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BESTSELLERS
July 2 - July 8, 2012 Edition

The Indie Bestseller List

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 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
#4-The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker (9780812992977)
#15-Seating Arrangements, by Maggie Shipstead (9780307599469)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#14-Yes, Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson (9780385342605)
Paperback Fiction
#8-Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles (9780143121169)
Paperback Nonfiction
#7-Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, by Alexandra Fuller (9780143121343)
Mass Market
#5-The Litigators, by John Grisham (9780345530561)
Children’s Interest
#3-Between the Lines, by Jodi Picoult, Samantha Van Leer (9781451635751)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
2. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692048
3. Mission to Paris
Alan Furst, Random House, $27, 9781400069484
4. The Age of Miracles- Debut
Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $26, 9780812992977
5. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $25, 9781936365746
6. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
7. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $25.99, 9780061928123
8. In One Person
John Irving, S&S, $28, 9781451664126
9. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385536073
10. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
11. Sacré Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779749
12. Istanbul Passage
Joseph Kanon, Atria, $26, 9781439156414
13. Home
Toni Morrison, Knopf, $24, 9780307594167
14. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
15. Seating Arrangements- Debut
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307599469

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
3. The Amateur
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
4. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
6. Barack Obama: The Story
David Maraniss, S&S, $32.5, 9781439160404
7. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
8. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078
9. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
10. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
11. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
12. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015
13. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
14. Yes, Chef: A Memoir- Debut
Marcus Samuelsson, Random House, $27, 9780385342605
15. American Grown
Michelle Obama, Crown, $30, 9780307956026

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 Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
6. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
7. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
8. Rules of Civility- Debut
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
9. Maine
J.Courtney Sullivan, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307742216
10. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
11. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077
12. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
13. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $15, 9780307744418
14. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
15. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425

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. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
5. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
6. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
7. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness- Debut
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343
8. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
9. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $16, 9780345521095
10. I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $13, 9780307276827
11. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
12. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Anchor, $16, 9780767929714
13. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
14. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
15. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416571773

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. 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 Litigators- Debut
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530561
6. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
9. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339683
10. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. Between the Lines- Debut
Jodi Picoult, Samantha Van Leer, Emily Bestler Books, $19.99, 9781451635751
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
5. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062082930
6. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
7. Chomp
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697
9. Bitterblue
Kristin Cashore, Dial, $19.99, 9780803734739
10. Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction
One Direction, Harper, $12.99, 9780062213426
11. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
12. Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys, Speak, $8.99, 9780142420591
13. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
14. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
15. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442457027
3. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
4. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Where's Waldo?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763634988
8. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
9. Ladybug Girl and Bingo
Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803735828
10. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781423151289
11. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
13. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780062110589
14. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
15. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341

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. Divergent Series (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
4. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Dork Diaries (hardcover)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Michael Scott, Delacorte
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
EQUAL OF THE SUN: A Novel by Anita Amirrezvani (Scribner, $26, 9781451660463) “Persia in the 16th century is rife with intrigue and danger. The Shah has died without a successor, and his daughter and protégé, Princess Pari Khan Kanoom, maneuvers to secure a position of power in a man’s world. She is aided by the eunuch, Javaher, a man who loves the princess more than life. Based on historical figures, this sumptuous portrayal of the royal court of Persia is the story of a woman who took risks and made her mark on history.” -- Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books, Sunriver, OR

HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL: A Novel by Robert Goolrick (Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565129238) “True to what you’d expect from the author of A Reliable Wife, Goolrick’s characters are enigmatic, imperfect, and do not behave according to society’s dictates. The romance that erupts between Sylvan Glass, an unschooled country girl with dreams of Hollywood, and Charlie Beale, a newcomer to town, will change everyone in town in unexpected ways, most of all young Sam, who bears witness to their fiery, ill-fated affair. A great read!” -- Connie Brooks, Battenkill Books, Cambridge, NY

Paperback
GROWING UP DEAD IN TEXAS: A Novel by Stephen Graham Jones (MP Publishing, $14.95, 9781849821544) “If Quentin Tarantino and Cormac McCarthy crossed paths in a rundown whiskey bar just north of the Rio Grande, this is the book that connection would produce. It’s a novel wrapped in a mystery and dipped in autobiography with a dash of investigative journalism about Jones’ return to his hometown and the unintended consequences of a fire from his childhood that ripped the community apart. The story of truth being brought to light and ancient skeletons finally being given their proper burial, this remarkable novelized memoir will stay with you.” -- Matt Falvey, Next Chapter Bookshop, Mequon, WI

For Ages 4 to 8
MOMMY, DADDY, I HAD A BAD DREAM! by Martha Heineman Pieper, Jo Gershman (Illus.)
(Smart Love Press, LLC, $18.99, 9780983866404) “This delightfully illustrated book is a wonderful aid for children who are frightened by nightmares. Joey, a young kangaroo, wakes and runs to his parents’ bed to tell them of his bad dream. Each time he does so, his parents reassure him and walk him through a logical process that focuses on remembering what he may have done or experienced earlier that could have caused the bad dream. This process gives a child much more control over his life.” -- Bob Spear, The Book Barn, Leavenworth, KS