This week's top five on the Indie Bestseller List are Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James, The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George Dutton, The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach and The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.

Published Thursday, February 2, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, January 29, 2012).

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'sBookselling This Week email.

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#7-Taken, by Robert Crais (9780399158278)

#15-How It All Began, by Penelope Lively (9780670023448)

Hardcover Nonfiction

#3-Quiet, by Susan Cain (9780307352149)

Paperback Nonfiction

#8-Blood, Bones & Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton (9780812980882)

#13-Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, by The Countess of Carnarvon (9780770435622)

Mass Market

#10-Damage, by John Lescroart (9780451235428)

Children’s Interest

#4-Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos (9780374379933)

#15-Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai (9780061962783)

Children’s Illustrated

#2-A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka (9780375858611)

#12-Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith (9781596436077)

#14-Extra Yarn, Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.) (9780061953385)



HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Death Comes to Pemberley

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

2. The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122

3. Believing the Lie

Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589

4. The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694

5. The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309

6. State of Wonder

Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

7. Taken- Debut

Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278

8. The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

9. 11/22/63

Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997

11. The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

12. 1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

13. Raylan

Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469

14. The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793

15. How It All Began- Debut

Penelope Lively, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023448

ON THE RISE:

22. The Flight of Gemma Hardy

Margot Livesey, Harper, $26.99, 9780062064226

Livesey's captivating homage to Jane Eyre is a February Indie Next List Great Read.

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

2. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

3. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking- Debut

Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149

4. Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

5. Killing Lincoln

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

6. Ameritopia

Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244

7. American Sniper

Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350

8. Goodnight iPad

Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

9. Go the F**k to Sleep

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

10. Catherine the Great

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

11. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

12. Elizabeth the Queen

Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893

13. The End of Illness

David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178

14. The Obamas

Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755

15. Arguably

Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776

ON THE RISE:

19. Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning

Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176

An inspiring look at the pursuit of music, the mechanics of the mind, and the surprising rewards that come from following one’s dreams.

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023

3. Swamplandia!

Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

4. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

5. A Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

6. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

7. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933

8. The House at Tyneford

Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647

9. A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

11. The Girl Who Played With Fire

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553

12. Room

Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

13. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

14. Sarah's Key

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

15. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Bossypants

Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

3. Unlikely Friendships

Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

4. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

5. The Happiness Project

Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

6. The Social Animal

David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374

7. The Hare With Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

8. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef- Debut

Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882

9. Cleopatra

Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

10. Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

11. Empire of the Summer Moon

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

12. Just Kids

Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

13. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle- Debut

The Countess of Carnarvon, et al., Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

14. The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

15. The Book of Awakening

Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175

ON THE RISE:

19. The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438

Alexander's bold argument that mass incarceration amounts to a devastating system of racial control.

 

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 Feast for Crows

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

4. A Storm of Swords

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

5. The Girl Who Played With Fire

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509

6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486

7. To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789

8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition

Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

9. The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488

10. Damage- Debut

John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451235428

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. The Fault in Our Stars

John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812

2. War Horse

Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351

3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785

4. Dead End in Norvelt- Debut

Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933

5. Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

6. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207

7. Every Thing On It

Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164

8. Why We Broke Up

Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316127257

9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761

10. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955

11. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970

12. The Phantom Tollbooth

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

13. The Future of Us

Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler, Razorbill, $18.99, 9781595144911

14. Wildwood

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

15. Inside Out & Back Again- Debut

Thanhha Lai, Harper, $15.99, 9780061962783

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon

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

2. A Ball for Daisy- Debut

Chris Raschka, Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375858611

3. I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983

4. Hug Time

Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959

5. Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts

Victoria Kann, Victoria Kann (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989230

6. Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926

7. On the Night You Were Born

Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553

8. Pat the Bunny

Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007

9. Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035

10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908

11. Me... Jane

Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469

12. Grandpa Green- Debut

Lane Smith, Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596436077

13. Llama Llama Nighty-Night

Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99, 9780670013272

14. Extra Yarn- Debut

Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer & Bray, $16.99, 9780061953385

15. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274

 

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. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)

Rick Riordan, Hyperion

6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)

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

7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)

Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

8. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)

Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown

9. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)

John Flanagan, Puffin

10. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)

James Dashner, Delacorte