1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30 2. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd,Viking, $27.95 3. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95 4. In Paradise Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95 5. Can’t and Won’t: Stories Lydia Davis, FSG, $26 6. Frog Music Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27 7. By Its Cover Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26 8. Bark Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $24.95 9. One More Thing B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95 10. The Martian Andy Weir, Crown, $24 11. Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26 12. The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95 13. William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95 14. And the Dark Sacred Night Julia Glass, Pantheon, $26.95 15. Astonish Me Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95 21. Family Life Akhil Sharma, Norton, $23.95 FICTION NONFICTION Other Indie Favorites Mimi Malloy, At Last! A Novel, by Julia MacDonnell (Picador, $25) “In this family drama, MacDonnell does a fine job of conjuring up the Irish Catholic diaspora and its ramifications, which play out well into the last part of the 20th century. Mimi lives on her own in Boston but not without her nosy daughters coming around all the time. Mimi is having flashbacks to her youth and through conversations with her sisters she remembers the dark secret that has been hanging over the family for years. Unforgettable!” —Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX Indie Bestsellers Hardcover Week of 04.17.14 1. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95 2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99 3. Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search for the Truth About Everything Barbara Ehrenreich, Twelve, $26 4. Thrive Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26 5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown,Viking, $28.95 6. 10% Happier Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99 7. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28 8. The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $27 9. A Call to Action Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28 10. The Story of the Jews Simon Schama, Ecco, $39.99 11. The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $23 12. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $27.99 13. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29 14. Grain Brain David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27 15. The Doctor’s Diet Travis Stork, M.D., Bird Street, $25.95 = Debut = On the Rise ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Plover: A Novel, by Brian Doyle (Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99) “A solitary sea journey for an epically disillusioned man named Declan O’Donnell evolves into a rousing adventure tale in Doyle’s The Plover. O’Donnell’s small boat becomes the refuge of a number of unexpected—and largely unwelcome—passengers, all of them anxious to leave their former lives bobbing in the ship’s wake. Lyrical and literate, this novel is as much a love story dedicated to the sea as it is an exciting and ultimately moving human drama.” —Alden Graves, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. ★ ★ ★ = On the Rise
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1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30
2. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95
3. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95
4. In Paradise Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95
5. Can’t and Won’t: Stories Lydia Davis, FSG, $26
6. Frog Music Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27
7. By Its Cover Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26
8. Bark Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $24.95
9. One More Thing B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95
10. The Martian Andy Weir, Crown, $24
11. Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26
12. The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95
13. William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95
14. And the Dark Sacred Night Julia Glass, Pantheon, $26.95
15. Astonish Me Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95
21. Family Life Akhil Sharma, Norton, $23.95
FICTION NONFICTION
Other Indie FavoritesMimi Malloy, At Last! A Novel, by Julia MacDonnell (Picador, $25) “In this family drama, MacDonnell does a fine job of conjuring up the Irish Catholic diaspora and its ramifications, which play out well into the last part of the 20th century. Mimi lives on her own in Boston but not without her nosy daughters coming around all the time. Mimi is having flashbacks to her youth and through conversations with her sisters she remembers the dark secret that has been hanging over the family for years. Unforgettable!” —Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX
Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 04.17.14
1. Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95
2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99
3. Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search for the Truth About Everything Barbara Ehrenreich, Twelve, $26
4. Thrive Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26
5. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95
6. 10% Happier Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99
7. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28
8. The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $27
9. A Call to Action Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28
10. The Story of the Jews Simon Schama, Ecco, $39.99
11. The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $23
12. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $27.99
13. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29
14. Grain Brain David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27
15. The Doctor’s Diet Travis Stork, M.D., Bird Street, $25.95
= Debut = On the Rise
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The Plover: A Novel, by Brian Doyle (Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99) “A solitary sea journey for an epically disillusioned man named Declan O’Donnell evolves into a rousing adventure tale in Doyle’s The Plover. O’Donnell’s small boat becomes the refuge of a number of unexpected—and largely unwelcome—passengers, all of them anxious to leave their former lives bobbing in the ship’s wake. Lyrical and literate, this novel is as much a love story dedicated to the sea as it is an exciting and ultimately moving human drama.” —Alden Graves, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
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1. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
12. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $15
13. The Flamethrowers Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $17
14. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16
15. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $15
17. Leaving Everything Most Loved Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $15.99
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.
