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Southern Independent Bestsellers 05/04/2008

Southern Independent Bestsellers
Written by Authors Round the South
Sunday, 04 May 2008 00:00
The Southern Independent Bestseller List, as brought to you by Book Sense and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, May 4, 2008. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and Book Sense. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25, 9780307265739 2. Hold Tight Harlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525950608 3. The Whole Truth David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446195973 4. The Miracle at Speedy Motors Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95, 9780375424489 5. Bulls Island Dorothea Benton Frank, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061438431 6. Sundays at Tiffany's James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316014779 7. So Brave, Young, and Handsome Leif Enger, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780871139856 8. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587 9. Dead Heat Joel C. Rosenberg, Tyndale, $24.99, 9781414311616 10. The Appeal John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047 11. The Girl With No Shadow Joanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061431623 12. Santa Fe Dead Stuart Woods, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154904 13. Where Are You Now? Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95, 9781416566380 14. The Plague of Doves Louise Erdrich, Harper, $25.95, 9780060515126 15. Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.95, 9780743294256 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 2. Ladies of Liberty Cokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95, 9780060782344 3. A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50, 9780805076035 4. Home Julie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95, 9780786865659 5. Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155086 6. A Remarkable Mother Jimmy Carter, S&S, $22.95, 9781416562450 7. A Wolf at the Table Augusten Burroughs, St. Martin's, $24.95, 9780312342029 8. Just Who Will You Be?. Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95, 9781401323189 9. What Now? Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95, 9780061340659 10. In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455 11. The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707 12. The Revolution Ron Paul, Grand Central, $21, 9780446537513 13. How Not to Look Old Charla Krupp, Springboard, $25.99, 9780446581141 14. I Before E (Except After C) Judy Parkinson, Reader's Digest, $14.95, 9780762109173 15. Girls Like Us Sheila Weller, Atria, $27.95, 9780743491471 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Water for Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605 2. Loving Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006 3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95, 9780007149834 4. The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096 5. Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275 6. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003 7. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064 8. The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149 9. The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 10. Luncheon of the Boating Party Susan Vreeland, Penguin, $15, 9780143113522 11. The Gathering Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392 12. Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735 13. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415 14. The Book of Air and Shadows Michael Gruber, Harper, $14.95, 9780061456572 15. Ten Days in the Hills Jane Smiley, Anchor, $14.95, 9781400033201 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963 2. Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252 3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566 4. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 5. The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806 6. The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705 7. Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 8. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 9. Eat This Not That! David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542 10. Into the Wild Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172 11. I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron, Vintage, $12.95, 9780307276827 12. Marley & Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091 13. Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15, 9780743289696 14. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper, Revell, $12.99, 9780800759490 15. The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 MASS MARKET 1. The Woods Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451221957 2. The Land of Mango Sunsets Dorothea Benton Frank, Avon, $7.99, 9780060892395 3. The Hollow Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515144598 4. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal Eric Van Lustbader, Vision, $9.99, 9780446618809 5. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890 6. Simple Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446618731 7. Invisible Prey John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425221150 8. The Good Guy Dean Koontz, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553589115 9. Suffer the Little Children Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143113614 10. The King of Lies John Hart, St. Martin's, $6.99, 9780312363758 CHILDREN'S TITLES 1. Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 2. Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061549236 3. Read All About It! Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061560750 4. Twilight Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316015844 5. Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092 6. The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 7. Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3) Erin Hunter, Harper, $16.99, 9780060892081 8. Fancy Nancy at the Museum Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 10. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 11. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3) Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316160209 12. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 13. New Moon Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley, $19.99, 9780316160193 14. Fancy Nancy Loves! Loves!! Loves!!! Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993 15. Alphabet Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $19.99, 9781416955658
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 May 2008 21:05 )

Southern Independent Bestsellers 04/27/2008

Southern Independent Bestsellers
Written by Authors Round the South
Sunday, 27 April 2008 00:00
The Southern Independent Bestseller List, as brought to you by Book Sense and SIBA, for the week ended Sunday, April 27, 2008. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and Book Sense. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Whole Truth David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446195973 2. Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25, 9780307265739 3. Hold Tight Harlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525950608 4. Bulls Island Dorothea Benton Frank, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061438431 5. The Miracle at Speedy Motors Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95, 9780375424489 6. Santa Fe Dead Stuart Woods, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154904 7. Girls in Trucks Katie Crouch, Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316002110 8. The Appeal John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047 9. Where Are You Now? Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95, 9781416566380 10. A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501 11. Miss Julia Paints the Town Ann B. Ross, Viking, $24.95, 9780670018642 12. Wicked City Ace Atkins, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399154577 13. The Girl With No Shadow Joanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061431623 14. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587 15. Dead Heat Joel C. Rosenberg, Tyndale, $24.99, 9781414311616 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 2. Just Who Will You Be? Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95, 9781401323189 3. What Now? Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95, 9780061340659 4. Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155086 5. The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707 6. Ladies of Liberty Cokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95, 9780060782344 7. Home Julie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95, 9780786865659 8. Bad Money Kevin Phillips, Viking, $25.95, 9780670019076 9. Beautiful Boy David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618683352 10. The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585 11. Girls Like Us Sheila Weller, Atria, $27.95, 9780743491471 12. In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455 13. The Daring Book for Girls Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572 14. You Want Fries with That? Prioleau Alexander, Arcade, $24.95, 9781559708647 15. The Reason for God Timothy Keller, Dutton, $24.95, 9780525950493 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Loving Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006 2. Water for Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605 3. The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096 4. The Gathering Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392 5. The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 6. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003 7. The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149 8. Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735 9. Divisadero Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307279323 10. The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445 11. The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899 12. The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032 13. Luncheon of the Boating Party Susan Vreeland, Penguin, $15, 9780143113522 14. Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275 15. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963 2. Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252 3. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 4. The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806 5. Marley & Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091 6. The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705 7. Eat This Not That! David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542 8. I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron, Vintage, $12.95, 9780307276827 9. Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 10. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 11. The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 12. Skinny Bitch Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931 13. John Adams David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416575887 14. Merle's Door Ted Kerasote, Harvest, $15, 9780156034500 15. Porn for Women Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518 MASS MARKET 1. The Woods Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451221957 2. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890 3. Simple Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446618731 4. The Land of Mango Sunsets Dorothea Benton Frank, Avon, $7.99, 9780060892395 5. The King of Lies John Hart, St. Martin's, $6.99, 9780312363758 6. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $6.99, 9780446310789 7. The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416556534 8. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 9. Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243663 10. Tripwire Lee Child, Jove, $7.99, 9780515143072 CHILDREN'S TITLES 1. Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 2. Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3) Erin Hunter, Harper, $16.99, 9780060892081 3. Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061549236 4. Lock and Key Sarah Dessen, Viking, $18.99, 9780670010882 5. Twilight Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316015844 6. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House #39) Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $11.99, 9780375837319 7. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3) Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316160209 8. Read All About It! Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061560750 9. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 10. New Moon Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley, $18.99, 9780316160193 11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136 13. Fancy Nancy and the Boy From Paris Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099 14. Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274 15. Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 15:47 )

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