizing book to read aloud.”—
Elisabeth G
rant-Gibso
n, Window
s a boo
kshop, M
onro
e, LA
CHIldREN’S INTEREST
IllUSTRATEd
FICTION SERIES
Week of 06.19.08
1.
Diary o
f a Wim
py Kid
: Rodrick R
ules Jeff K
inney, Am
ulet, $12.95
2. T
he B
oo
k Th
ief M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $11.99
3. D
iary of a W
impy K
id
Jeff Kinney, A
mulet, $12.95
4.
Th
e Mysterio
us B
ened
ict So
ciety Trenton Lee Stew
art, Little Brown, $6.99
5.
Seekers: T
he Quest Begins
Erin Hunter, H
arper, $16.99
6. T
he Inven
tion
of H
ugo
Cab
ret Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99
7.
Th
e Ab
solu
tely Tru
e Diary o
f a P
art-Tim
e Ind
ian
Sherman A
lexie, Little Brown, $16.99
8.
Lo
ck and
Key
Sarah Dessen, V
iking, $18.99
9. S
ir Fartsalo
t Hu
nts th
e Bo
oger K
evin Bolger, Razorbill, $10.99
10.
Just L
isten
Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99
★ 11.
Ind
iana Jo
nes an
d th
e Kin
gdo
m
of th
e Crystal S
kull
James Luceno, Scholastic, $6.99
12.
Th
e Miracu
lou
s Jou
rney o
f Ed
ward
Tu
lane
K
ate DiC
amillo, C
andlewick, $9.99
13.
Th
e Tale of D
espereau
x
Kate D
iCam
illo, Candlew
ick, $7.99
14. F
airest G
ail Carson Levine, H
arperTrophy, $6.99 ★
15. S
um
mer B
all M
ike Lupica, Puffin, $7.99
1. O
h, th
e Places Yo
u’ll G
o!
Dr. Seuss, R
andom H
ouse, $17.99
2. Gallo
p!
Rufus Butler Seder, W
orkman, $12.95
3. G
oo
dn
ight M
oo
n
Margaret W
ise Brown, C
lement H
urd (Illus.), H
arper, $8.99
4. Fan
cy Nan
cy’s Favo
rite Fan
cy W
ord
s Jane O’C
onnor, Robin Preiss
Glasser (Illus.), H
arper, $12.99
5. Fan
cy Nan
cy and
the B
oy Fro
m
Paris Jane O
’Connor, R
obin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99
6. F
ancy N
ancy at th
e Mu
seum
Jane O
’Connor, R
obin Preiss Glasser
(Illus.), Harper, $3.99
7. F
ancy N
ancy B
on
jou
r, Bu
tterfly
Jane O’C
onnor, Robin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), H
arper, $16.99
8. Alp
hab
et M
atthew Van Fleet, S&
S, $19.99
9. Wh
ere the W
ild T
hin
gs Are
M
aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95
10. F
ancy N
ancy Jane O
’Connor, R
obin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99
11. P
at the B
un
ny D
orothy Kunhardt, G
olden, $9.99
12. Go
od
Nigh
t, Go
rilla Peggy R
athmann, Putnam
, $7.99
13. Cu
riou
s You
H
.A. R
ey, Houghton M
ifflin, $12.95
14. F
ancy N
ancy L
oves! Loves!!
Loves!!! Jane O
’Connor, R
obin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99
15.
Love Yo
u Fo
rever Robert M
unsch, Sheila M
cGraw
(Illus.), Firefly, $5.95
1.
Twiligh
t Stephenie M
eyer, Megan T
ingley
2. M
agic Tree H
ou
se
Mary Pope O
sborne, Sal Murdocca
(Illus.), Random
House
3.
Percy Jackso
n &
the O
lymp
ians
Rick R
iordan, Miram
ax
4. C
liqu
e Su
mm
er Co
llection
Lisi H
arrison, Poppy (paperback)
5. Ju
nie B
. Jon
es Barbara Park, D
enise Brunkus (Illus.), R
andom H
ouse
6. H
arry Po
tter J.K
. Row
ling, Scholastic/Arthur A
. Levine
7. P
end
ragon
D
.J. MacH
ale, S&S
8.
Alex R
ider A
dven
tures
Anthony H
orowitz, Puffin
9.
Th
e Cliq
ue
Lisi H
arrison, Little Brown (paperback)
10.
Warrio
rs Erin W
. Hunter, H
arperA
ll Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.