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

Published Thursday, February 9, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 5, 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's Bookselling This Week email.

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Nonfiction

#15-Coming Apart, by Charles Murray (9780307453426)

Paperback Nonfiction

#14-The Call of Sedona, by Ilchi Lee (9781935127482)

Children’s Illustrated

#10-Love, Splat, by Rob Scotton (9780062077769)

#11-Bad Kitty for President, by Nick Bruel (9781596436695)

#14-Plant a Kiss, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.) (9780061986758)

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Death Comes to Pemberley

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

2. The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694

3. The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122

4. The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309

5. Believing the Lie

Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589

6. The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793

7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997

8. State of Wonder

Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

9. The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

10. The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

11. 11/22/63

Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

12. 1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

13. A Dance With Dragons

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477

14. Raylan

Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469

15. Taken

Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278

ON THE RISE:

16. The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316175678

Ivey's enchanting debut novel set in 1920s Alaska is a February Indie Next List Great Read.

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

2. Quiet

Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149

3. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

4. Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

5. The End of Illness

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

6. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

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. Elizabeth the Queen

Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893

11. Killing Lincoln

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

12. Catherine the Great

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

13. Ameritopia

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

14. The Obamas

Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755

15. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010- Debut

Charles Murray, Crown Forum, $27, 9780307453426

 

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. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

4. The House at Tyneford

Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647

5. Swamplandia!

Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

6. A Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

7. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933

9. A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

10. The Girl Who Played With Fire

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553

11. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

12. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223

13. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

14. Room

Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

15. Sarah's Key

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

ON THE RISE:

16. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634

Sendker's poignant love story set in Burma, spanning the  decades between the 1950s and the present, is a February Indie Next List Great Read.

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Bossypants

Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878

2. Unlikely Friendships

Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

4. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

5. Blood, Bones & Butter

Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882

6. The Social Animal

David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374

7. The Happiness Project

Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

8. The Hare With Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

9. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

10. Empire of the Summer Moon

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

11. Cleopatra

Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

12. Just Kids

Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

13. The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

14. The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart- Debut

Ilchi Lee, Best Life Media, $16.95, 9781935127482

15. Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930



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. A Feast for Crows

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

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 Sentry

Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245729

10. 1984

George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. The Fault in Our Stars

John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812

2. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785

3. War Horse

Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351

4. Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

5. Dead End in Norvelt

Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933

6. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207

7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761

8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955

9. Why We Broke Up

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

10. The Phantom Tollbooth

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

11. Wildwood

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

12. Every Thing On It

Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164

13. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970

14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697

15. Divergent

Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon

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

2. Hug Time

Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959

3. Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts

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

4. I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983

5. Pat the Bunny

Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007

6. Llama Llama Nighty-Night

Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99, 9780670013272

7. Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035

8. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart

Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235962

9. Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926

10. Love, Splat- Debut

Rob Scotton, Harper, $9.99, 9780062077769

11. Bad Kitty for President- Debut

Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook, $13.99, 9781596436695

12. Happy Valentine's Day, Curious George!

H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $8.99, 9780547131078

13. A Ball for Daisy

Chris Raschka, Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375858611

14. Plant a Kiss- Debut

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Harper, $14.99, 9780061986758

15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905



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. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)

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

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

Rick Riordan, Miramax

8. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)

Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown

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

John Flanagan, Puffin

10. The Adventures of Tintin (hardcover and paperback)

Hergé, Little Brown