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Published Thursday, December 27, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 23, 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:
Children’s Interest
#14-Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure, by Matthew Reinhart (9780545176163)
Children’s Fiction Series
I Funny (Middle School) by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein (9780316206938)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
3. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
4. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
5. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144
6. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820
7. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
8. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888
9. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777
10. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434
11. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361
12. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
13. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95, 9780385350280
14. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
15. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923
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. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
5. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
6. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
7. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
8. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
9. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
10. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
12. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
13. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763
14. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
15. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
3. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
4. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
6. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227
7. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
8. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
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 Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
12. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
13. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101
14. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
15. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
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. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
5. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
6. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
7. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
8. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
9. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
10. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626
11. Dancers Among Us
Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95, 9780761171706
12. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
13. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
14. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464
15. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
3. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
4. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
5. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
8. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
9. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
4. Recycled Robots: 10 Robot Projects
Robert Malone, Workman, $24.95, 9780761154662
5. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126
6. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203
9. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432
10. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511
11. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
12. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
13. Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun
Elizabeth Foy Larsen, et al., Bloomsbury, $25, 9781608196418
14. Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure- Debut
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $36.99, 9780545176163
15. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800
2. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
6. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271
7. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032
8. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
9. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
11. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442457027
12. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626
13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
14. The Christmas Quiet Book
Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.99, 9780547558639
15. The Mitten
Jan Brett (Illus.), Putnam, $7.99, 9780399231094
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 Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
8. Middle School (hardcover and paperback)
James Patterson, Little Brown
New in Series: I Funny (9780316206938)
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 GREAT PEARL HEIST: London’s Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard’s Hunt for the World’s Most Valuable Necklace, by Molly Caldwell Crosby (Berkley, $25.95, 9780425252802) “This is the true story of the heist of the most valuable pearl necklace in the world in 1913 London by one of the biggest international jewel thieves and the man who sent him to jail. This little-known case is a great read about how Scotland Yard began to use forensic sleuthing to solve crimes as well as a compelling description of how the criminals were almost able to get away with the theft.” -- Beth Carpenter, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC
Paperback
WHITE TRUFFLES IN WINTER: A Novel by N.M. Kelby (Norton, $15.95, 9780393343588) “This richly layered novel is based on the life of legendary chef Auguste Escoffier, who popularized French cooking methods at his restaurants at The Savoy and The Ritz at the beginning of the 20th century. Escoffier’s love for two women: the beautiful, iconic actress Sarah Bernhardt and his lovely, poetess wife, Delphine Daffis, is at the heart of this complex tale. The characters are vivid and the food -- oh, the food -- is delicious!”-- Erica Caldwell, Present Tense, Batavia, NY
For Ages 9 to 12
THE EXPEDITIONERS by S.S. Taylor (McSweeney’s, $22, 9781938073069)
“Make way for the Wests — Zander, Kit and MK — three orphans living in the near future, where computers and electricity have failed. They are determined to discover what happened to their father, the famous cartographer Alexander West, on his last expedition but must lay low so that evil government officials don’t learn that they no longer have adult supervision. The plot thickens when a mysterious stranger finds Kit in a market and hands him half a map, which the kids immediately recognize as one of their father’s. The children interpret this as a sign to find the other half and set off to discover why this map is so important. An exciting start to a new series.” — Lisa Christie, Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, VT
