Posted on 4th Mar 2010 @ 11:41 PM

The Indie Bestseller List
Published Thursday, March 4, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 28, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org

Booksellers: The Indie Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the Indie Bestseller page under the IndieBound section on BookWeb.org or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#4- Split Image, by Robert B. Parker (9780399156236)
#11- Union Atlantic, by Adam Haslett (9780385524476)
#14- Horns, by Joe Hill (9780061147951)
#15- Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb (9780399156243)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#9- Making Toast, by Roger Rosenblatt (9780061825934)
Mass Market
#7- Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy (9780307278425)
#10- Long Lost, by Harlan Coben (9780451229328)
Children's Interest
#15- The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester (9780312602383)
Children's Illustrated
#14- Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.) (9780694014224)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. The Man From Beijing
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307271860
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
4. Split Image- Debut
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399156236
5. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399156199
6. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573
7. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
8. Shadow Tag
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $25.99, 9780061536090
9. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
10. The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316065788
11. Union Atlantic- Debut
Adam Haslett, Nan A. Talese, $26, 9780385524476
12. The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine, FSG, $25, 9780374299040
13. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307272409
14. Horns- Debut
Joe Hill, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061147951
15. Fantasy in Death- Debut
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399156243
ON THE RISE:
17. Bloodroot
Amy Greene, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307269867
Greene's wonderful debut novel is a January 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Game Change
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
3. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
4. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
5. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $27, 9780066211312
6. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper, $25.99, 9780061583254
7. Willie Mays
James S. Hirsch, Scribner, $30, 9781416547907
8. The Politician
Andrew Young, Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651
9. Making Toast- Debut
Roger Rosenblatt, Ecco, $21.99, 9780061825934
10. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923
11. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
12. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307267146
13. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488849
14. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848
15. Have a Little Faith
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728
ON THE RISE:
20. I Am an Emotional Creature
Eve Ensler, Villard, $20, 9781400061044
A call to action for girls everywhere to become the women they were always meant to be.

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. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
5. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
6. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004
8. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
9. Shanghai Girls
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980530
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
11. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
13. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497
14. The Piano Teacher
Janice Y.K. Lee, Penguin, $15, 9780143116530
15. The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781416550556
ON THE RISE:
24. The Tourist
Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur, $14.99, 9780312374877
A contemporary spy thriller by the bestselling author of The Bridge of Sighs.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387
2. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455
3. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
4. Animals Make Us Human
Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547248233
5. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
6. Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $16, 9780812973013
7. In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963
8. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper, $18.99, 9780060838652
9. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
10. How We Decide
Jonah Lehrer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547247991
11. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
12. The Blind Side
Michael Lewis, Norton, $13.95, 9780393338386
13. My Life in France
Julia Child, Anchor, $15, 9780307277695
14. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $16, 9781416596363
15. Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060731335
ON THE RISE:
23. Angels and Ages
Adam Gopnik, Vintage, $15, 9780307455307
Gopnik's look at Darwin and Lincoln, and their impact on modern life.

MASS MARKET
1. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
2. Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $7.99, 9780061703256
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
4. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
5. First Family
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446539746
6. The Scarecrow
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446401203
7. Heart and Soul- Debut
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278425
8. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
10. Long Lost- Debut
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451229328

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423121718
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
4. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Dial, $17.99, 9780803733961
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
6. 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
7. The Demigod Files
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.95, 9781423121664
8. The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921
9. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
10. D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Edgar Parin D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire, Delacorte, $19.95, 9780440406945
11. Graceling
Kristin Cashore, Graphia, $9.99, 9780547258300
12. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, Camille Rose Garcia (Illus.), Collins Design, $16.99, 9780061886577
13. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142414552
14. The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763644109
15. The Girl Who Could Fly- Debut
Victoria Forester, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312602383

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Easter Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399252389
3. The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013567
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5. Waddle!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151128
6. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7. Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061703799
8. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
9. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
11. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
12. All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane, $17.99, 9781416985808
13. Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165
14. Happy Easter, Mouse!- Debut
Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Balzer & Bray, $6.99, 9780694014224
15. Otis
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399252488

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic
5. Hunger Games (hardcover)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
6. Twilight (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Harry Potter  (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Alex Rider Adventures  (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
10. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE HEIGHTS: A Novel by Peter Hedges (Dutton, $25.95, 9780525951131) "Peter Hedges' latest novel is set in Brooklyn Heights, and it tackles major issues: fidelity, parenthood, status, and culture. Hedges handles them all with finesse, using a fantastically dry wit that is mixed with empathy and humanity, rendering all of his characters flawed, complex, and, ultimately, lovable."-- Andrea Talarico, Anthology New and Used Books, Scranton, PA

ANIMAL FACTORY by David Kirby (St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312380588) "Centering on three different tales of large-scale factory farming, David Kirby takes the industry to task for its destruction of the environment, its deleterious effect on the family farm and rural America, and its lies, which have led to government inaction. Kirby's description of how the animals are treated is chilling, and I can guarantee that you'll never eat pork with a clean conscience again."--Matthew Lage, Iowa Book L.L.C., Iowa City, IA

Paperback
CAST MEMBER CONFIDENTIAL by Chris Mitchell (Citadel, $15.95, 9780806531281) "Chris Mitchell -- skateboard photographer, obsessive graffiti tagger, and all-around hipster -- signed up for a gig at Walt Disney World, inspired after meeting another extreme sports dude who has bought into the Disney lifestyle. Mitchell learns a few things -- for instance, almost everybody is gay (he is not) -- and his memoir is good fun. And yes, no matter how good your hair is, everyone in character must wear a wig."-- Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

For Teen Readers
FRONT AND CENTER by Catherine Murdock (Houghton Mifflin, $16, 9780618959822) "This is the third and final book in the trilogy started with Dairy Queen and continued in The Off Season. This time, D.J. Schwenk spends her junior year in high school dealing with basketball, boys, and the Big Ten, not necessarily in that order! It's fun to watch D.J. and to see how she perseveres over her various challenges and develops the courage to make difficult decisions." --Carl Wichman, NDSU Bookstore, Fargo, ND