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

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

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

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

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

6. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore, Vintage, $15

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

15. House Rules Jodi Picoult, Washington Square Press, $16 16. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95

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

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. The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99 4. U Is for Undertow Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99 5. The First Rule Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99 6. 61 Hours Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50 8. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99 9. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99 10. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99

1. Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco, $16

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

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

4. Zeitoun Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95

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

6. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011 World Almanac, $12.99

7. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2011 Old Farmer’s Almanac, $6.95

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

9. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14

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

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

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

13. Where Men Win Glory Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.95

14. Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves From Old Habits and Fears Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14

15. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Allison Hoover Bartlett, Riverhead, $15

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Another Indie FavoriteThe Year of the Hare: A Novel, by Arto Paasilinna (Penguin, $14) “A modern day fable from one of Finland’s most famous and popular authors, this books tells the story of a journalist and a hare. While on an assignment, Kaarlo Vatanen hits a hare with his car and breaks its leg. Rather than drive on, Vatanen rescues the hare and subsequently abandons his job, his wife, and all his possessions. Thus begins an adventure told in a funny, sweet, and loving parable of animal companions, rural life, and the rejection of modern consumer society.” —Ellen Burns, Books on The Common, Ridgefield, CT

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