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Published Thursday, February 9, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 5, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit , www.IndieBound.org
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Nonfiction
#15-Coming Apart, by Charles Murray (9780307453426)
Paperback Nonfiction
#14-The Call of Sedona, by Ilchi Lee (9781935127482)
Children’s Illustrated
#10-Love, Splat, by Rob Scotton (9780062077769)
#11-Bad Kitty for President, by Nick Bruel (9781596436695)
#14-Plant a Kiss, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.) (9780061986758)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
2. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
3. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
4. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
5. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589
6. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793
7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
8. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
9. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
10. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
11. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
12. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313
13. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
14. Raylan
Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469
15. Taken
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278
ON THE RISE:
16. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316175678
Ivey's enchanting debut novel set in 1920s Alaska is a February Indie Next List Great Read.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
2. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
5. The End of Illness
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
6. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
7. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
8. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
9. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
10. Elizabeth the Queen
Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893
11. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
12. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728
13. Ameritopia
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244
14. The Obamas
Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755
15. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010- Debut
Charles Murray, Crown Forum, $27, 9780307453426
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023
3. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
4. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
5. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
7. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933
9. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
10. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
11. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
12. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
13. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
14. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
15. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
ON THE RISE:
16. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634
Sendker's poignant love story set in Burma, spanning the decades between the 1950s and the present, is a February Indie Next List Great Read.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
2. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
4. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
6. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
7. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
9. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
10. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
11. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
12. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
13. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888
14. The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart- Debut
Ilchi Lee, Best Life Media, $16.95, 9781935127482
15. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
9. The Sentry
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245729
10. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
2. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
3. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351
4. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
5. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
9. Why We Broke Up
Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316127257
10. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
11. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $17.99, 9780062024688
12. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164
13. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697
15. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Hug Time
Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959
3. Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts
Victoria Kann, Victoria Kann (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989230
4. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
6. Llama Llama Nighty-Night
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99, 9780670013272
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
8. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235962
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
10. Love, Splat- Debut
Rob Scotton, Harper, $9.99, 9780062077769
11. Bad Kitty for President- Debut
Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook, $13.99, 9781596436695
12. Happy Valentine's Day, Curious George!
H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $8.99, 9780547131078
13. A Ball for Daisy
Chris Raschka, Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375858611
14. Plant a Kiss- Debut
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Harper, $14.99, 9780061986758
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)
Christopher Paolini, Knopf
5. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
8. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
9. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
10. The Adventures of Tintin (hardcover and paperback)
Hergé, Little Brown
OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE FACE THIEF: A Novel by Eli Gottlieb (William Morrow, $24.99, 9780061735059) “The Face Thief pushes you down the stairs on the first page and never lets you get your feet back under you. Extraordinary characters are at the heart of a very believable series of events. The story shifts back and forth between the three main characters’ points of view. Gottlieb expertly guides you though the minds and emotions of the people who drive this crafty psychological thriller. Love, parenting, relationships, temptation, money, and green living are explored in an honest voice that doesn’t take sides. This is a must-read.” -- Shawn Bridges, Literary Lion, Stephenville, TX
A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY: A Novel by Joshilyn Jackson (Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446582353) “The Slocumb women have the curse of having to deal with bad men and early motherhood. Mother Liza and Grandmother Jenny are doing everything in their power to make sure that 15-year-old Mosey doesn’t find herself in the same predicament. Jenny unearths human bones while digging in the backyard, and with Liza too ill to explain them, Mosey decides to take it upon herself to find the answers to her family’s secrets and end the curse once and for all. This is a fast-paced and enthralling read that pulls you in and won’t let you go until the very end.” -- Morgan Kiedrowski, Next Chapter Bookshop, Mequon, WI
Paperback
THREE WEEKS IN DECEMBER by Audrey Schulman (Europa Editions, $16, 9781609450649) “Two stories set in Africa a century apart create a beautiful depiction of the fragility and delicacy of life. Jeremy, a railroad engineer at the turn of the 20th century, and Max, a botanist entering the 21st, contend not only with their personal demons but also with the environment and wildlife that threaten to overwhelm their world. This is compelling writing that shows the constant tension between humans and nature and how the balance is swayed by the slightest of factors.” -- Bill Cusumano, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI
For Ages 4 to 8
A BOY CALLED DICKENS by Deborah Hopkinson, John Hendrix (Illus.) (Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9780375867323) “Hopkinson and Hendrix weave an intriguing and informative narrative to show how Charles Dickens transformed from a young lad on the streets of London to one of the most well-known literary figures of all time. Learn how Dickens used his imagination and creativity to escape his dreary, misfortunate circumstances in this riveting tale.” -- Rebecca Moore, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA
