F I C T I O N 1. ★ Change of Heart Jodi Picoult, Atria, $26.95 2. The Appeal John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95 3. ★ Lush Life Richard Price, FSG, $26 4. A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95 5. People of the Book Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95 6. World Without End Ken Follett, Dutton, $35 7. The Senator’s Wife Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95 8. The Reserve Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95 9. An Incomplete Revenge Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24 10. Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $25 11. ★ Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95 12. 7th Heaven James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99 13. ★ A Prisoner of Birth Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.95 14. Duma Key Stephen King, Scribner, $28 15. The Commoner John Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95 28. The Silver Swan Benjamin Black, Holt, $25 Booker Prize-winner John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, follows up the 2007 bestseller Christine Falls. May We Recommend Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan (Algonquin, $22.95) “Rural Mississippi just after the Second World War is a hard and muddy place. Hillary Jordan’s novel Mudbound evokes the era brilliantly—returning soldiers trying to find their way after the brutality of the war, some facing the continuing brutality of a racist America. A very compelling story.”—Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, CO N O N F I C T I O N 1. In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95 2. The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95 3. Beautiful Boy David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24 4. The Third Jesus Deepak Chopra, Harmony, $24 5. The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26 6. The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95 7. ★ The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife Marianne Williamson, Hay House, $22.95 8. The Daring Book for Girls Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95 9. Losing It Valerie Bertinelli, Free Press, $26 10. Musicophilia Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26 11. The Art of Simple Food Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35 12. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95 13. ★ The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes, Norton, $22.95 14. Reconciliation Benazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95 15. The Nine Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95 18. A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do Thomas Moore, Broadway, $24.95 Finding one’s true vocation, with the help of the bestselling author of Care of the Soul. May We Recommend Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain, by Martha Sherrill (Penguin Press, $25.95) “After World War II and over the course of decades, Morie Sawataishi bred Japanese Akitas and brought them back from the brink of extinction. A remarkable story in deceptively simple prose. Morie is not always a likeable man, but his passion rings true, and, in the end, I deeply admired him.”—Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA Hardcover BESTSELLERS• 3/13/08 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. ➠ ★ = Debut = On the Rise ➠ ➠
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F I C T I O N
1. ★ Change of HeartJodi Picoult, Atria, $26.95
2. The AppealJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95
3. ★ Lush LifeRichard Price, FSG, $26
4. A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95
5. People of the BookGeraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95
6. World Without EndKen Follett, Dutton, $35
7. The Senator’s WifeSue Miller, Knopf, $24.95
8. The ReserveRussell Banks, Harper, $24.95
9. An Incomplete RevengeJacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24
10. Remember Me?Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $25
11. ★ Christ the Lord: The Road to CanaAnne Rice, Knopf, $25.95
12. 7th HeavenJames Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99
13. ★ A Prisoner of BirthJeffrey Archer, St. Martin’s, $27.95
14. Duma KeyStephen King, Scribner, $28
15. The CommonerJohn Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95
28. The Silver SwanBenjamin Black, Holt, $25
Booker Prize-winner John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, follows up the 2007 bestseller Christine Falls.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan (Algonquin, $22.95) “Rural Mississippi just after the Second World War is a hard and muddy place. Hillary Jordan’s novel Mudbound evokes the era brilliantly—returning soldiers trying to fi nd their way after the brutality of the war, some facing the continuing brutality of a racist America. A very compelling story.”—Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, CO
N O N F I C T I O N
1. In Defense of FoodMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95
2. The SecretRhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
3. Beautiful BoyDavid Sheff, Houghton Miffl in, $24
4. The Third JesusDeepak Chopra, Harmony, $24
5. The Age of American UnreasonSusan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26
6. The Dangerous Book for BoysConn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95
7. ★ The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New MidlifeMarianne Williamson, Hay House, $22.95
8. The Daring Book for GirlsAndrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95
9. Losing ItValerie Bertinelli, Free Press, $26
10. MusicophiliaOliver Sacks, Knopf, $26
11. The Art of Simple FoodAlice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35
12. Animal, Vegetable, MiracleBarbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95
13. ★ The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Confl ictJoseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes, Norton, $22.95
14. ReconciliationBenazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95
15. The NineJeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95
18. A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to DoThomas Moore, Broadway, $24.95
Finding one’s true vocation, with the help of the bestselling author of Care of the Soul.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain, by Martha Sherrill (Penguin Press, $25.95) “After World War II and over the course of decades, Morie Sawataishi bred Japanese Akitas and brought them back from the brink of extinction. A remarkable story in deceptively simple prose. Morie is not always a likeable man, but his passion rings true, and, in the end, I deeply admired him.”—Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA
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F I C T I O N
1. Water for ElephantsSara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95
2. The GatheringAnne Enright, Black Cat, $14
3. No Country for Old MenCormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14
4. Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15
5. The Friday Night Knitting ClubKate Jacobs, Berkley, $14
6. AtonementIan McEwan, Anchor, $14.95
7. The RoadCormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95
8. Peony in LoveLisa See, Random House, $14
9. The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15
10. What Is the WhatDave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95
11. Suite FrancaiseIrene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95
12. Snow Flower and the Secret FanLisa See, Random House, $13.95
13. The Pillars of the EarthKen Follet, NAL, $24.95
14. Luncheon of the Boating PartySusan Vreeland, Penguin, $15
15. The Other Boleyn GirlPhilippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16
17. The God of AnimalsAryn Kyle, Scribner, $14
A coming-of-age story set in Colorado horse country. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
We Disappear, by Scott Heim (Harper Perennial, $13.95) “Scott Heim here revisits some of the same motifs from his novel Mysterious Skin, including a vivid, worn-down Kansas landscape; an unusual mother-and-son relationship; and, most poignantly, time lost, due to people being stolen, abducted, or ‘disappeared.’ No matter what odd thing happens next, I wanted to go on the ride with these characters and their ill-advised lives.”—Suzanne Perry, The Secret Garden, Seattle, WA
N O N F I C T I O N
1. A New EarthEckhart Tolle, Plume, $14
2. Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15
3. Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15
4. The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
5. Dreams From My FatherBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
6. The Omnivore’s DilemmaMichael Pollan, Penguin, $16
7. The Power of NowEckhart Tolle, New World, $14
8. Into the WildJon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfl yJean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95
10. The Glass CastleJeannette Walls, Scribner, $15
11. Skinny BitchRory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95
12. ★ Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on FaithAnne Lamott, Riverhead, $14
13. This Is Your Brain on MusicDaniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15
14. Kabul Beauty SchoolDeborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95
15. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidBill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95
20. Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern WorldThomas Cahill, Anchor, $19.95
A wonderful look at medieval Europe by the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization.
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M A S S M A R K E T
1. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99
2. The Innocent Man John Grisham, Dell, $7.99
3. ★ High Profi le Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, Berkley, $9.99, Berkley
4. I Heard That Song Before Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99
5. ★ What the Dead Know Laura Lippman, Harper, $7.99
6. Atonement Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99
7. Deep Storm Lincoln Child, Anchor, $7.99
8. The Shape Shifter Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99
