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Published Thursday, December 6, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 2, 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 Black Box, by Michael Connelly (9780316069434)
#8-Cold Days, by Jim Butcher (9780451464408)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#9-Far From the Tree, by Andrew Solomon (9780743236713)
Paperback Fiction
#4-The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain (9780345521316)
#14-The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, (9780547928227)
Paperback Nonfiction
#15-Rin Tin Tin, by Susan Orlean (9781439190142)
Children’s Illustrated
#13-The Christmas Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.) (9780547558639)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
2. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
3. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
4. The Black Box- Debut
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434
5. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888
6. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820
7. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
8. Cold Days- Debut
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464408
9. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144
10. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
11. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923
12. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777
13. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054
14. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745
15. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
2. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
3. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
4. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
5. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
6. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
7. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
8. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
9. Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity- Debut
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.5, 9780743236713
10. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
11. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
12. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
13. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957245
14. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
15. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
ON THE RISE:
17. Dogfight
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $16, 9780812993684
Trillin provides a riotous depiction of the 2012 presidential election campaign in his latest laugh-out-loud book of political verse.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
2. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415
3. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
4. The Paris Wife- Debut
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
5. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
6. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
7. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
8. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
10. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661
11. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
12. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
13. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16, 9781250014764
14. The Hobbit- Debut
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227
15. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
ON THE RISE:
19. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Penguin, $16, 9780143122647
Lively's novel explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and the surprising ways lives intersect.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092
2. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
4. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
5. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
6. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
9. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464
10. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20, 9780345408778
11. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
12. Dancers Among Us
Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95, 9780761171706
13. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
14. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
15. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend- Debut
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142
MASS MARKET
1. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
3. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
7. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Seth (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082
2. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126
3. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
5. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437
6. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511
9. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
10. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson, HarperTrophy, $5.99, 9780064402750
11. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
12. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
13. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432
14. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
15. Lincoln's Last Days
Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Holt, $19.99, 9780805096750
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800
3. The Elf on the Shelf
Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
5. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032
6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
7. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626
8. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
9. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271
10. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
11. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
12. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Blue Sky Press, $16.99, 9780545416788
13. The Christmas Quiet Book- Debut
Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.99, 9780547558639
14. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737822
15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
9. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
HAND FOR A HAND by T. Frank Muir (Soho Crime, $25, 9781616951818) “A dismembered hand is found on a golf course green with a note addressed to Scottish DCI Andy Gilchrist consisting of just one word: Murder. The subsequent investigation gets too close to home for Andy when family members become involved. Set in historic St. Andrews with dour characters and dreary weather to set the mood, this first in a new series is a real nail-biter until the last page.” --Rita Moran, Apple Valley Books, Winthrop, ME
THE VALLEY OF UNKNOWING by Philip Sington (Norton, $25.95, 9780393239331) “This well-crafted novel, set in the East German state in the 1980s, is an intricate story of subterfuge and betrayal that shares many features of the best thrillers. Sington offers not only a spot-on description of life in the former DDR, but also gives us real characters in a tale that provides engaging twists up to the very satisfying ending.”
-- Garry Jarman, Island Books, Etc., Mercer Island, WA
Paperback
THE CONFIDANT: A Novel by Helene Gremillon, Alison Anderson (trans.) (Penguin, $15, 9780143121565) “Infertility and infidelity lie at the heart of this very French romance. In 1975, Camille, a young Parisian editor who has just lost her mother, receives an unusual letter of condolence, the first of a weekly series of lengthy reminiscences from an anonymous source concerning events and people in wartime France from 1939 to 1943. Is it an author with a novel method of getting an editor’s attention or a bona fide memoir of prewar France? And is Camille really the intended recipient? Family secrets, unsuspected for 30 years, shake Camille to her core in this suspenseful and intricately plotted debut.” —Darwin Ellis, Books on The Common, Ridgefield, CT
For Ages 9 to 12
HEREVILLE: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch (Amulet, $16.95, 9781419703980) “Everyone’s favorite troll-fighting, sword-wielding, adventure-scheming 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl is back! Once again, Mirka is dodging chores (especially knitting—she HATES knitting), trying — and failing — to beat her wiley stepmother at chess, and seeking mischief and mayhem whenever possible, but this time with the help of a Mirka look-alike named Metty. Deutsch’s drawings are a delight. His characters burst off the page, and he portrays Mirka’s insular community with humor, just enough cheekiness, and plenty of warmth.” -- Elizabeth Sher, Politics & Prose Books and Coffee Shop, Washington, DC
