The Indie/NEIBA Bestseller List
For week ending Sunday, July 25, 2010
Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of
The New England Independent Booksellers Association
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
2. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
3. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $26, 9781400065455
4. The Rembrandt Affair New
Daniel Silva, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399156588
5. Fly Away Home
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.99, 9780743294270
6. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $27, 9780345504968
7. Faithful Place
Tana French, Viking, $25.95, 9780670021871
8. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $26, 9780385340854
9. Corduroy Mansions
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307379085
10. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385501125
11. The Island
Elin Hilderbrand, Reagan Arthur Books, $25.99, 9780316043878
12. Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $24.95, 9780802119285
13. Spies of the Balkans
Alan Furst, Random House, $26, 9781400066032
14. The Glass Rainbow New
James Lee Burke, S&S, $25.99, 9781439128299
15. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $25, 9780385343664
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $27.50, 9781416591054
2. War
Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $26.99, 9780446556248
3. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704
4. Women Food and God
Geneen Roth, Scribner, $24, 9781416543077
5. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393072235
6. Seaworthy
Linda Greenlaw, Viking, $25.95, 9780670021925
7. Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $26.99, 9780061718946
8. The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30, 9780670021727
9. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923
10. The Obama Diaries
Laura Ingraham, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781439197516
11. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
12. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
13. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang New
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446552448
14. Steinbrenner New
Bill Madden, Harper, $26.99, 9780061690310
15. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Harmony, $25.99, 9780307453273
Trade Paperback Fiction
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
3. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
5. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123
6. That Old Cape Magic
Richard Russo, Vintage, $15, 9781400030910
7. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
8. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307474711
9. The Lacuna New
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580
10. Her Fearful Symmetry
Audrey Niffenegger, Scribner, $15, 9781439169018
11. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
12. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771
13. South of Broad
Pat Conroy, Dial, $16, 9780385344074
14. Last Night in Twisted River
John Irving, Ballantine, $17, 9780345479730
15. The Elegance of the Hedgehog New
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
1. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428
2. Lit
Mary Karr, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060596996
3. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
4. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
5. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257
6. Strength in What Remains
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $16, 9780812977615
7. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097
8. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
9. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387
10. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455
11. Shop Class as Soulcraft
Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin, $15, 9780143117469
12. Cheerful Money New
Tad Friend, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316003186
13. Mountains Beyond Mountains New
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $16, 9780812973013
14. Maine Atlas & Gazetteer New
DeLorme, $19.95, 9780899332826
15. Blink New
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665
Mass Market
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
4. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
5. Nine Dragons
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446561952
6. The Defector
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451230669
7. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966
8. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
9. The Diary of a Young Girl New
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
10. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
Children's Illustrated Titles
1. City Dog, Country Frog
Mo Willems, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423103004
2. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
5. Ladybug Girl at the Beach
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734166
6. Star Wars: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $14.95, 9780761158462
7. Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink New
Victoria Kann, Harper, $3.99, 9780061927324
8. Blueberries for Sal New
Robert McCloskey, Viking, $17.99, 9780670175918
9. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
10. Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140505399
Children's Interest Titles
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316125581
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
3. Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545123273
4. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
John Grisham, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525423843
5. Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
Simon Beecroft, DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756655297
6. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9780810996168
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian New
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
8. Scat New
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $8.99, 9780375834875
9. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125
10. A Wrinkle in Time New
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
Children's Fiction Series Titles
1. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780439023528
2. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423113386
3. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023498
4. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
5. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9781423103349
6 The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423101475
7. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) New
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101499
8. Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2) New
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen, $8.99, 9780060887353
9. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101482
10. The Mysterious Benedict Society New
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957
New - Did not appear on list last week