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Published Thursday, March 29, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 25, 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-Stay Close, by Harlan Coben (9780525952275)
#12-Carry the One, by Carol Anshaw (9781451636888)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#1-Imagine, by Jonah Lehrer (9780547386072)
#2-Wild, by Cheryl Strayed (9780307592736)
#4-Some Assembly Required, by Anne Lamott (9781594488412)
#7-The Blood Sugar Solution, by Mark Hyman (9780316127370)
Paperback Fiction
#5-The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka (9780307744425)
Children’s Interest
#8-Wonder, by R.J. Palacio (9780375869020)
#12-The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide, by Rick Riordan (9781423153627)
Children’s Illustrated
#8-Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny! by Tad Hills (9780375872808)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: Big Nate Goes for Broke, by Lincoln Peirce (9780061996610)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
3. Stay Close- Debut
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525952275
4. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
5. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
6. Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102749
7. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Crown, $26, 9780307956354
8. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
9. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
10. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
11. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
12. Carry the One- Debut
Carol Anshaw, S&S, $25, 9781451636888
13. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
14. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227
15. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709
ON THE RISE:
18. Force of Nature
C.J. Box, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399158261
A new Joe Pickett novel of suspense by the award-winning author of Back of Beyond.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Imagine: How Creativity Works- Debut
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail- Debut
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
3. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
4. Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son- Debut
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412
5. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
6. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
7. The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!- Debut
Mark Hyman, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316127370
8. Revelations
Elaine Pagels, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023349
9. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
10. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
11. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
12. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $25, 9780802120106
13. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
14. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
15. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
ON THE RISE:
20. The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt, Pantheon, $28.95, 9780307377906
Haidt explores the origins of our political divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
2. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454560
4. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
5. The Buddha in the Attic- Debut
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425
6. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
7. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
8. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
9. The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062041289
10. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
11. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
12. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307472984
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
14. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
15. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Ballantine, $15, 9780812980004
ON THE RISE:
19. Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Susan Vreeland, Random House, $15, 9780812980189
An evocative novel of New York near the turn of the 20th century by the author of Girl in Hyacinth Blue.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
2. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
3. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
5. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
6. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
7. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
9. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
10. Lucky Peach Issue 3
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781936365487
11. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
12. The Magic
Rhonda Byrne, Atria, $12.99, 9781451673449
13. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
14. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
15. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
ON THE RISE:
21. The Information
James Gleick, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400096237
Gleick's thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: information, communication, and information theory.
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, 9780345535429
3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537
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. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486
10. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
2. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99, 9780062024039
3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
4. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide
Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828
5. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
6. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
7. The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion
Kate Egan, Scholastic, $18.99, 9780545422901
8. Wonder- Debut
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
9. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
11. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351
12. The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide- Debut
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423153627
13. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
14. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933
15. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970
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. The Easter Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399252389
4. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
6. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
7. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812
8. Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!- Debut
Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade, $6.99, 9780375872808
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
11. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
12. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
13. And Then It's Spring
Julie Fogliano, Erin Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596436244
14. Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165
15. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
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. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
New in Series: Big Nate Goes for Broke (9780061996610)
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
9. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic
10. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE DOG WHO DANCED: A Novel by Susan Wilson (St. Martin’s Press, $24.99, 9780312674991) “If you liked Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain this should be next on your reading list. This story of love, loss, and redemption moves between venues and characters with the grace and fluidity of a dancer. The voices of Justine, who lost Mack; Ed, who found him; and Mack, himself, move this intricate but smoothly written novel quickly from Seattle to New Bedford. I couldn’t wait to get to the next chapter and find out how these flawed, but likeable humans were affected by losing or finding Mack, and where Mack would eventually wind up. Wonderful!” -- Trish Cutsail, A Likely Story, Sykesville, MD
MURDER AT THE LANTERNE ROUGE by Cara Black (Soho Crime, $25, 9781616950613) “This is a whirlwind mystery featuring Aimee Leduc of the Leduc Detective Agency. The agency specialized in computer security, but Aimee always stumbles onto murders, and in this case she must find the murderer because her partner Rene’s girlfriend is the main suspect. Black expertly weaves the social issues of Chinese sweatshops and illegal immigrants with current science and computer technology, 14th century Templars and guilds, and the local police and French secret service. The murder is only one of the mysteries in this investigation that will delightfully transport you to Paris.” --
Patricia Moody, Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot, CT
Paperback
THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE: A Novel by Benjamin Hale (Twelve, $14.99, 9780446571586) “The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore is a serious novel that manages to transform an interspecies love story into a journey into language, humanity, life and death. It cleverly challenges the reader to explore ancient philosophical themes while sharing a love story between a woman and a chimpanzee, which includes some very funny moments. The story leaves you thinking deeply about what it means to be human. Open the book - and your mind - and let Benjamin Hale take you away.” -- Ed Conklin, Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara, CA
For Teen Readers
FEVER (The Chemical Garden Trilogy) by Lauren DeStefano (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781442409071) “Picking up where Book I, Wither, left off, Fever is a non-stop thrill ride. Rhine, devastated by the life she has been forced into, makes a life-altering decision affecting not just her, but her sister wives and Gabriel as well. Rhine’s journey to freedom and her struggle with who ultimately decides one’s fate makes readers question their own mortality. DeStefano has written one of the strongest female characters in young adult fiction today.” -- Alexis Duell, Market Block Books, Troy, NY
