IndieBound paperback bestseller list
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial
2. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House
3. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
4. The Shack, by William P. Young, Windblown
5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk
6. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage
7. Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill, Vintage
8. The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, Free Press
9. Testimony, by Anita Shreve, Back Bay
10. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks, Penguin
11. City of Thieves, by David Benioff, Plume
12. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
13. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, Riverhead
14. Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson, Picador
15. Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan, Algonquin
ON THE RISE:
America America, by Ethan Canin, Random House
This wonderful novel by the author of "Emperor of the Air" is now available in paperback.
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
2. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
3. American Lion, by Jon Meacham, Random House
4. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
5. A Voyage Long and Strange, by Tony Horwitz, Picador
6. The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria, Norton
7. The Middle Place, by Kelly Corrigan, Voice
8. Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama, Three Rivers
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
10. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
11. The Zookeeper's Wife, by Diane Ackerman, Norton
12. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial
13. Armageddon in Retrospect, by Kurt Vonnegut, Berkley
14. The Soloist, by Steve Lopez, Berkley
15. My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Plume
ON THE RISE:
The Dark Side, by Jane Mayer, Anchor
Mayer's disturbing look at the decisions made by the Bush administration after September 11, 2001.
The Indie Bestseller List
Published Thursday, May 28, 2009 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 24, 2009). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org
