1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95

2. The Help Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95

3. Freedom Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28

4. Room Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $24.99

5. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99

6. An Object of Beauty Steve Martin, Grand Central, $26.99

7. The Sentry Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95

8. The Confession John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

9. Clara and Mr. Tiffany Susan Vreeland, Random House, $26

10. The Empty Family: Stories Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $24

11. Shadowfever Karen Marie Moning, Delacorte, $26

12. Fall of Giants Ken Follett, Dutton, $36

13. The Lake of Dreams Kim Edwards, Viking, $26.95

14. The Inner Circle Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $26.99

15. A Visit From the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan, Knopf, $25.95

17. Three Seconds Anders Roslund, Borge Hellström, SilverOak,

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Other Indie FavoritesThe Memory of Love, by Aminatta Forna (Atlantic Monthly Press, $24.95) “As he lays dying in a Sierra Leone hospital, Elias Cole tells his story of war to Adrian, a psychologist. Is there a secret about the war he wants to reveal in order to have a peaceful death? The human experiences of love and hate, betrayal and friendship, and death and survival are portrayed so vividly that readers will come away wondering what they would do in the same circumstances: Save oneself or sacrifice oneself? This is powerful and necessary reading.” —Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books and Hobbies, Oscoda, MI

American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare—The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee, by Karen Abbott(Random House, $2) “You can almost hear the clink of champagne glasses and the excited buzz of a full house at the Minsky brothers’ famous burlesque club—the place where the shy Rose Louise Hovick evolved into enigmatic burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee. Abbott uncovers tales of her famously manipulative mother and a childhood lost to vaudeville before she becomes the ‘most private public figure’ in America. ” —Jean-Paul Andriaasen, Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 01.27.11

1. Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27

2. Cleopatra Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99

3. Autobiography of Mark Twain Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95

4. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95

5. Life Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99

6. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $22.95

7. Bird Cloud Annie Proulx, Scribner, $26

8. I Remember Nothing Nora Ephron, Knopf, $22.95

9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26

10. The Investment Answer: Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future Gordon Murray, Daniel C. Goldie, Business Plus, $18

11. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

12. Decision Points George W. Bush, Crown, $35

13. Poser Claire Dederer, FSG, $26

14. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book) Jon Stewart, Grand Central, $27.99

15. At Home Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95

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1. Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95

2. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Helen Simonson, Random House, $15

3. Little Bee Chris Cleave, S&S, $14

4. The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman, Dial, $15

5. True Grit Charles Portis, Overlook, $14.95

6. The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99

7. Tinkers Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95

8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95

9. Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15

10. The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99

11. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15

12. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95

13. The Finkler Question Howard Jacobson, Bloomsbury, $15

14. Sarah’s Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95

15. Let the Great World Spin Colum McCann, Random House, $15

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1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99 2. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99 3. U Is for Undertow Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 4. The First Rule Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99 5. The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 7. Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99 9. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50 10. Treasure Hunt John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99

1. Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco, $16

2. Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16

3. What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99

4. Zeitoun Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95

5. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15

6. Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16

7. The Book of Awakening Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95

8. Stones Into Schools Greg Mortenson, Penguin, $16

9. Taking the Leap Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14

10. NurtureShock Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99

11. Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99

12. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15

13. Food Rules Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11

14. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore, Spiegel & Grau, $15

15. The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95

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Another Indie FavoriteFrom the Land of the Moon, by Milena Agus (Europa Editions, $15) “This is a beautiful and charming translation of an intimate yet timeless romance. A young unnamed woman reflects on the life of her grandmother, a bewitching and eccentric figure whose abiding search for love spans much of the 20th century.” —Brette Weinkle, Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 01.27.11

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FICTION SERIES

Week of 01.27.11

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

1. M

oo

n O

ver Man

ifest

C

lare Vanderpool, Delacorte, $16.99

2. T

he Lo

st Hero

Rick R

iordan, Hyperion, $18.99

3. T

he B

oo

k Th

ief

M

arkus Zusak, K

nopf, $11.99

4. M

atched

Ally C

ondie, Dutton, $17.99

5. T

he Evo

lution o

f Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly, Square Fish, $7.99

6. T

he R

ed P

yramid

Rick R

iordan, Hyperion, $17.99

7. T

he N

ame o

f Th

is Bo

ok Is S

ecret

Pseudonymous Bosch, G

ilbert Ford (Illus.),

Little Brow

n, $6.99

8. L

ego S

tar Wars: T

he Visual D

ictionary

Simon Beecroft, D

K Publishing, $21.99

9. W

e Are in a B

oo

k!

