This week's top five on the Indie Bestseller List are Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James, 11/22/63 by Stephen King, The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, The Mariage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides and 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.

Published Thursday, December 15, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 11, 2011).

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.

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#1-Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James (9780307959850)

#12-Red Mist, by Patricia Cornwell (9780399158025)

Hardcover Nonfiction

#15-Guinness World Records 2012, Guinness (9781904994671)

Children’s Interest

#15-The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater (9780545224901)

Children’s Fiction Series

New: Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare (9781416975885)

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Death Comes to Pemberley- Debut

P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850

2. 11/22/63

Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

3. The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122

4. The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

5. 1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

6. The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694

7. The Litigators

John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137

8. The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

9. The Drop

Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069410

10. The Cat's Table

Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117

11. V Is for Vengeance

Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157868

12. Red Mist- Debut

Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399158025

13. The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309

14. State of Wonder

Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

15. The Prague Cemetery

Umberto Eco, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547577531

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

2. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

3. Killing Lincoln

Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070

4. Catherine the Great

Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728

5. Rin Tin Tin

Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135

6. Jack Kennedy

Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089

7. Go the F**k to Sleep

Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250

8. Then Again

Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9781400068784

9. A History of the World in 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700

10. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

11. Boomerang

Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817

12. Goodnight iPad

Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

13. Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

14. The Swerve

Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476

15. Guinness World Records 2012- Debut

Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

2. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

3. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

4. A Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

5. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409

6. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

7. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223

8. Swamplandia!

Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

9. Freedom

Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462

10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

11. Sarah's Key

Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345

12. The Best American Short Stories 2011

Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163

13. Room

Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

14. An Object of Beauty

Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658

15. Sing You Home

Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102732

ON THE RISE:

18. The Lake of Dreams

Kim Edwards, Penguin, $16, 9780143120360

The much anticipated second novel by the bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Unlikely Friendships

Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

3. At Home

Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395

4. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

5. The World Almanac and Book of Facts

Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480

6. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012

Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446

7. Born to Run

Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187

8. F in Exams

Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

9. Cleopatra

Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

10. Awkward Family Pet Photos

Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307888129

11. Empire of the Summer Moon

S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061

12. Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917

13. Just Kids

Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

14. The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

15. The Hare With Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

ON THE RISE:

23. The Best of the Rejection Collection

Matthew Diffee, Workman, $13.95, 9780761165781

293 cartoons that were too dumb, too dark, or too naughty for the New Yorker.

 

MASS MARKET

1. A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716

2. A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901

3. A Storm of Swords

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428

4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486

5. A Feast for Crows

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024

6. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition

Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

7. Smokin' Seventeen

Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527707

8. Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

9. The Girl Who Played With Fire

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509

10. The Land of Painted Caves

Jean M. Auel, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553289435

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

2. Every Thing On It

Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164

3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785

4. The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378

5. Wildwood

Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $17.99, 9780062024688

6. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970

7. War Horse

Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780439796644

8. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

Chris Van Allsburg, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24.99, 9780547548104

9. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

Dr.Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353

10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761

11. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207

12. The Apothecary

Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99, 9780399256271

13. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955

14. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257

15. The Scorpio Races- Debut

Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780545224901

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617

2. I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983

3. Home for Christmas

Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399256530

4. The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790

6. Bad Kitty Christmas

Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook, $15.99, 9781596436688

7. Press Here

Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545

8. The Elf on the Shelf

Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703

9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824

10. The Night Before Christmas

Jan Brett, Putnam, $20, 9780399256707

11. If You Give a Dog a Donut

Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $16.99, 9780060266837

12. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

Eric Carle, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399257131

13. Llama Llama Holiday Drama

Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670011612

14. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book

Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732

15. Stuck

Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399257377

 

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES

1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)

Suzanne Collins, Scholastic

2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)

Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)

Jeff Kinney, Amulet

4. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)

Christopher Paolini, Knopf

5. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)

Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

6. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)

Rick Riordan, Hyperion

7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)

8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)

J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

9. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)

Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown

10. Infernal Devices (hardcover and paperback)

Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books

New in Series: Clockwork Prince (9781416975885)