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Published Thursday, March 8, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 4, 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 Fiction
#3. Lone Wolf, by Jodi Picoult (9781439102749)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#10. The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg (9781400069286)
Paperback Nonfiction
#5. Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer (9780143120537)
Mass Market
#7. Timeless, by Gail Carriger (9780316127189)
Children’s Interest
#14. And Then It's Spring, by Julie Fogliano (9781596436244)
Children’s Illustrated
#13. The Lorax Pop-Up!, by Dr. Seuss (9780375860355)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
2. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
3. Lone Wolf - Debut
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102749
4. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
5. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709
6. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
7. Kill Shot
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595205
8. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
9. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
10. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
11. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
12. The Wolf Gift
Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595119
13. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
14. The House I Loved
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312593308
15. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227
ON THE RISE:
27. The Dressmaker
Kate Alcott, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385535588
This historical novel about a spirited young woman who survives the Titanic disaster only to find herself embroiled in a media frenzy is a March 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
2. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
5. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
6. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
7. The End of Illness
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
8. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
9. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
10. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Debut
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
11. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
12. The Science of Yoga
William J. Broad, Bobby Clennell (Illus.), S&S, $26, 9781451641424
13. Once Upon a Secret
Mimi Alford, Random House, $25, 9781400069101
14. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
15. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
ON THE RISE:
17. House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
Anthony Shadid, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547134666
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Shadid tells the story of rebuilding his family's ancestral home in Lebanon amid political strife.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454560
3. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
4. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
5. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023
7. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
8. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
9. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933
11. The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062041289
12. Dreams of Joy
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980547
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
14. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
15. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
ON THE RISE:
22. When the Killing's Done
T.Coraghessan Boyle, Penguin Books, $16, 9780143120391
T.C. Boyle's latest novel relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
2. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
3. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
5. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Debut
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
6. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
7. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
8. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
9. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
10. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
11. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
12. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888
13. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
14. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
15. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
MASS MARKET
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
6. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509
7. Timeless - Debut
Gail Carriger, Orbit, $7.99, 9780316127189
8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
5. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
6. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
8. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
9. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353
10. Listen to My Trumpet!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423154044
11. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
12. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164
13. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide
Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828
14. And Then It's Spring - Debut
Julie Fogliano, Erin Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596436244
15. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Lorax
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812
4. Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165
5. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800011
8. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
10. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
12. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Dr.Suess, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800134
13. The Lorax Pop-Up! - Debut
Dr.Seuss, Robin Corey Books, $29.99, 9780375860355
14. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
15. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785
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. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
6. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
7. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
8. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)
Christopher Paolini, Knopf
9. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
10. Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE HEALING by Jonathan Odell (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385534673)
“During the years before the Civil War, Master Ben purchases Polly Shine, a slave woman known to possess healing powers, to help 'doctor' his slaves suffering from a mysterious plague. Polly also needs to pass on her healing knowledge to the next generation and focuses on Granada, a young slave girl. Granada is not so willing to accept her gift and is not interested in learning anything from Polly. Despite Granada's impatience and resistance, Polly teaches her that the gift of healing is much more than just learning to heal.” –Julia Barth, Blue Willow Bookshop, Huston, TX
THE STARBOARD SEA by Amber Dermont (St. Martin’s Press, $24.99, 9780312642808)
“In a world of privilege, Jaguars, Reniors, and competitive sailing, Jason Prosper has alreayd lost what money can't buy: a best friend and lover. At Bellingham Academy, a last-shot boarding school for those on their third strike, Jason must learn to rebuild his life and navigate the stormy seas of friendship and love. Dermot recreates both the pain and promise of youth with beautiful clarity. She peoples her work with young adults doing their best to assume the very adult roles their world demands, complete with their flaws, fears, and insecurities masked by false bravado. An outstanding debut.” – Christopher Green, the Bookworm of Edwards, Edwards, CO
Paperback
THE ILLUMINATION by Kevin Brockmeier (Vintage, $15.00, 9780307387776)
“Brockmeier's latest novel weaves together disparate voices in a stunning meditation on pain and beauty. Like the best speculative fiction, it wields the paranormal to show us a very present truth. The Illumination is a reminder that, no matter how dramatically the world changes around us, people are and always will be people - and that there is a brightness in that, regardless of our failings.” – Jenn Northington, WORD, Brooklyn, NY
For Ages 4-8
PENNY AND HER SONG by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, $12.99, 9780062081957)
“Young Penny has a song of her own and wants to sing it for all to hear, but the babies are sleeping. What is she to do? Why sing, of course!
One is nice, two is nice,
Three is even better.
Four is nice, five is nice,
Six in rain is wetter.
Yet another reason to love Henkes!” – Lorna Ruby, Wellesley Books, Wellesley, MA
