IndieBound* paperback bestseller list 7/9/09
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 Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
4. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
6. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk
7. My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, Washington Square
8. The Shack, by William P. Young, Windblown
9. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage
10. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
11. Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill, Vintage
12. City of Thieves, by David Benioff, Plume
13. The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, Free Press
14. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks, Penguin
15. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, Riverhead
ON THE RISE:
The Outlander, by Gil Adamson, Harper Perennial
In the winter of 1903 a 19-year-old widow travels across Idaho and Montana in an attempt to escape her past.
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Glenn Beck's Common Sense, by Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions
2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
3. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, Back Bay
4. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
5. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
6. Julie and Julia, by Julie Powell, Back Bay
7. My Stroke of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Plume
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial
9. American Lion, by Jon Meacham, Random House
10. Wesley the Owl, by Stacey O'Brien, Free Press
11. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
12. The Zookeeper's Wife, by Diane Ackerman, Norton
13. The Forever War, by Dexter Filkins, Vintage
14. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
15. Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama, Three Rivers
ON THE RISE:
Public Enemies, by Bryan Burrough, Penguin,
A compelling look at notorious criminals like John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde, and the creation of the FBI
* Published Thursday, July 9, 2009 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 5, 2009). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org
