1. The Cuckoo’s Calling Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26

2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99

3. And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $28.95

4. Night Film Marisha Pessl, Random House, $28

5. Inferno Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95

6. The Bone Season Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury

7. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

8. Bad Monkey Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $26.95

9. TransAtlantic Colum McCann, Random House, $27

10. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish David Rakoff, Doubleday, $26.95

11. The English Girl Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99

12. The Good Lord Bird James McBride, Riverhead, $27.95

13. The Infatuations Javier Marias, Javier Maraias, Knopf, $26.95

14. Light of the World James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99

15. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99

17. The Daughters of Mars Thomas Keneally, Atria, $28

FICTION NONFICTION

Other Indie FavoritesBabayaga: A Novel, by Toby Barlow (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27) “Moving from ancient Russia to the dawn of the New World, stretching into an endless future, but mainly rushing madly around postwar Paris, Babayaga covers a lot of ground. Vengeful witches hunt, charm, and wage battle. Evil scientists hatch sinister plans. A dashing spy runs a crew of outcast mercenaries. A good-hearted police inspector stays on his case, even in the form of a flea! And hapless Will, ad man/CIA informant, is caught in the whirlwind, which just might be the best thing that’s ever happened to him. Babayaga crackles with an electric energy driven by its hilariously inventive plot, clever prose, and outrageously eccentric cast of characters.” —Sarah Hinckley, Hudson Booksellers, Marietta, GA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 08.29.13

1. Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $27

2. Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27

3. Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $28.95

4. This Town Mark Leibovich, Blue Rider, $27.95

5. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95

6. Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95

7. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

8. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95

9. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95

10. The Liberty Amendments Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99

11. I Could Chew on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

12. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28

13. Jerusalem: A Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35

14. Cooked Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95

15. Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95

16. Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Jeff Guinn, S&S, $27.50

★

= Debut = On the Rise

★

★

Shot All to Hell, by Mark Lee Gardner (William Morrow, $27.99) “Shot All to Hell is the riveting tale of the Old West’s most brazen crime. Over 130 years have passed since the death of Jesse James, yet we remain fascinated by this enigmatic outlaw and his gang. By 1876, the James-Younger gang was both feared and famous. The gang’s decision to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, would prove to be a disaster when the citizens rose up to defend their town. Gardner’s account of the crime and its aftermath is thorough and enthralling, and his recreation of the robbery and the shootout that followed a two-week manhunt is edge-of-your-seat exciting. ” —Christopher Rose, Andover Bookstore, Andover, MA

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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1. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99

2. Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99

3. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99

4. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown, $18

5. The Silent Wife A.S.A. Harrison, Penguin, $16

6. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

7. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16

8. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95

9. The Orphan Master’s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15

10. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95

11. The Bat Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95

12. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95

13. The Orchardist Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99

14. Joyland Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95

15. A Hologram for the King Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95

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. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99 3. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99 5. A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 6. A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 7. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99 8. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 9. The Last Man Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99 10. Defending Jacob William Landay, Dell, $7.99

1. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

2. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16

3. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99

4. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

5. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16

6. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16

7. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95

8. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Plume, $18

9. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14

10. Elsewhere Richard Russo, Vintage, $15

11. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99

12. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16

13. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $15.95

14. The End of Your Life Book Club Will Schwalbe, Vintage, $15

15. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 08.29.13

MASS MARKET

★

Another Indie FavoriteGhostman: A Novel, by Roger Hobbs (Vintage, $14.95) “Jack, both brilliant and cunning, has made it to the top of the gangster ranks. Extremely wealthy, equipped with the most modern technological tools and constantly changing addresses and even his physical appearance, Jack is like a living ghost. Only a happy few know how to contact him. An old partner in crime to whom he is indebted calls on Jack to clean up the mess from a seemingly well-organized heist gone bad. Not trusting his former partner, hunted by an extremely dangerous mobster, and chased by the FBI, Jack needs all of his tricks to keep his ghost-like existence intact. Smart and captivating from beginning to end, a stellar debut!” —Jean-Paul Adriaansen, Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

