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Southern Indie Bestseller List

For the week ending Sunday, February 7, 2010
Columbia, SC -February 10 2010 -

The Southern Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound.org and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, February 7, 2010. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.org.

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. Worst Case
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036221
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
4. Bloodroot
Amy Greene, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307269867
5. The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316065788
Okra Pick!6. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Beth Hoffman, Viking, $25.95, 9780670021390

7. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385504225
8. The Last Song
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446547567
9. Roses
Leila Meacham, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446550000
10. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
11. Kisser
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399156113
12. Secrets of Eden
Chris Bohjalian, Shaye Areheart Books, $25, 9780307394972
13. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
14. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307272409
15. Ford County
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24, 9780385532457

 

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Game Change
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
2. The Politician
Andrew Young, Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651
3. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
5. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
6. Staying True
Jenny Sanford, Ballantine, $25, 9780345522399
7. On the Brink
Henry M. Paulson, Business Plus, $28.99, 9780446561938
8. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $27, 9780066211312
9. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
10. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Bill O'Reilly, Broadway, $26, 9780767928823
11. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Center Street, $26.99, 9781599951492
12. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848
13. Making Rounds with Oscar
David Dosa, Hyperion, $23.99, 9781401323233
14. The Kind Diet
Alicia Silverstone, Rodale, $29.99, 9781605296449
15. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $24, 9781934781630

 



TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546
2. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771
3. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
4. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
6. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
7. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
8. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004
9. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
10. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497
11. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
12. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446698320
13. The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316044936
14. Shanghai Girls
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980530
15. The Shack
William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230

 

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 

1. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387
2. Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Thomas Nelson, $14.99, 9780849919107
3. The Blind Side
Michael Lewis, Norton, $13.95, 9780393338386
4. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
5. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
6. Animals Make Us Human
Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547248233
7. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455
8. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
9. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $16, 9781416596363
10. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665
11. Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $15.95, 9780812973013
12. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
13. Bringing It to the Table
Wendell Berry, Counterpoint, $14.95, 9781582435435
14. My Life in France
Julia Child, Anchor, $15, 9780307277695
15. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper, $18.95, 9780060838652

 

 

MASS MARKET 

1. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
2. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
4. The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316044400
5. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
6. The Devil's Punchbowl
Greg Iles, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781416524557
7. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
8. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990
9. Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769495
10. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253

 

 



CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 

1. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235962
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061804328
4. The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013567
5. Everyone Says I Love You
Beegee Tolpa (Illus.), Price Stern Sloan, $12.99, 9780843189520
6. Waddle!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151128
7. Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525479659
8. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illus.), S&S, $6.99, 9780689707490
9. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99, 9780547248288
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423121718
4. Beautiful Creatures
Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316042673
5. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Dial, $17.99, 9780803733961
6. I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
Josh Lieb, Razorbill, $15.99, 9781595142405
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142414552
8. Number the Stars
Lois Lowry, Laurel Leaf, $6.99, 9780440227533
9. Hoot
Carl Hiaasen, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440421702
10. Million-Dollar Throw
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246265

 

CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES

1. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
2. The Viper's Nest (The 39 Clues, #7)
Peter Lerangis, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060479
3. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9781423103349
4. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101482
5. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423101475
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810983915
7. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316027656
8. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101499
9. Leprechaun in Late Winter (Magic Tree House #43)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $12.99, 9780375856501
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810994737

 

 



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:

Charla Muller, author of 365 NIGHTS: A MEMOIR OF INTIMACY at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (February 11 2010)

Amy Greene, author of Bloodroot at Square Books in Oxford, MS  (february 11 2010)

Robert Goolrick, author of A Reliable Wife at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (February 11 2010)

Katherine Mellon Charron, author of Freedom's Teacher: The Life of Septima Clark at Country Bookshop Inc in Southern Pines, NC  (February 11 2010)

Tim Dorsey, author of Gator a Go Go at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 11 2010)

Ann Mah, author of Kitchen Chinese at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 11 2010)

Jonathan Weiler, author of Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Poli at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC  (February 11 2010)

Julie Compton, author of Rescuing Olivia at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore in Delray Beach, FL  (February 12 2010)

Clay Carmichael, author of Wild Things at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC  (February 12 2010)

Amy Greene, author of Bloodroot at Fireside Books and Gifts in Forest City, NC  (February 12 2010)

Rick Simmons, author of "Defending the South Carolina Coast" at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (02/12/2010)

John Dufresne, author of Is Life Like This? at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 12 2010)

DeVa Gantt, author of Forever Waiting at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville, SC  (February 12 2010)

Peter Reinhart, author of Artisan Breads Every Day at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 12 2010)

Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at Bienville Books in Mobile, AL  (02/12/2010)

Nivia Montengro, author of Tres tristes tigres at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 13 2010)

Mary Lois Timbes, author of "A Fair Hope of Heaven" at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (02/13/10)

Vickie L. Evans, author of Know Your Worth at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 13 2010)

Ted Ashton Phillips, author of City of the Silent: The Charlestonians of Magnolia at Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, SC  (February 13 2010)

