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BESTSELLERS
Apr 2 - Apr 8, 2012 Edition

The Indie Bestseller List

Published Thursday, April 5, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 1, 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
#1-Elegy for Eddie, by Jacqueline Winspear (9780062049575)
#12-Guilty Wives, by James Patterson, David Ellis (9780316097567)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#1-Drift, by Rachel Maddow (9780307460981)
#6-The Big Miss, by Hank Haney (9780307985989)
#15-New American Haggadah, by Jonathan Safran Foer (9780316069861)
Paperback Fiction
#14-Drawing Conclusions, by Donna Leon (9780143120643)
Mass Market
#4-The Affair, by Lee Child (9780440246305)
#10-Dead Reckoning, by Charlaine Harris (9781937007355)
Children’s Interest
#1-Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen (9780375868429)
#11-The World of the Hunger Games, by Kate Egan (9780545425124)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Elegy for Eddie- Debut
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $25.99, 9780062049575
2. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
3. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
4. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
5. Carry the One
Carol Anshaw, S&S, $25, 9781451636888
6. Stay Close
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525952275
7. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
8. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
9. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
10. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Crown, $26, 9780307956354
11. Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102749
12. Guilty Wives- Debut
James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097567
13. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
14. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
15. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
ON THE RISE:
24. Lover Reborn
J.R. Ward, NAL, $27.95, 9780451235848
The tenth novel in Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power- Debut
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
3. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
4. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
5. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
6. The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods- Debut
Hank Haney, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307985989
7. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
8. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412
9. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
10. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $25, 9780802120106
11. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
12. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
13. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
14. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
15. New American Haggadah- Debut
Jonathan Safran Foer, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316069861
ON THE RISE:
23. Weeknights With Giada
Giada de Laurentiis, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307451026
The popular culinary star shares her favorite tips and go-to dishes to get a delicious meal on the table in a flash.

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 Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454560
5. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
6. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
7. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
8. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
9. The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062041289
10. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
11. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307472984
12. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
14. Drawing Conclusions- Debut
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143120643
15. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Ballantine, $15, 9780812980004
ON THE RISE:
22. The American Heiress
Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312658663
Goodwin's highly entertaining debut novel brings a fresh new spirit to the world of Edith Wharton and Henry James.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
2. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
6. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
7. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
8. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
9. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
10. Lucky Peach Issue 3
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781936365487
11. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
12. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
13. The Magic
Rhonda Byrne, Atria, $12.99, 9781451673449
14. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
15. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
ON THE RISE:
22. The Hunger Pains
The Harvard Lampoon, Touchstone, $13.99, 9781451668209
The Harvard Lampoon's parody of The Hunger Games.

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. The Affair- Debut
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246305
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
6. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
7. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
8. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509
9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486
10. Dead Reckoning- Debut
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9781937007355

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Chomp- Debut
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99, 9780062024039
4. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
5. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide
Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
8. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
10. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
11. The World of the Hunger Games- Debut
Kate Egan, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780545425124
12. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933
13. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
14. The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion
Kate Egan, Scholastic, $18.99, 9780545422901
15. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351

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. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785
4. Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!
Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade, $6.99, 9780375872808
5. The Easter Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399252389
6. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
8. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812
9. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
10. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
11. The Golden Egg Book
Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard (Illus.), Golden, $8.99, 9780375827174
12. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
13. And Then It's Spring
Julie Fogliano, Erin Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596436244
14. The Runaway Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061074295
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. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
5. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
10. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE PROFESSIONALS: A Novel by Owen Laukkanen (Putnam Adult, $25.95, 9780399157899) “This is a top-notch debut thriller with an unusual plot, terrific characters, and non-stop action. It has been a while since I started a book and couldn’t stop until it was finished. The Professionals is one of those books. The bad guys don’t seem too bad at first and the cops chasing them don’t seem to be too capable. That all changes by the end of the book when both the criminals and those enforcing the law show that they are true professionals — willing to sacrifice everything.” -- Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC

FORGOTTEN COUNTRY: A Novel by Catherine Chung (Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488085) “On the day of her sister’s birth, Janie is told by her Korean grandmother that one girl child in each generation dies. This statement sets the stage for Janie’s ‘disappearance’ and ‘reemergence.’ Laced with Korean folklore and culture, the story moves seamlessly from Korea to Middle America and reflects the travails of an immigrant family both culturally and emotionally. The writing in this debut is poetic, spare, and exquisite. It would be a great pick for a book group.” -- Biddy Kehoe, Hockessin Book Shelf, Hockessin, DE

Paperback
GRACE: A Novel by T. Greenwood (Kensington, $15, 9780758250926) “I dare you to read the first chapter of this book and then try to set it aside. It’s impossible not to devour the mystery of why Kurt aims his rifle at the back of his only son’s head. As their story unfolds you will understand and sympathize with each character. Grace is a thriller, a heartbreaking account of bullying, and a beautiful story about an imperfect family and the love that must save them all.” -- Cathy Allard, BayShore Books, Oconto, WI

For Ages 4 to 8
I’VE LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS by Jack Prelutsky, Jackie Urbanovic (Illus.) (Greenwillow, $18.99, 9780062014573) “More than 100 poems grace the pages of Prelutsky’s newest gem. It’s part Dr. Seuss, part Doug Florian, and part Shel Silverstein, but all Jack Prelutsky. You’ll be laughing, grossed out, charmed, and groaning at all of the silliness, puns, and unique stories presented in each poem. Children of all ages will read this collection over and over again. Urbanovic’s illustrations are the perfect addition to this must-have volume.” -- Jeanette Sessions, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT