Bestseller List for July 1, 2009
Based on sales for the week ending June 28, 2009.
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Bestseller List for July 1, 2009
Based on sales for the week ending June 28, 2009.
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004 The inaugural Best Indie Buzz Book (fiction) winner, now available in paperback. |
1/8 |
| 2. | Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835 Thirteen related stories by the bestselling author of Abide With Me. |
2/10 |
| 3. | The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 Barbery's novel, a major bestseller in Europe, is a September 2008 Indie Next List Notable title. |
4/43 |
| 4. | The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 A man's relationship with God is changed when his daughter is abducted. |
5/58 |
| 5. | The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967 A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch, is now available in paperback. |
3/3 |
| 6. | My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $16, 9780743454537 Sensitive and thought provoking. A dying child ... what would you do, as a parent? As a sibling? |
8/110 |
| 7. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Debut Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546 The bestselling debut thriller--the first in a trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson--is now available in paperback. |
/1 |
| 8. | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk, $12.95, 9781594743344 The subtitle says it all: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! |
6/11 |
| 9. | Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15, 9780307278258 The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake is now available in paperback. |
9/12 |
| 10. | Netherland Joseph O'Neill, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307388773 A brilliant novel of post-9/11 New York. |
7/8 |
| 11. | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848 This remarkable historical novel is an October 2008 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/24 |
| 12. | The White Tiger Aravind Adiga, Free Press, $14, 9781416562603 Adiga's darkly comic debut novel looks at India's class struggles. Winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. |
12/37 |
| 13. | The Likeness Tana French, Penguin, $15, 9780143115625 French's follow-up to the bestselling In the Woods is now available in paperback. |
14/5 |
| 14. | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $14, 9781594483295 The bestselling sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back is now available in paperback. |
13/42 |
| 15. | People of the Book Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $15, 9780143115007 The dazzling new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March is now available in paperback. |
15/26 |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
1/126 |
| 2. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316154680 The latest hilarious collection by Sedaris, now available in paperback. |
2/4 |
| 3. | In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963 Pollan's answers to the questions raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. |
4/9 |
| 4. | Glenn Beck's Common Sense Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $11.99, 9781439168578 The latest from the popular talk show host and bestselling author of An Inconvenient Book. |
3/2 |
| 5. | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
6/96 |
| 6. | American Lion Jon Meacham, Random House, $18, 9780812973464 A vivid look at the life of the seventh president of the United States. |
5/9 |
| 7. | My Stroke of Insight Jill Bolte Taylor, Plume, $15, 9780452295544 A Harvard-trained brain scientist's account of her recovery from a massive stroke. |
7/6 |
| 8. | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566 The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. |
13/61 |
| 9. | Wesley the Owl Stacey O'Brien, Free Press, $15, 9781416551775 The captivating memoir of emotions shared between an owl and "his girl" is now available in paperback. |
12/3 |
| 10. | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. |
14/127 |
| 11. | The Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $14.95, 9780393333060 The true story of the zookeeper who hid hundreds of Polish Jews during WWII, based on the diaries of his wife. |
15/43 |
| 12. | Blink Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665 Gladwell's bestseller on the power of first impressions comes to paperback. |
10/52 |
| 13. | Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the president. |
9/136 |
| 14. | The Forever War Dexter Filkins, Vintage, $15, 9780307279446 The riveting account of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, by New York Times reporter Filkins, is now available in paperback. |
11/4 |
| 15. | The Monster of Florence - Debut Douglas Preston, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446581271 A chilling story about an Italian serial killer. |
/1 |
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Debut Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312383282 The new Stephanie Plum novel by the bestselling author of Fearless Fourteen. |
/1 |
| 2. | The Angel's Game Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385528702 The dazzling new novel from the bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind is a July Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/2 |
| 3. | Shanghai Girls Lisa See, Random House, $25, 9781400067114 A fascinating novel of two sisters from the author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. |
2/5 |
| 4. | The Help Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345 This wonderful debut set in the rural South of the 1960s is a February Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/20 |
| 5. | The Scarecrow Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316166300 Crime reporter Jack McEvoy is back in the new thriller from the bestselling author of The Poet. |
3/5 |
| 6. | The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Katherine Howe, Voice, $25.99, 9781401340902 Katherine Howe's spellbinding debut novel is a June 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
14/3 |
| 7. | Brooklyn Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $25, 9781439138311 This coming-of-age novel set in Ireland and Brooklyn of the 1950s is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/8 |
| 8. | The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet Reif Larsen, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594202179 Larsen's funny, heartwarming novel is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/8 |
| 9. | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342308 Bradley's acclaimed debut featuring 11-year-old sleuth, Flavia de Luce, is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/9 |
| 10. | Gone Tomorrow Lee Child, Delacorte, $27, 9780385340571 The latest Jack Reacher novel from the bestselling author of Nothing to Lose. |
5/6 |
| 11. | A Short History of Women Kate Walbert, Scribner, $24, 9781416594987 Walbert's wonderful new novel chronicles mother and daughter relationships over five generations. |
6/2 |
| 12. | Tea Time for the Traditionally Built Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $23.95, 9780375424496 The latest No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel. |
11/10 |
| 13. | Commencement J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307270740 Sullivan's debut novel looks at the bonds of friendship at an elite women's college. |
15/2 |
| 14. | Pygmy Chuck Palahniuk, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385526340 A new, darkly comic novel from the bestselling author of Fight Club and Snuff. |
/7 |
| 15. | The Doomsday Key - Debut James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99, 9780061231407 The new Sigma Force thriller from the bestselling author of The Last Oracle. |
