Bestselling books the week of 6/10/10, according to IndieBound*
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
2. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
3. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
4. Innocent, by Scott Turow, Grand Central
5. 61 Hours, by Lee Child, Delacorte
6. Island Beneath the Sea, by Isabel Allende, Harper
7. Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly
8. The Double Comfort Safari Club, by Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon
9. Dead in the Family, by Charlaine Harris, Ace
10. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender, Doubleday
11. Bullet, by Laurell K. Hamilton, Berkley
12. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
13. This Body of Death, by Elizabeth George, Harper
14. Storm Prey, by John Sandford, Putnam
15. The Lonely Polygamist, by Brady Udall, Norton
ON THE RISE:
19. The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer, Knopf
The eagerly-awaited debut novel by the author of the short story collection How to Breathe Underwater.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Women Food and God, by Geneen Roth, Scribner
2. War, by Sebastian Junger, Twelve
3. The Big Short, by Michael Lewis, Norton
4. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, It Books
5. The Last Stand, by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking
6. Spoken From the Heart, by Laura Bush, Scribner
7. Hitch-22: A Memoir, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
8. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Knopf
9. Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre, Harmony
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Crown
11. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler, Grand Central
12. Role Models, by John Waters, FSG
13. The Promise, by Jonathan Alter
14. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
15. In the Green Kitchen, by Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter
ON THE RISE:
20. Seaworthy, by Linda Greenlaw, Viking
Greenlaw's account of her return to swordfishing is a sequel to her bestseller The Hungry Ocean.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
3. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
4. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
5. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
6. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
7. South of Broad, by Pat Conroy, Dial
8. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, Algonquin
9. That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo, Vintage
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
11. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweetm by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
13. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House
14. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
15. The Angel's Game, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Anchor
ON THE RISE:
23. Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon, Ballantine
Chaon's bestselling literary thriller is now available in paperback.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
2. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, by Rhoda Janzen, Holt
3. Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
4. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
5. Strength in What Remains, by Tracy Kidder, Random House
6. Manhood for Amateurs, by Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial
7. Shop Class as Soulcraft, by Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin
8. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage
9. The Lost City of Z, by David Grann, Vintage
10. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight
11. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
12. The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House
13. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
14. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
15. The Girls From Ames, by Jeffrey Zaslow, Gotham
ON THE RISE:
19. Crazy for the Storm, by Norman Ollestad, Ecco
Ollestad's riveting account of, at age 11, surviving a plane crash that took the life of his father.
MASS MARKET
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Warner
4. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Warner
5. Rain Gods, by James Lee Burke, Pocket Star
6. Gone Tomorrow, by Lee Child, Dell
7. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central
8. Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris, Ace
9. Black Hills, by Nora Roberts, Jove
10. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Berkley
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
2. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham, Dutton
3. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf
4. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Savvy, by Ingrid Law, Puffin
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown
7. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce, Harper
8. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb
9. Scat, by Carl Hiaasen, Knopf
10. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin
11. Graceling, by Kristin Cashore, Graphia
12. Instructions, by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess (Illus.), Harper
13. Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, by Simon Beecroft, DK Publishing
14. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman, Speak
15. Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, Tor
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss, Random House
2. Star Wars: A Scanimation Book, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
3. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
4. Ladybug Girl at the Beach, by David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial
5. The Very Fairy Princess, by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton (Illus.), Little Brown
6. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
7. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
9. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, Puffin
10. Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann, Putnam
11. Waddle!, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
12. The Lion & the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown
13. Perfect Piggies!, by Sandra Boynton, Workman
14. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt
15. Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), by Rick Riordan, Miramax
2. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover), by Rick Riordan, Hyperion
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover), by Linda Sue Park, et al., Scholastic
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. The Hunger Games (hardcover), by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
9. Twilight (hardcover and paperback), by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
10. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback), by John Flanagan, Puffin
*Published Thursday, June 10, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 6, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org.