1. A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 2. Never Go Back Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 3. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 4. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 5. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99 7. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 8. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 9. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 10. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Katherine Boo, Random House, $16
2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95
3. Gulp Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95
4. The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17
5. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99
6. Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99
7. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16
8. The Plantagenets Dan Jones, Penguin, $18
9. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16
10. The Girls of Atomic City Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16
11. Show Your Work! Austin Kleon, Workman, $11.95
12. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99
13. The Empathy Exams: Essays Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15
14. The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown, Hazelden, $14.95
15. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15
FICTION NONFICTION
Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 04.17.14
MASS MARKET
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= On the Rise
Another Indie FavoriteMy Wish List: A Novel, by Gregoire Delacourt (Penguin, $15) “This story traces the path Jocelyne’s life takes after she is the winner of a very large lottery prize. The title refers to the lists that Jocelyne begins to compose—lists of what she can do with the money—and their content is as telling as the fact that Jocelyne has kept the news of her win to herself, not even telling her husband or cashing the check. Delacourt’s descriptions of Jocelyne’s fabric shop in a small town in France are so beguiling that it doesn’t take long for the reader to want Jocelyne’s life to remain unchanged, but the lottery win has set things in motion and the results are unexpected. A lovely gem of a book.” —Jenny Lyons, Vero Beach Book Center, Vero Beach, FL
= Debut
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= Debut = On the Rise
Children’s Books Indie Bestsellers
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across Am
erica. Copyright A
merican Booksellers A
ssociation. All rights reserved.
CHILDREN’S INTEREST
ILLUSTRATED
FICTION SERIES
Week of 04.17.14
All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.
1
. Th
e F
au
lt in O
ur S
tars
John Green, D
utton, $17.99
2
. Th
e B
oo
k T
hie
f
M
arkus Zusak, K
nopf, $12.99
3
. Lo
ok
ing fo
r Alask
a
John G
reen, Speak, $9.99
4
. Pap
er T
ow
ns
John Green, Speak, $9.99
5
. He
re C
om
es th
e E
aster C
at
D
eborah Underw
ood, Claudia R
ueda (Illus.),
D
ial Press, $16.99
6. A
n A
bu
nd
an
ce o
f Kath
erin
es
John Green, Speak, $9.99
7. F
lora a
nd
Uly
sses: T
he
Illum
inate
d
A
dve
ntu
res
Kate D
iCam
illo, K.G
. Cam
pbell (Illus.),
Candlew
ick, $17.99
8. D
ream
s of G
od
s & M
on
sters
Laini Taylor, Little Brown, $19
9
. Wo
nd
er R
.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99
1
0. M
ine
craft: R
ed
ston
e H
an
db
oo
k
Scholastic, $7.99
1
1. M
ine
craft: E
ssen
tial Han
db
oo
k
Scholastic, $7.99
1
2. E
lean
or &
Park
Rainbow
Row
ell, St. Martin’s G
riffin, $18.99
13
. Th
e C
ou
ntry
Bu
nn
y a
nd
the
Little
Go
ld S
ho
es, 7
5th
An
nive
rsary
Ed
ition
Dubose H
eyward, M
arjorie Flack (Illus.),
Harcourt, $14.99
1
4. T
he
Give
r
Lois Low
ry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99
1
5. W
ill Gray
son
, Will G
rayso
n
John G
reen, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99
1
. Th
e P
igeo
n N
eed
s a Bath
!