Alex Berenson, author of The Midnight House at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (February 13 2010)

starsNicole Seitz, author of Saving Cicadas at Two Sisters Bookery in Wilmington, NC  (February 13 2010)

MIke Creel and Lynn Kelley, author of The Boykin Spaniel: South Carolina’s Dog at Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, SC  (February 13 2010)

Jeanne Webster, author of Strays at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC  (February 13 2010)

Kathleen Grissom, author of The Kitchen House at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (February 13 2010)

Heather Brewer, author of Eleventh Grade Burns at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 14 2010)

Alex Berenson, author of The Midnight House at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore in Delray Beach, FL  (February 15 2010)

Steve Bourie, author of American Casino Guide at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 15 2010)

Krisitn Harmel, author of After at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 15 2010)

R. Larry Todd, author of Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (February 16 2010)

RuPaul , author of Workin' It at Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse in Atlanta, GA  (February 16 2010)

Joah Spearman, author of "Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Be at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 16 2010)

Charlie Lucas, author of Tin Man at Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL  (February 16 2010)

Kit Hammond-Stapely, author of It Could Be Verse at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 16 2010)

Karina de Jakubowicz, author of Ni Una Dieta Más at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 16 2010)

Luz Goldman, author of No One Said a Word at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 17 2010)

Ally Carter, author of Heist Society at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 17 2010)

David R. Dow, author of The Autobiography of an Execution at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 17 2010)

Mary Elizabeth Murphy, author of Reset Your Buttons at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 17 2010)

Jim Wise, author of Murder in the Courthouse: Reconstruction and Redem at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (February 17 2010)

Santiago Maggi, author of Investment Strategies for Uncertain Markets at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 18 2010)

Allan Schulman, author of Miami Modern Metropolis at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 18 2010)

Ann Nixon Cooper, author of A CENTURY AND SOME CHANGE: MY LIFE BEFORE THE PRES at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (February 18 2010)

Toni Kelner, author of Who Killed the Pinup Queen? at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 18 2010)

Gary Vaynerchuk, author of Crush It: Why Now is the Time to Cash in on Your P at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC  (February 18 2010)

Jenifer Bubenik, author of Thoughts from the Chicken Bus at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (February 18 2010)

starsEd Southern, author of Parlous Angels at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC  (February 18 2010)

okra pick!starsMelinda Thompson, author of I Love You - Now Hush at Capitol Book & News Co in Montgomery, AL  (February 18 2010)

Karen Volkman, author of Nomina at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC  (February 18 2010)

Juan Ramon Jimenez, author of La Ciudad de la Unidad Posible at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 19 2010)

Leonard Miller, author of "Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 19 2010)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of The Wonder Book at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 19 2010)

okra pick!William Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC  (February 19 2010)

okra pick!Beth Hoffman, author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC  (02/19/2010)

Carl Naylor, author of "The Day the Johnboat Went up the Mountain" at Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island, SC  (02/19/2010)

Ralph de la Vega, author of Obstacles Welcome at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 19 2010)

P.J. Parrish , author of The Little Death at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore in Delray Beach, FL  (February 19 2010)

Patti Stanger, author of Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attra at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 20 2010)

Sergio Ramirez, author of Castigo Divino at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 20 2010)

Doug Hirschhorn, author of 8 Ways to Great at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 20 2010)

Gail Martin, author of Dark Lady's Chosen at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 20 2010)

Jenifer Bubenik, author of Thoughts from the Chicken Bus at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC  (February 20 2010)

Alix Dobkin, author of My Red Blood at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA  (February 20 2010)

Tyrone Prothro, author of Catch & Hold at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (02/20/10)

Charlie Burnette, author of Manipulation By Degree at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 21 2010)

Irene Latham, author of Leaving Gee's Bend at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (02/21/2010)

Pamela Mithcell, author of The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 22 2010)

Chris Mitchell, author of Cast Member Confidential at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 23 2010)

Gabrielle Berstein, author of Add More ing to Your Life at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 23 2010)

Brian Nelson, author of The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup Against Cha at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (February 23 2010)

Mbaye Lo, author of Understanding Muslim Discourse: Language, Traditio at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (February 24 2010)

Pamela Fiori, author of The Spirit of Capri at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 24 2010)

Chris Bohjalian, author of Secrets of Eden at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 24 2010)

Eileen Flanagan, author of The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC  (February 25 2010)

Vivian R. Jacobson, author of Sharing Chagall at Country Bookshop Inc in Southern Pines, NC  (February 25 2010)

Lisa McMann, author of Gone at Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL  (February 25 2010)

Adrienne Lehrer, author of Wine and Conversation at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 25 2010)

Heinzelmannchen Brewery, author of Gnometown Cookbook at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC  (February 25 2010)

Angella Nazarian, author of Life as a Visitor at Books & Books Inc in Coral Gables, FL  (February 25 2010)

Jenifer Bubenik, author of Thoughts from the Chicken Bus at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC  (February 25 2010)

Nancy Anderson, author of Tough Talks for Tough Times at Page & Palette in Fairhope, AL  (02/25/10)
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