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Southern Indie Bestseller List 06/21/2009 PDF Print E-mail
Southern Independent Bestsellers
Written by Authors Round the South   
Sunday, 21 June 2009 00:00
Southern Indie Bestseller List

For the week ending Sunday, June 21, 2009
Columbia, SC -June 26, 2009 -

The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound.org and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, June 21, 2009. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.org.

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Angel's Game
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385528702
2. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
3. The Scarecrow
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316166300
4. Shanghai Girls
Lisa See, Random House, $25, 9781400067114
5. Gone Tomorrow
Lee Child, Delacorte, $27, 9780385340571
6. The Last Child
John Hart, Minotaur, $24.95, 9780312359324
7. First Family
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446539753
8. Knockout
Catherine Coulter, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399155840
9. The Associate
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385517836
10. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Katherine Howe, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401340902
11. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342308
12. My Father's Tears and Other Stories
John Updike, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307271563
13. Medusa
Clive Cussler, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399155659
14. A Short History of Women
Kate Walbert, Scribner, $24, 9781416594987
15. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception
Eric Van Lustbader, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446539821 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923
2. Liberty and Tyranny
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781416562856
3. Horse Soldiers
Doug Stanton, Scribner, $28, 9781416580515
4. The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257
5. Home Game
Michael Lewis, Norton, $23.95, 9780393069013
6. Are You Kidding Me?
Rocco Mediate, John Feinstein, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316049108
7. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
8. Renegade
Richard Wolffe, Crown, $26, 9780307463128
9. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Bill O'Reilly, Broadway, $26, 9780767928823
10. Losing Mum and Pup
Christopher Buckley, Twelve, $24.99, 9780446540940
11. In the Sanctuary of Outcasts
Neil White, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061351600
12. The Last Best Hope
Joe Scarborough, Crown Forum, $26, 9780307463692
13. A Son of the Game
James Dodson, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565125063
14. Crazy for the Storm
Norman Ollestad, Ecco, $25.99, 9780061766725
15. Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401303389

 



TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004
2. The Shack
William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230
3. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk, $12.95, 9781594743344
6. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
7. My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $16, 9780743454537
8. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
9. Netherland
Joseph O'Neill, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307388773
10. The Beach House
Jane Green, Plume, $15, 9780452295384
11. Driftwood Summer
Patti Callahan Henry, NAL, $15, 9780451226884
12. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292
13. The Likeness
Tana French, Penguin, $15, 9780143115625
14. Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15, 9780307278258
15. Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
Susan Gregg Gilmore, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307395023

 

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 

1. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
2. American Lion
Jon Meacham, Random House, $18, 9780812973464
3. When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316154680
4. Glenn Beck's Common Sense
Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $11.99, 9781439168578
5. In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963
6. Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Thomas Nelson, $14.99, 9780849919107
7. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
8. The Downhill Lie
Carl Hiaasen, Vintage, $14, 9780307280459
9. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
10. The Book of Dads
Ben George (Ed.), Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061711558
11. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665
12. Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
13. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566
14. My Stroke of Insighttist's Personal Journey
Jill Bolte Taylor, Plume, $15, 9780452295544
15. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316010795

 

 

MASS MARKET 

1. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990
2. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416578741
3. Down River
John Hart, Minotaur, $7.99, 9780312945664
4. My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439157268
5. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
6. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
7. Swan Peak
James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416548546
8. Living Dead in Dallas
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441009237
9. The King of Lies
John Hart, St. Martin's, $6.99, 9780312363758
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789

 

 




CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316160209
2. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316024969
3. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $22.99, 9780316067928
4. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423101475
5. Twilight
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316038386
6. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670011940
7. Lock and Key
Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414729
8. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9780786838653
9. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810970687
11. The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921
12. 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
13. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316036733
14. Beyond the Grave (The 39 Clues, #4)
Jude Watson, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060448
15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
16. The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957
17. Because Your Daddy Loves You
Andrew Clements, R.W. Alley (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99, 9780547237640
18. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
19. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9781423103349
20. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
21. Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues, #1)
Rick Riordan, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060394
22. Goldilicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061244087
23. Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316809061
24. Scat
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375834868
25. Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061684869

 



Meet Your Favorite Writers At Your Favorite Bookstores! 
The following authors are appearing at independent bookstores around the South this week!
See the full calendar at Authors 'Round the South:


N. W. "Red" Pope, author of The Dance Band from Deacontown at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (06/28/2009)

James Latimore, author of Bookwoman: A Cancer Journal at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (06/28/2009)

Cliff Robinson, author of The Dating Game at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (06/29/2009)

Billie Jane McIntosh, author of From Georgia Tragedy to Oklahoma Frontier at Scott's Bookstore in Newnan, GA  (07/01/2009)

Mary Kay Andrews, author of Fixer Upper at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (07/02/09)

Diane Chamberlain, author of Secrets She Left Behind at Quarter Moon Bookstore in Topsail Beach, NC  (07/03/2009)

Dorothea Benton Frank, author of Return to Sullivans Island at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (07/06/2009)

Richard Doster, author of Safe at Home at A Cappella Books in Atlanta, GA  (07/06/2009)

Dorothea Benton Frank, author of Return to Sullivans Island at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville, SC  (07/07/2009)

Brad Thor, author of The Apostle at Eagle Eye Book Shop in Atlanta, GA  (07/07/2009)

Deborah Sharp, author of Mama Rides Shotgun at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (07/07/2009)

Dorothea Benton Frank, author of Return to Sullivans Island at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (7/08/2009)

Murray Browne, author of The Book Shopper at A Cappella Books in Atlanta, GA  (07/08/2009)

O.H. Bennett, author of The Lie at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (07/09/2009)

Dennis Tafoya, author of Dope Thief at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (07/09/2009)

Robert T. Cochran, author of Curing Chronic Pain at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (07/09/2009)

Nancy Howe, author of Dear Owie at Country Bookshop Inc in Southern Pines, NC  (07/09/09)

Howard Dean, author of Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Health Care Re at A Cappella Books in Atlanta, GA  (07/10/2009)

John McKinsley, author of Lincoln's Secret at Page After Page in Elizabeth City, NC  (07/10/2009)

Mary Alice Monroe, author of Last Light Over Carolina at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (07/10/2009)

Manny Mamuscia, author of I Went Walking at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (07/11/2009)

Bill Brent, author of The Sacred Compass at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (07/11/2009)

Jimmy Waters, author of NEW BERN 1710 IN THE CAROLINA'S at Page After Page in Elizabeth City, NC  (07/11/2009)

Gin Phillips, author of The Well and the Mine at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (07/13/2009)
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