Bestselling paperback books, according to Indie Bound*
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial
4. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
6. Precious (Push Movie Tie-In Edition), by Sapphire, Vintage
7. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, Vintage
8. The Piano Teacher, by Janice Y.K. Lee, Penguin
9. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
10. The Private Patient, by P.D. James, Vintage
11. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski, Ecco
12. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
13. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk
14. The Shack, by William P. Young, Windblown
15. Say You're One of Them, by Uwem Akpan, Back Bay
ON THE RISE:
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, by Daniyal Mueenuddin, Norton
(Mueenuddin's vivid collection of short stories was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in fiction.)
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
2. My Life in France, by Julia Child, Anchor
3. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial
4. The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, Norton
5. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
6. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2010, Old Farmer's Almanac
7. The Family, by Jeff Sharlet, Harper Perennial
8. Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America, by Thomas L. Friedman, Picador
9. Alex & Me, by Irene M. Pepperberg, Harper
10. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
11. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
12. Our Choice, by Al Gore, Rodale
13. The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson, Penguin
14. Nightlight: A Parody, by The Harvard Lampoon, Vintage
15. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, Back Bay
*Published Thursday, December 3, 2009 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 29, 2009). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit www.IndieBound.org