1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30

2. Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95

3. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

4. The First Phone Call From Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99

5. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $29.99

6. Aimless Love Billy Collins, Random House, $26

7. The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27

8. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95

9. The Gods of Guilt Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28

10. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95

11. The Circle Dave Eggers, Knopf, $27.95

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

13. S. J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $35

14. Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Scribner, $30

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

19. Brown Dog Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $27

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Other Indie FavoritesA Reader’s Book of Days: True Tales From the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year, by Tom Nissley, Joanna Neborsky (Illus.) (W.W. Norton, $24.95) “This book goes everywhere with me. I read it aloud at the front counter of our store. I read it silently to myself. Filled with fascinating and interesting stories and excerpts from literature, the pages of this beautiful book overflow with rich nuggets of information.A wonderful gift for readers, teachers, lovers—and yourself!”—Tracy Taylor, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA

Indie BestsellersHardcover Week of 12.19.13

1. The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40

2. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29

3. Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28

4. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26

5. One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95

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

7. Killing Jesus Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

8. Stitches Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95

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

10. George Washington’s Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95

11. The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99

12. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99

13. Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $28.95

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

15. Humans of New York Brandon Stanton, St. Martin’s, $29.99

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My Mistake: A Memoir, by Daniel Menaker (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24) “Being a longtime reader of The New Yorker, I found Menaker’s behind-the-scenes account of his career there absolutely riveting. The literary life is gutted and splayed for all to see. Menaker’s professional story is interspersed with his personal life, and both fed his writing career. His years at Random House and HarperCollins are also included, with fascinating details about contemporary authors and how a book is created. This is a must-read for booksellers and serious readers.” —Ellen Jarrett, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA

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1. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95

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

3. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99

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

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

6. The Best American Short Stories 2013 Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

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

8. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $14

9. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $15

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

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

12. The Aviator’s Wife Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $15

13. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $16.99

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

15. The House Girl Tara Conklin, Morrow, $14.99

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

1. A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99 2. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99 3. A Game of Thrones 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. Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99 7. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 8. Notorious Nineteen Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99 9. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50 10. A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99

1. Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99 2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

3. Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95 4. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2014 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $7.95

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

6. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

7. World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99

8. How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney’s, $20

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

10. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95

11. Dog Shaming Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press, $15

12. Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10

13. The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18

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

15. Awkward Family Holiday Photos Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers Press, $15

20. The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17

FICTION NONFICTION

Indie BestsellersPaperback Week of 12.19.13

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Another Indie FavoriteThis Is Between Us: A Novel, by Kevin Sampsell (Tin House Books, $15.95) “Sampsell’s This Is Between Us is a tangible, breathtaking work of writing. This is a love letter laced with hope, pain, doubt, intoxication, apprehension, and a veritable ocean of feeling, navigated with impeccable skill and grace. Wonderful!” —Jim Brimble, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA

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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 12.19.13

All Fiction Series titles are hardcover and paperback unless noted.

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usak, Knopf, $12.99

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John Green, D

utton, $17.99

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nd

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.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99

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min

ated

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ture

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K

ate DiC

amillo, K

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ampbell (Illus.),

C

andlewick, $17.99

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. Fortunately, the Milk

Neil G

aiman, Skottie Young (Illus.), H

arper, $14.99

6

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sh R

eve

re an

d th

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rave P

ilgrim

s

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ush Limbaugh, T

hreshold Editions, $19.99

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tty S

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Sandra Boynton, W

orkman, $16.95

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r Wars: Je

di A

cade

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Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic, $12.99

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ok

ing fo

r Alask

a John G

reen, Puffin, $9.99

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ntin

g by 7

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olly Goldberg Sloan, D

ial, $16.99

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od

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t a Do

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ynthia Rylant, M

arla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane,

$17.99

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2. E

lean

or &

Park

Rainbow

Row

ell, St. Martin’s G

riffin, $18.99

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e a

nd

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ly Iv

an

Katherine A

pplegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.),

H

arper, $16.99

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Ch

ristmas T

ale o

f Pe

ter R

ab

bit

Em

ma T

hompson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick

Warne and C

ompany, $20

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iss Pe

reg

rine

’s Ho

me

for P

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liar

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hild

ren

Ransom

Riggs, Q

uirk, $10.99

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rayo

ns Q

uit

Drew

Dayw

alt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philom

el,

$17.99

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pre

ss

C

hris Van Allsburg, H

oughton Mifflin, $18.95

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r. Seuss, Random

House, $15

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Otis C

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Loren Long, Philom

el, $17.99

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Margaret W

ise Brown,

Clem

ent Hurd (Illus.), H

arper, $8.99

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hat D

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e Fox Say?

Ylvis, Svein N

yhus (Illus.), Simon &

Schuster

Books for Young Readers, $17.99

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e Nigh

t Befo

re Ch

ristmas

Clem

ent Clarke M

oore, Holly H

obbie (Illus.),

Little Brow

n, $18

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uskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

(Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99

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urn

ey Aaron Becker, C

andlewick, $15.99

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Lori Evert, Random

House, $17.99

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venin

g Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.),

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utton, $16.99

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Jan Brett, Putnam

, $17.99

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bersoldt, Coe Steinw

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and B, $20

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Jacky Davis, D

avid Soman (Illus.), D

ial, $17.99

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rgen

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Veronica R

oth, Katherine Tegen Books

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Mary Pope O

sborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),

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Jeff K

inney, Am

ulet (hardcover)

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nnie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.),

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yperion

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ick Riordan, H

yperion

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Po

tter

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owling, Scholastic/A

rthur A. Levine

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ph

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ry, by T

racey C

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(Farra

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us &

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hoops! After Elephant accidentally sneezes

out letters from G

racie’s missing picture book,

the perplexed pachyderm seeks assistance in

putting the words back together again. H

is friends have their ow

n ideas of how the story

should go. Will the book ever be fixed and

returned to its rightful owner? C

leverly and joyfully illustrated, Elephant’s Story is a celebration of both w

ordplay and friendship.” —

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1. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30

2. Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95

3. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95

4. The First Phone Call From Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99

5. The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $29.99

6. Aimless Love Billy Collins, Random House, $26

7. The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27

8. The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95

9. The Gods of Guilt Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28

10. The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95

11. The Circle Dave Eggers, Knopf, $27.95

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

13. S. J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $35

14. Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Scribner, $30

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

19. Brown Dog Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $27

1. Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95

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

3. The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99

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

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

6. The Best American Short Stories 2013 Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95

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

8. The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $14

9. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador USA, $15

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

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

12. The Aviator’s Wife Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $15

13. Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $16.99

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

15. The House Girl Tara Conklin, Morrow, $14.99

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

HARDCOVER PAPERBACK

Indie BestsellersFiction Week of 12.19.13

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1. The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40

2. David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29

3. Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28

4. I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26

5. One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95

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

7. Killing Jesus Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28

8. Stitches Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95

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

10. George Washington’s Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95

11. The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99

12. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99

13. Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $28.95

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

15. Humans of New York Brandon Stanton, St. Martin’s, $29.99

1. Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99

2. Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95

3. Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95

4. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2014 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $7.95

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

6. Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16

7. World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99

8. How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney’s, $20

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

10. Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95

11. Dog Shaming Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press, $15

12. Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10

13. The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18

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

15. Awkward Family Holiday Photos Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers Press, $15

20. The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17

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 12.19.13

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