M

o Willem

s, Hyperion, $8.99

10. A

cross th

e Un

iverse

Beth Revis, Razorbill, $17.99

11. T

he Graveyard B

oo

k!

N

eil Gaim

an, Dave M

cKean (Illus.), H

arper, $7.99

12. S

avvy Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99

13. T

he Little P

rince

A

ntoine de Saint-Exupery, Harvest, $10

14. T

his Isn’t What It L

oo

ks Like

Pseudonymous Bosch, G

ilbert Ford (Illus.), Little

Brow

n, $16.99

15.

The A

bsolutely T

rue Diary o

f a Part-T

ime

Indian

Sherm

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

n,

$9.99

1. G

oodnight Moon

Margaret W

ise Brown,

Clem

ent Hurd (Illus.), H

arper, $8.99

2. Of T

hee I Sing: A

Letter to M

y

Daughters

Barack Obam

a, Loren Long (Illus.),

K

nopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99

3. A

Sick Day for A

mos M

cGee

Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.),

Roaring Brook, $16.99

4. The V

ery Hungry C

aterpillar

Eric C

arle, Putnam, $10.99

5. H

appy V

alentin

e’s Day, C

urio

us

G

eorge!

H.A

. Rey, H

oughton Mifflin H

arcourt, $8.99

6. It’s a Book Lane Sm

ith, Roaring Brook, $12.99

7. Pat th

e Bu

nny

Dorothy K

unhardt, Golden, $9.99

8. W

here th

e Wild

Th

ings A

re

M

aurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95

9. Fancy N

ancy: Heart to H

eart

Jane O

’Connor, Robin Preiss G

lasser (Illus.),

H

arperFestival, $4.99

10. Knu

ffle B

un

ny Free

Mo W

illems, Balzer &

Bray, $17.99

11. Otis Loren Long, Philom

el, $8.99

12. L

adybug Girl L

oves…

Jacky D

avis, David Som

an (Illus.), Grosset &

D

unlap, $5.99

13. Art &

Max

David W

iesner, Clarion, $17.99

14. G

ood Night, G

orilla

Peggy Rathm

ann, Putnam, $7.99

15. B

rown

Bear, B

rown

Bear, W

hat D

o

You

See?

Bill Martin, Eric C

arle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95

1. T

he H

un

ger Gam

es

Suzanne C

ollins, Scholastic

2. Magic T

ree Ho

use

Mary Pope O

sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),

Random

House

3. P

ercy Jackson

and

the O

lymp

ians

Rick R

iordan, Miram

ax

4. Harry P

otter

J.K. R

owling, Scholastic/A

rthur A. Levine

Books

5. Diary o

f a Wim

py Kid

Jeff Kinney, A

mulet (hardcover)

6. Ivy &

Bean

Annie Barrow

s, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

C

hronicle

7. Ho

use o

f Nigh

t

P.C

. Cast, K

ristin Cast, St. M

artin’s

8. Pretty L

ittle Liars

Sara Shepard, Harper Teen

9. F

ancy N

ancy I C

an R

ead S

eries

Jane O

’Connor, R

obin Preiss Glasser (Illus.),

Harper (paperback)

10. T

he 39 C

lues

Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic (hardcover)

An

oth

er Ind

ie Favo

rite for A

ges 4 to 8

Cat S

ecrets, by Jef Czekaj (B

alzer +

Bray, $16.99) “T

his is a wonderfully

interactive, ideal read-aloud title narrated by a trio of felines w

ho need to make sure

their readers are truly cats before they w

ill reveal their ‘Cat Secrets.’ R

eaders and listeners w

ill be meow

ing, stretching, cat-napping, and thoroughly enjoying this playfully subversive book.” —

Heath

er Elia, C

olgate B

oo

kstore, H

amilto

n, N

Y

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