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BESTSELLERS
May 21 - May 27, 2012 Edition

The Indie Bestseller List

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 20, 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
#7-Stolen Prey, by John Sandford (9780399157684)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#14-The Art of Intelligence, by Henry A. Crumpton (9781594203343)
Paperback Nonfiction
#7-The Greater Journey, by David McCullough (9781416571773)
#9-The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson (9781594485756)
Mass Market
#5-Explosive Eighteen, by Janet Evanovich (9780345527738)
Children’s Interest
#8-Railsea, by China Miéville (9780345524522)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: The Accused (Theodore Boone), by John Grisham (9780525425762)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. In One Person
John Irving, S&S, $28, 9781451664126
2. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
3. Home
Toni Morrison, Knopf, $24, 9780307594167
4. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385536073
5. Sacré Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779749
6. Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9781937007447
7. Stolen Prey- Debut
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399157684
8. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
9. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
10. The Wind Through the Keyhole
Stephen King, Scribner, $27, 9781451658903
11. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446572996
12. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378408
14. The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $26.99, 9780061257094
15. The Beginner's Goodbye
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957276

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078
2. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
3. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
5. I Am a Pole (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Paul Hildebrandt (Illus.), Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455523429
6. Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $22, 9780618982509
7. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
8. Prague Winter
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $29.99, 9780062030313
9. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
10. End This Depression Now!
Paul Krugman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393088779
11. This Is How
Augusten Burroughs, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9780312563554
12. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
13. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015
14. The Art of Intelligence: Lessons From a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service- Debut
Henry A. Crumpton, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594203343
15. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
ON THE RISE:
16. 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
Charles Wheelan, Peter Steiner (Illus.), Norton, $15.95, 9780393074314
Refreshingly honest advice and observations on happiness, success, and the world lurking beyond the campus gates.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
2. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
3. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
4. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
5. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
6. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077
7. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
8. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
9. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425
10. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
11. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
12. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451617481
13. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco Press, $13.99, 9780061579059
14. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
15. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
2. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
3. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
4. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
6. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
7. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris- Debut
David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416571773
8. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $15, 9781439176597
9. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry- Debut
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $16, 9781594485756
10. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
11. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
12. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
13. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
14. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
15. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
ON THE RISE:
21. Uplifting Service
Ron Kaufman, Evolve Publishing, $14.95, 9780984762552
Kaufman lays out a plan to build a sustainable culture that delivers outstanding service in business, government, communities, and homes.

MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. Explosive Eighteen- Debut
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527738
6. The Affair
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246305
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 Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537
10. Buried Prey
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425247891

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062082930
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. Bitterblue
Kristin Cashore, Dial, $19.99, 9780803734739
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
5. Chomp
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429
6. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
7. Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys, Speak, $8.99, 9780142420591
8. Railsea- Debut
China Miéville, Del Rey, $18, 9780345524522
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
10. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
11. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
12. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268
13. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
14. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
15. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
2. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Ladybug Girl and Bingo
Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803735828
5. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781423151289
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
9. The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379
10. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780062110589
11. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
12. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
13. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375
14. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
15. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553

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. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
4. Divergent Series (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
5. Mortal Instruments (hardcover and paperback)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Theodore Boone (hardcover and paperback)
John Grisham, Dutton
New in Series: The Accused (9780525425762)
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
TRUTH LIKE THE SUN by Jim Lynch (Knopf, $25.95, 9780307958686) “This book is one of a kind and a great story. At a time when Seattle is celebrating the anniversary of the 1962 World’s Fair, Lynch’s novel is a bracing reminder of the larger context: an uncertain city hoping to make a mark mid-century, and then figuring out where it is in a more globalized world 40 years later. It is smart — and unique — to link these with one wonderfully rendered character, who is still trying to have a hand in how his city will go.” -- Rick Simonson, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA

CURES FOR HUNGER: A Memoir by Deni Y. Béchard (Milkweed Editions, $24, 9781571313317) “Béchard tells the story of his extraordinary upbringing in British Columbia, where he was strongly influenced by a father who enjoyed cheating death by doing everything from racing trains at railroad crossings to fighting anyone who crossed him. The even wilder deeds of his father’s past could not be kept secret, and as they were slowly revealed, this loving and bizarre dad shaped the life of his son. Béchard has done a masterful job of taking all that life has dealt him and accepting and analyzing it in a fascinating piece of literature. I found myself alternating between cringing and laughing at each page.” -- Peter Schertz, Maria’s Bookshop, Durango, CO

Paperback
TRAPEZE, by Simon Mawer (Other Press, $15.95, 9781590515273) “This finely wrought story is set in England and France during WWII. Marian, who is bilingual, is recruited to train as an agent for British Special Ops. She surprises herself by handily completing and even excelling during training, and finds herself completely committed to the cause. Once in France, things are much more difficult. Readers who empathize with Marian, and many will, will be stunned as they read the final pages of this fast-paced and exhilarating historical novel about a young woman’s path to maturity. Merde alors!” -- Jenny Lyons, The King’s English, Salt Lake City, UT

For Ages 9 to 12
EXPLORER: The Mystery Boxes by Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet, $10.95, 9781419700095) “Explorer features a compilation of seven stories in graphic form, each by a different author/illustrator, yet each featuring a mysterious — and often magical — box that serves to tie the stories together. From Johane Matte and Saymone Phanekham’s box in an alien universe-building warehouse to Dave Roman and Raina Telemeier’s magical box found in the back of an ordinary closet, Explorer holds something for readers of every genre. This is both a gorgeous compilation for the graphic novel enthusiast and a fabulous introduction for the comics novice.” -- Marika McCoola, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA