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Southern Independent Bestsellers
Written by Authors Round the South   
Sunday, 26 April 2009 00:00

Southern Indie Bestseller List

For the week ending Sunday, April 26, 2009
Columbia, SC -May 1, 2009 -

The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound.org and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, April 26, 2009. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.org.

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. First Family
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446539753
2. The Help -- a “Shoestring” touring author!
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $22, 9780385340991
4. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $23.95, 9780375424496
5. Miss Julia Delivers the Goods -- a “Shoestring” touring author!
Ann B. Ross, Viking, $24.95, 9780670020652
6. Loitering With Intent
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399155789
7. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781565125964
8. The Associate
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385517836
9. Long Lost
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525951056
10. Borderline
Nevada Barr, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399155697
11. B Is for Beer
Tom Robbins, Ecco, $17.95, 9780061687273
12. Just Take My Heart
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95, 9781416570868
13. Handle With Care
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $27.95, 9780743296410
14. The Host
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316068048
15. Serena -- a 2009 SIBA Book Award Nominee!
Ron Rash, Ecco, $24.99, 9780061470851

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781416562856
2. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923
3. Some Day You'll Thank Me for This
Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays, Hyperion, $21.99, 9781401302962
4. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
Steve Harvey, Amistad, $23.99, 9780061728976
5. Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401303389
6. Dewey
Vicki Myron, Grand Central, $19.99, 9780446407410
7. Jesus, Interrupted
Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061173936
8. Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook
Paula Deen, S&S, $26, 9780743278133
9. 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea
Suzy Welch, Scribner, $24, 9781416591825
10. Outcasts United -- a “Shoestring” touring author!
Warren St John, Spiegel & Grau, $24.95, 9780385522038
11. Columbine
Dave Cullen, Twelve, $26.99, 9780446546935
12. American Lion
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30, 9781400063253
13. Not Becoming My Mother
Ruth Reichl, Penguin Press, $19.95, 9781594202162
14. House of Cards
William D. Cohan, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385528269
15. The Gold Standard
Mike Krzyzewski, Business Plus, $25.99, 9780446544078 



TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Shack
William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230
2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
3. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
4. Loving Frank
Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006
5. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
6. American Wife
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $15, 9780812975406
7. People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $15, 9780143115007
8. Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15, 9780307278258
9. The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga, Free Press, $14, 9781416562603
10. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $14, 9781594483295
11. Still Alice
Lisa Genova, Pocket, $15, 9781439102817
12. The Reader
Bernhard Schlink, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307454898
13. Girls in Trucks
Katie Crouch, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316002127
14. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292
15. The Sugar Queen -- a 2009 SIBA Book Award Nominee!
Sarah Addison Allen, Bantam, $13, 9780553384840

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 

1. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
2. Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Thomas Nelson, $14.99, 9780849919107
3. Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781605298382
4. The Soloist
Steve Lopez, Berkley, $15, 9780425226001
5. The Middle Place
Kelly Corrigan, Voice, $14.95, 9781401340933
6. Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
7. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
8. Armageddon in Retrospect
Kurt Vonnegut, Berkley, $15, 9780425226896
9. The Zookeeper's Wife
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $14.95, 9780393333060
10. Eat This Not That!
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542
11. Night
Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9, 9780374500016
12. The Prince of Frogtown -- a 2009 SIBA Book Award Nominee!
Rick Bragg, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400032686
13. The Power of Kindness
Piero Ferrucci, Tarcher, $12, 9781585425884
14. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665
15. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566


MASS MARKET 

1. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416578741
2. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
3. From Dead to Worse
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441017010
4. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
6. The Whole Truth
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446539685
7. Living Dead in Dallas
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441009237
8. Down River -- a “Shoestring” touring author!
John Hart, Minotaur, $7.99, 9780312945664
9. Hold Tight
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451226501
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 




CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316024969
2. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316160209
3. Twilight
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316038386
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $22.99, 9780316067928
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810970687
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. Sunrise (Warriors: Power of Three, #6)
Erin Hunter, HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780060892173
8. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
9. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9780786838653
10. Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061684869
11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
12. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
13. Marked (House of Night, Book 1)
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, St. Martin's Griffin, $8.95, 9780312360269
14. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
15. Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues, #1)
Rick Riordan, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060394 



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

Jim Warren, author of Cowlicked! Rants, Remembrances & Ruminations at Horton's Books & Gifts in Carrollton, GA  (05/02/2009)

Mark A. Anderson, author of The Hozma's Son at Page After Page in Elizabeth City, NC  (05/02/2009)

Allegra Huston, author of Love Child at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/02/2009)

Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/02/2009)

Morgan Howell, author of A Woman Worth Ten Coppers at Two Sisters Bookery in Wilmington, NC  (05/02/2009)

Bob Reising, author of Chasing Moonlight at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/02/2009)

Terry Rollins, author of Married to The Military at Osondu Booksellers in Waynesville, NC  (05/02/2009)

H. Ronken Lynton, author of Veiled Destinies at McIntyre's Fine Books in Pittsboro, NC  (05/02/2009)

Danny Bernstein, author of Hiking the Carolina Mountains at Fireside Books and Gifts in Forest City, NC  (05/02/2009)

Nancy Chickerneo, author of Woman Spirit at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/02/2009)

Terry Kay, author of Book of Marie at Book Exchange in Marietta, GA  (05/02/2009)

Karen White, author of The Lost Hours at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (05/02/2009)

Bee Patricia, author of Try�umsee�s Wings & Mama�s Pearls at Bay Street Trading Co in Beaufort, SC  (05/02/2009)

Sam Wolfson, author of Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/03/2009)

Terry Kay, author of Book of Marie at Book Exchange in Marietta, GA  (05/03/2009)

Karen White, author of The Lost Hours at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/3/2009)

Laurie R. King, author of Language of Bees at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/05/2009)

Helen Kraus, author of Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/05/2009)

Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/06/2009)

Anne LeClaire, author of Listening Below the Noise at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/07/2009)

Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky at Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh, NC  (05/07/2009)

Stephanie Grant, author of Map of Ireland at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/07/2009)

Frank Stitt, author of Bottega Favorita at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/07/2009)

Cathy Pickens, author of Can't Never Tell at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville, SC  (05/07/2009)

Karen White, author of The Lost Hours at Milestone Books in Vestavia Hills, AL  (05/07/2009)

Tom Lowe, author of A False Dawn at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (05/07/2009)

Hal Duvall, author of Juniper Road at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (05/08/2009)

Hal Duvall, author of Juniper Road at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville, SC  (05/08/2009)

Phyllis Hoffman, author of Southern Lady - Gracious Spaces at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/08/09)

Jessica Handler, author of Invisible Sisters at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/08/2009)

Frank Stitt, author of Bottega Favorita at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/08/2009)

Michael Malone, author of Four Corners of The Sky at Country Bookshop Inc in Southern Pines, NC  (05/08/2009)

Lindi Dini Jenkins, author of Up in the Villa at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/08/2009)

Rick Doble, author of Cheaper: Insiders' Tips for Saving on Everything at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/09/2009)

Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/09/2009)

Jack Riggs, author of The Fireman's Wife at Bay Street Trading Co in Beaufort, SC  (05/09/2009)

Sherry Zangas, author of A is for Alabama Roll Tide Roll at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/9/2009)

Ann B. Ross, author of Miss Julia Delivers the Goods at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/10/2009)

Marc Fitten, author of Valeria's Last Stand at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/11/2009)

Anne LeClaire, author of Listening Below the Noise at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/12/2009)

Michael Malone, author of Four Corners of The Sky at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (05/13/2009)

Michael Lux, author of The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in Americ at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/13/2009)

David Hume, author of Travels to Italy: From Rome to Verona at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (05/13/2009)

John Hart, author of Last Child at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (05/13/2009)

Gigi Amateau, author of A Certain Strain of Peculiar at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (05/14/2009)

JIM DODSON, author of A SON OF THE GAME: A Story of Golf, going Home, an at Country Bookshop Inc in Southern Pines, NC  (05/14/2009)

Patti DiRienzo, author of Florida: A Journey Through Its Colorful Past at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (05/14/2009)

Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (05/15/2009)

Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (05/15/2009)

Bob Fulton, author of Bob Fulton My Career My Life at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville, SC  (05/15/2009)

Greg Garrett, author of Shame at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (05/15/2009)

John Hart, author of The Last Child at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (05/15/2009)

Stephen Wren, author of Jeremiah Bloom at Fireside Books and Gifts in Forest City, NC  (05/15/2009)

Kevin Wislon, author of Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/15/2009)

Joanna Catherine Scott, author of Child of the South at Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in Asheville, NC  (05/16/2009)

Cathy Holton, author of BEACH TRIP at Wild Hare Books in Signal Mt., TN  (05/16/2009)

Michael Malone, author of Four Corners of The Sky at G.J. Ford Bookshop in St. Simons Island, GA  (05/16/2009)

Hester Bass, author of So Many Houses at The BookStore in Huntsville, AL  (05/16/2009)

Orissa Arend, author of Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stan at Garden District Book Shop Inc. in New Orleans, LA  (05/16/2009)

John Hart, author of The Last Child at McIntyre's Fine Books in Pittsboro, NC  (05/16/2009)

Michael Malone, author of Four Corners of The Sky at Book Mark in Atlantic Beach, FL  (05/16/2009)
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