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BESTSELLERS
Jan 14 - Jan 20, 2013 Edition

The Indie Bestseller List

Published Thursday, January 17, 2013 (for the sales week ended Sunday, January 13, 2013). 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-A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (9780765325952)
#3-Tenth of December: Stories, by George Saunders (9780812993806)
#15-The Last Runaway, by Tracy Chevalier (9780525952992)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#8-The Dude and the Zen Master, by Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman (9780399161643)
#10-Fat Chance, by Robert Lustig (9781594631009)
Mass Market
#10-Killing Floor, by Lee Child (9780515153651)
Children’s Interest
#14-Hokey Pokey, by Jerry Spinelli (9780375831980)
Children’s Illustrated
#14-I Have a Dream, by Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illus.) (9780375858871)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A Memory of Light- Debut
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99, 9780765325952
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
3. Tenth of December: Stories- Debut
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806
4. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
5. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
6. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385350280
7. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888
8. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820
9. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361
10. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
11. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777
12. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
13. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144
14. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
15. The Last Runaway- Debut
Tracy Chevalier, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952992
On The Rise:
17. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman/Viking, $27.95, 9780670026609
This memorable love story about two people who couldn’t have less in common is a January 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
2. The World Until Yesterday
Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810
3. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
5. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
6. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
7. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
8. The Dude and the Zen Master- Debut
Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, Blue Rider Press, $26.95, 9780399161643
9. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
10. Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease- Debut
Robert Lustig, Hudson Street Press, $25.95, 9781594631009
11. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.5, 9780743236713
12. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
13. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
14. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
15. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941
On The Rise:
18. On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
Simon Garfield, Gotham Books, $27.5, 9781592407798
The bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
2. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
3. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Vintage, $15, 9780307950659
4. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
6. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
7. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
9. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
10. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
11. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661
12. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
13. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9780743273565
14. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
15. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
2. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
4. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
6. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
7. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
9. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
10. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
11. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
12. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464
13. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
14. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
15. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

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. 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. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
7. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
9. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
10. Killing Floor- Debut
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
2. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
3. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
5. LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126
6. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316013697
9. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
10. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
11. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
12. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
13. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203
14. Hokey Pokey- Debut
Jerry Spinelli, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375831980
15. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
3. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800
6. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
7. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032
8. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
9. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
10. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271
11. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
12. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
13. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
14. I Have a Dream- Debut
Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illus.), Schwartz & Wade, $18.99, 9780375858871
15. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341

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. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
7. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
10. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
KIND OF KIN: A Novel by Rilla Askew (Ecco, $25.99, 9780062198792) “The nature of this wonderful novel set in small-town Oklahoma is like its characters — raucous, messy, uncertain, and foolishly brave. After a surprise immigration raid on Mexicans that scoops up even some respected citizens, everyone struggles to understand where they stand and how to act. This is a large, kind-hearted story of less than perfect folks caught in a maelstrom while still trying to abide by their ethical and spiritual beliefs. Askew’s story is a most timely look at who is welcome into our lives and how we express and share compassion even when times are tough and language is a barrier.” -- Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield’s Books, Sebastopol, CA

CHANEL BONFIRE: A Memoir by Wendy Lawless (Gallery, $25, 9781451675368) “Lawless has written a compelling, engaging, sometimes funny, and at times shocking tale of her childhood. Her mother, Georgann Rea, was a narcissist of the highest order, and Wendy and her younger sister suffered terrible emotional deprivation at her hands. From a very young age, when her mother attempts suicide for the first time, Wendy struggles to protect her sister and herself from a woman who lived a life of decadence, alcoholism, adultery, and lies. Lawless ultimately makes peace with herself and learns to live on her own terms, a process remarkably recounted in this searing memoir.” -- Ellen Burns, Books on the Common, Ridgefield, CT

Paperback
DR. BRINKLEY’S TOWER: A Novel by Robert Hough (Steerforth, $16.99, 9781586422035) “The people of the tiny Mexican border town of Corazon de la Fuente have lived through a long, bloody revolution and have lost many loved ones. With the building of Dr. Brinkley’s radio tower, they feel they have a chance at reviving their village and bringing prosperity and happiness to their lives. On the eve of the mayor handing Dr. Brinkley the key to their fair city, the village healer shouts, ‘Stop! Can’t you see the man is a liar, a peddler of myths and false hope?’ Brinkley was an American con artist and the inspiration for this novel, but the focus of Hough’s insightful and penetrating tale is the people of Corazon and how their lives are irrevocably changed. Highly recommended!” -- Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books and Hobbies, Oscoda, MI

For Teen Readers
BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards (Putnam Juvenile, $17.99, 9780399159435) “Richards hits it out of the park with her dystopian love story set in the aftermath of a bloody vampire war. The tale alternates between the voices of Natalie, the human, and Ash, the half-blood Darkling, allowing the reader a deeper look into two very different aspects of society. The wall that separates the Darklings and the humans gives the illusion that things are getting back on track, but one chance meeting between Natalie and Ash changes everything. Their story is part romance, part thriller, and completely amazing, and you will not be able to put this book down. I can’t wait for the sequel!” -- Alexis Duell, Market Block Books, Troy, NY