/1 |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. |
1/32 |
| 2. | Shop Class as Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202230 Crawford examines the importance of understanding how things work and "manual competence." |
9/3 |
| 3. | Horse Soldiers Doug Stanton, Scribner, $28, 9781416580515 A fascinating account of U.S. Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. |
5/6 |
| 4. | The End of Overeating David A. Kessler, Rodale, $25.95, 9781605297859 Kessler examines how the food industry encourages overeating and helped create a national health crisis. |
13/7 |
| 5. | Renegade Richard Wolffe, Crown, $26, 9780307463128 An insightful and thorough look at President Obama's road to the White House. |
4/4 |
| 6. | Catastrophe - Debut Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, Harper, $26.99, 9780061771040 The latest from the authors of Fleeced and Outrage. |
/1 |
| 7. | Losing Mum and Pup Christopher Buckley, Twelve, $24.99, 9780446540940 Buckley's moving memoir of coping with the death of his parents. |
10/9 |
| 8. | Crazy for the Storm Norman Ollestad, Ecco, $25.99, 9780061766725 Ollestad's riveting account of, at age 11, surviving a plane crash that took the life of his father. |
6/3 |
| 9. | Home Game Michael Lewis, Norton, $23.95, 9780393069013 A humorous look at fatherhood from the bestselling author of Liar's Poker. |
2/4 |
| 10. | Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781416562856 The latest from the popular radio talk-show host and bestselling author of Men in Black. |
3/14 |
| 11. | The Girls From Ames Jeffrey Zaslow, Gotham, $26, 9781592404452 Zaslow's look at 11 childhood friends, now in their forties, who formed a special bond growing up in Ames, Iowa. |
14/10 |
| 12. | The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. |
7/64 |
| 13. | Satchel Larry Tye, Random House, $26, 9781400066513 A wonderful biography of baseball great Leroy "Satchel" Paige. |
8/3 |
| 14. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309 A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
11/4 |
| 15. | Dewey Vicki Myron, Grand Central, $19.99, 9780446407410 The touching true story of an abandoned kitten's impact on a public library and the town of Spencer, Iowa. |
/40 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 19. | Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter, Penguin Press, $25.95,9781594202216 A charming memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. |
| Mass Market | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Fearless Fourteen - Debut Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312349523 |
/1 |
| 2. | Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990 |
1/32 |
| 3. | My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439157268 |
7/3 |
| 4. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Debut Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479 |
/1 |
| 5. | The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 |
4/117 |
| 6. | Careless in Red Elizabeth George, Harper, $7.99, 9780061160905 |
3/9 |
| 7. | Angels & Demons Dan Brown, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416578741 |
2/10 |
| 8. | Devil Bones - Debut Kathy Reichs, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416525660 |
/1 |
| 9. | 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
6/43 |
| 10. | Swan Peak James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416548546 |
5/5 |
| Children's Interest | ||
| 1. | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 2. | Along for the Ride Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670011940 |
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| 3. | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697 |
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| 4. | The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 |
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| 5. | 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 |
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| 6. | Lock and Key Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414729 |
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| 7. | The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023481 |
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| 8. | The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921 |
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| 9. | Scat Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375834868 |
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| 10. | Inkheart Cornelia Funke, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780439709101 |
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| 11. | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne, David Fickling, $8.99, 9780385751537 |
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| 12. | The Truth About Forever Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142406250 |
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| 13. | The Demigod Files Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.95, 9781423121664 |
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| 14. | Just Listen Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974 |
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| 15. | Sir John Hargrave's Mischief Maker's Manual Sir John Hargrave, Grosset & Dunlap, $15.99, 9780448449821 |
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2. | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 3. | Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 4. | Goldilicious Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061244087 |
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| 5. | Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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| 6. | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 7. | Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire! Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061684869 |
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| 8. | Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 9. | Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341 |
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| 10. | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905 |
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| 11. | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
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| 12. | The Curious Garden Peter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316015479 |
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| 13. | Swing! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151272 |
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| 14. | Llama Llama Misses Mama Anna Dewdney, Viking, $16.99, 9780670061983 |
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| 15. | Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060542092 |
| Children's Series | |
| 1. | Twilight (hardcover and paperback) Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown |
| 2. | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover
and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
| 3. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback) Jeff Kinney Amulet |
| 4. | Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 5. | Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine |
| 6. | House of Night (hardcover
and paperback) P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, St. Martin's |
| 7. | The 39 Clues (hardcover) Jude Watson, Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic |
| 8. | Warriors (hardcover and paperback) Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin (Illus.) Harper |
| 9. | Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback) Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 10. | Junie B. Jones (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House |