= Debut

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 08.29.13

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1

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e F

au

lt in O

ur S

tars

John Green, D

utton, $17.99

2

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ok

ing fo

r Alask

a

John G

reen, Puffin, $9.99

3

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nd

er R

.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99

4

. Miss P

ere

grin

e’s H

om

e fo

r Pe

culia

r

Ch

ildre

n R

ansom R

iggs, Quirk, $10.99

5

. Th

e B

oo

k T

hie

f

M

arkus Zusak, K

nopf, $12.99

6

. An A

bund

ance of K

atherines

John G

reen, Speak, $9.99

7. P

ap

er T

ow

ns John G

reen, Speak, $9.99

8

. Th

e O

ne

an

d O

nly

Ivan

Katherine A

pplegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.),

H

arper, $16.99

9

. Ele

ano

r & P

ark

Rainbow

Rowell, St. M

artin’s Griffin, $18.99

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0. T

he

Ab

solu

tely

Tru

e D

iary

of a P

art-

Tim

e In

dia

n

Sherm

an Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brow

n,

$15

1

1. W

ill Gray

son

, Will G

rayso

n

John G

reen, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99

1

2. T

he

5th

Wave

Rick Yancey, Putnam, $18.99

1

3. C

harlo

tte’s W

eb

E.B. White, H

arperTrophy, $7.99

1

4. A

rt2-D

2’s G

uid

e to

Fo

ldin

g an

d

D

oo

dlin

g

Tom

Angleberger, A

mulet, $12.95

1

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l Cap

on

e D

oes M

y Ho

me

wo

rk

G

ennifer Choldenko, D

ial, $17.99

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e D

ay th

e C

rayo

ns Q

uit

Drew

Dayw

alt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philom

el,

$17.99

2

. Go

od

nigh

t Mo

on

Margaret W

ise Brown,

Clem

ent Hurd (Illus.), H

arper, $8.99

3. L

lama L

lama an

d th

e Bu

lly Go

at

A

nna Dew

dney, Viking C

hildren’s Books,

$17.99

4

. Pat th

e B

un

ny

Dorothy K

unhardt, Golden, $9.99

5. T

he N

ight B

efore K

ind

ergarten

N

atasha Wing, Julie D

urrell (Illus.), Grosset

& D

unlap, $3.99

6. W

he

re th

e W

ild T

hin

gs Are

Maurice Sendak, H

arper, $17.95

7

. Steam T

rain, D

ream T

rain

Sherri D

uskey Rinker, Tom

Lichtenheld (Illus.),

C

hronicle, $16.99

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oo

dn

ight, G

oo

dn

ight, C

on

structio

n

S

ite Sherri D

uskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

(Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99

9

. Oh

, the P

laces Yo

u’ll G

o!

Dr. Seuss, R

andom H

ouse, $17.99

10

. Th

e Very H

un

gry Caterp

illar

Eric C

arle, Putnam, $10.99

1

1. G

oo

d N

ight, G

orilla

Peggy Rathm

ann, Putnam, $7.99

1

2. M

ak

e W

ay fo

r Du

cklin

gs

R

obert McC

loskey, Puffin, $7.99

13

. Blu

eberries fo

r Sal

R

obert McC

loskey, Puffin, $7.99

14

. Little

Blu

e T

ruck

Alice Schertle, Jill M

cElmurry (Illus.), H

oughton

M

ifflin Harcourt, $6.99

1

5. O

n th

e N

ight Y

ou

We

re B

orn

Nancy T

illman, Feiw

el & Friends, $7.99

1

. Magic T

ree

Ho

use

Mary Pope O

sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),

Random

House

2

. Mo

rtal Instru

me

nts

Cassandra C

lare, Margaret K

. McElderry

3

. Pe

rcy Jack

son

an

d th

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lym

pia

ns

Rick R

iordan, Hyperion

4

. Ivy &

Be

an

A

nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

C

hronicle

5. D

iverge

nt

Veronica Roth, K

atherine Tegen Books

6.

Origa

mi Y

od

a

Tom

Angleberger, A

mulets

7

. Dia

ry o

f a Wim

py K

id

Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet (hardcover)

8. D

ork

Dia

ries

Rachel R

enee Russell, A

laddin

9. T

he

He

roe

s of O

lym

pu

s

R

ick Riordan, H

yperion

10

. Harry

Po

tter

J.K. R

owling, Scholastic/A

rthur A. Levine Books

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oth

er In

die

Favo

rite fo

r Age

s 9 to

12

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n A

rmy o

f Fro

gs: A K

ulip

ari

No

vel, b

y T

revo

r Pry

ce, S

an

ford

G

ree

ne

(Illus.) (A

mu

let B

oo

ks,

$1

5.9

5) “In this action-packed anim

al fantasy, an evil spider queen joins forces w

ith the duplicitous leader of an arm

y of scorpions to pierce the veil protecting the A

mphibilands

from the outside w

orld. Darel, a young frog

who dream

s of being a great warrior, and his

best friend, Gee, w

ho has no such aspirations, discover the planned invasion. Before the frogs can sound the alert, G

ee is captured by scorpion scouts. Should D

arel try to save his friend or run for reinforcem

ents?” —E

llen

Kle

in, H

oo

ray fo

r Bo

ok

s!, A

lex

an

dria, V

A

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ebut

★

★

1. The Cuckoo’s Calling Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26

2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99

3. And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $28.95

4. Night Film Marisha Pessl, Random House, $28

5. Inferno Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95

6. The Bone Season Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury

7. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

8. Bad Monkey Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $26.95

9. TransAtlantic Colum McCann, Random House, $27

10. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish David Rakoff, Doubleday, $26.95

11. The English Girl Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99

12. The Good Lord Bird James McBride, Riverhead, $27.95

13. The Infatuations Javier Marias, Knopf, $26.95

14. Light of the World James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99

15. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99

17. The Daughters of Mars Thomas Keneally, Atria, $28

★

★

★

1. Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99

2. Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99

3. Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99

4. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown, $18

5. The Silent Wife A.S.A. Harrison, Penguin, $16

6. Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16

7. The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16

8. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95

9. The Orphan Master’s Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15

10. The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95

11. The Bat Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95

12. Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95

13. The Orchardist Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99

14. Joyland Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95

15. A Hologram for the King Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 08.29.13

= Debut = On the Rise

1. Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $27

2. Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27

3. Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $28.95

4. This Town Mark Leibovich, Blue Rider, $27.95

5. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95

6. Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95

7. I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

8. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95

9. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95

10. The Liberty Amendments Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99

11. I Could Chew on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95

12. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28

13. Jerusalem: A Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35

14. Cooked Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95

15. Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95

16. Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Jeff Guinn, S&S, $27.50

1. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

2. Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16

3. Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99

4. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

5. Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16

6. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16

7. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95

8. Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Plume, $18

9. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14

10. Elsewhere Richard Russo, Vintage, $15

11. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99

12. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16

13. Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $15.95

14. The End of Your Life Book Club Will Schwalbe, Vintage, $15

15. Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. Copyright American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.

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Indie BestsellersNonfiction Week of 08.29.13

= On the Rise