M
o Willem
s, Disney Press, $16.99
2
. Th
e D
ay th
e C
rayo
ns Q
uit
Drew
Dayw
alt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philom
el,
$17.99
3
. Go
od
nigh
t Mo
on
Margaret W
ise Brown, C
lement H
urd (Illus.),
H
arper, $8.99
4. F
rozen
(Little G
old
en B
oo
k)
Victoria Saxon, G
race Lee (Illus.), Random
H
ouse/Disney, $3.99
5. P
ete the C
at: Big E
aster Ad
ventu
re
K
imberly D
ean, James D
ean, Harper, $9.99
6
. Pat th
e Bu
nn
y
D
orothy Kunhardt, G
olden, $9.99
7. F
rozen
: An
na’s A
ct of L
ove/E
lsa’s
Icy M
agic
Lisa M
arsoli, Joey Chou (Illus.), R
andom
House/D
isney, $4.99
8. T
he V
ery Hu
ngry C
aterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam
, $10.99
9. E
aster Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99
1
0. F
rozen
(Big G
old
en B
oo
k)
Bill Scollon, Disney Storybook A
rtists (Illus.),
Random
House/D
isney, $9.99
11
. Oh
, the P
laces Yo
u’ll G
o!
Dr. Seuss, R
andom H
ouse, $17.99
12
. Pin
kalicio
us: E
ggstraord
inary E
aster
V
ictoria Kann, H
arperFestival, $4.99
13
. Lo
com
otive
Brian Floca, Atheneum
, $17.99
14
. Go
od
Nigh
t, Go
rilla
Peggy Rathm
ann, Putnam, $7.99
1
5. M
ake Way fo
r Du
cklin
gs
Robert M
cCloskey, Puffin, $7.99
1
. Dive
rgen
t
Veronica R
oth, Katherine Tegen Books
2
. Magic T
ree
Ho
use
Mary Pope O
sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),
Random
House
3
. Ele
ph
an
t & P
iggie
Mo W
illems, H
yperion
4. D
iary
of a W
imp
y K
id
Jeff Kinney, A
mulet
5
. Ivy &
Be
an
A
nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),
C
hronicle
6.
Th
e H
un
ger G
am
es
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
7
. Th
e M
aze R
un
ne
r
Jam
es Dashner, D
elacorte
8. B
ig Nate
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
9
. Th
e H
ero
es o
f Oly
mp
us
Rick R
iordan, Hyperion
1
0. M
iss Pe
reg
rine
’s Pe
culia
r Ch
ildre
n
Ransom
Riggs, Q
uirk
An
oth
er In
die
Favo
rite fo
r Age
s 9 to
12
W
est o
f the M
oo
n, b
y Margi P
reu
s (Am
ule
t, $
16.9
5) “From
the very first sentence, Preus draw
s the reader into her story, both through her lyrical language and the suspense she creates w
hen 13-year-old Astri is sold to a cruel goat
farmer and forced to w
ork for him. Tension builds
as Astri longs to escape, reunite w
ith her little sister, and follow
their father to Am
erica. Set in 19th century N
orway, the book skillfully w
eaves N
orwegian folk tales, m
ystery, and Preus’ own
family history into one satisfying tale.” —
Carla
Ketn
er, C
hap
ters B
oo
ks &
Gifts,
Se
ward
, NE
= D
ebut★ ★
★
1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30
2. The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95
3. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95
4. In Paradise Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95
5. Can’t and Won’t: Stories Lydia Davis, FSG, $26
6. Frog Music Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27
7. By Its Cover Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26
8. Bark Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $24.95
9. One More Thing B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95
10. The Martian Andy Weir, Crown, $24
11. Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26
12. The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95
13. William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95
14. And the Dark Sacred Night Julia Glass, Pantheon, $26.95
15. Astonish Me Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95
21. Family Life Akhil Sharma, Norton, $23.95
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★
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★
1. Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99
