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Southern Indie Bestseller List 05/06/2012
- Sunday, 06 May 2012 00:00
Hardcover Fiction
1. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385536073
2. Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9781937007447
Ron Rash, Ecco Press, $26.99, 9780061804199
4. The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $26.99, 9780061257094
5. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446572996
6. Sacré Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779749
7. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378408
8. The Healing
Jonathan Odell, Nan A. Talese, $26, 9780385534673
9. The Wind Through the Keyhole
Stephen King, Scribner, $27, 9781451658903
10. The Beginner's Goodbye
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957276
Wiley Cash, Morrow, $24.99, 9780062088147
12. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
13. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
14. The Newlyweds
Nell Freudenberger, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307268846
15. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078
2. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
3. Prague Winter
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $29.99, 9780062030313
4. My Cross to Bear
Gregg Allman, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062112033
5. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015
7. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
8. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
9. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
10. Mrs. Kennedy and Me
Clint Hill, Gallery, $26, 9781451648447
11. What Teachers Make
Taylor Mali, Putnam Adult, $19.95, 9780399158544
12. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity, $15.99, 9781591451884
13. End This Depression Now!
Paul Krugman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393088779
14. We Can All Do Better
Bill Bradley, Vanguard Press, $24.99, 9781593157296
15. The Big Miss
Hank Haney, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307985989
Trade Paperback Fiction
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
2. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
3. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
4. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077
5. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
6. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
7. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
8. The Last Boyfriend
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $16, 9780425246030
9. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
10. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco Press, $13.99, 9780061579059
11. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
12. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
13. Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward, Bloomsbury, $15, 9781608196265
14. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425
15. Trapeze
Simon Mawer, Other Press, $15.95, 9781590515273
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
6. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
7. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
9. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
10. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
11. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
12. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $15, 9780812982589
13. Then Again
Diane Keaton, Random House, $16, 9780812980950
14. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
15. Word of Mouth Marketing
Andy Sernovitz, Greenleaf, $15.95, 9781608323661
Mass Market
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
3. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
6. Dead Reckoning
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9781937007355
7. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
8. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $7.99, 9780446618328
9. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
10. Only Time Will Tell
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9780312539566
Children's Illustrated
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
3. Ladybug Girl and Bingo
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803735828
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780062110589
5. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781423151289
6. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812
7. The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379
8. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
9. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
10. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061906220
Children's Interest
1. Chomp
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429
2. Bitterblue
Kristin Cashore, Dial, $19.99, 9780803734739
3. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062082930
4. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Aladdin, $6.99, 9781416936473
5. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
6. Heaven Is for Real for Kids
Todd Burpo, et al., Thomas Nelson Publishers, $14.99, 9781400318704
7. Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys, Speak, $8.99, 9780142420591
8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
9. Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum, $6.99, 9781416971719
10. Ghost Knight
Cornelia Funke, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316056144
Children's Fiction Series Titles
1. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023498
2. The Serpents Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, Book Three)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423140573
3. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545425117
4. Mockingjay (The Final Book of the Hunger Games)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023511
5. Insurgent (Divergent Series, #2)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024046
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9781419702235
7. The Invaders (The Brotherband Chronicles, Book 2)
John Flanagan, Philomel, $18.99, 9780399256202
8. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society)
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316176194
9. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99, 9780062024039
10. Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $9.99, 9780062086945



