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, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander.

Published Thursday, March 1, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 26,  2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org



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Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#8-The House I Loved, by Tatiana De Rosnay (9780312593308)

Paperback Fiction

#1-The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson (9780307454560)

Paperback Nonfiction

#14-The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow (9780553384666)

Mass Market

#1-The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson (9780307742537)

Children’s Interest

#10-The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion, by Kate Egan (9780545422901)

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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. The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309

4. The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694

5. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709

6. Kill Shot

Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595205

7. The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

8. The House I Loved- Debut

Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312593308

9. 1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

10. State of Wonder

Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

11. 11/22/63

Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

12. The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

13. Defending Jacob

William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227

14. The Wolf Gift

Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595119

15. A Dance With Dragons

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

ON THE RISE:

22. Watergate

Thomas Mallon, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307378729

Mallon's new novel is a remarkable retelling of the Watergate scandal, as seen through a kaleidoscope of its colorful perpetrators and investigators.

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558

2. Quiet

Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149

3. Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

4. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

5. Bringing Up Bébé

Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336

6. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

7. The End of Illness

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

8. Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

9. Killing Lincoln

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

10. Coming Apart

Charles Murray, Crown Forum, $27, 9780307453426

11. American Sniper

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

12. Goodnight iPad

Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

13. Go the F**k to Sleep

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

14. Once Upon a Secret

Mimi Alford, Random House, $25, 9781400069101

15. The Science of Yoga

William J. Broad, Bobby Clennell (Illus.), S&S, $26, 9781451641424

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest- Debut

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454560

2. The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

3. The Weird Sisters

Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142

4. The House at Tyneford

Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647

5. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023

7. A Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

8. Swamplandia!

Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

9. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

10. A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

11. Dreams of Joy

Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980547

12. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

13. The Sisters Brothers

Patrick DeWitt, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062041289

14. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933

15. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Bossypants

Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878

2. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

4. Unlikely Friendships

Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

5. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

6. Blood, Bones & Butter

Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882

7. The Social Animal

David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374

8. Cleopatra

Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

9. The Happiness Project

Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

10. The Hare With Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

11. Just Kids

Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

12. F in Exams

Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

13. Empire of the Summer Moon

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

14. The Grand Design- Debut

Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow, Bantam, $18, 9780553384666

15. The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

 

MASS MARKET

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest- Debut

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537

2. A Game of Thrones

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

3. A Clash of Kings

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

4. A Storm of Swords

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

5. A Feast for Crows

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

6. The Girl Who Played With Fire

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509

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 Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486

10. Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785

2. The Fault in Our Stars

John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812

3. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955

4. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207

5. Dead End in Norvelt

Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933

6. Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

7. War Horse

Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351

8. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761

9. Listen to My Trumpet!

Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423154044

10. The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion- Debut

Kate Egan, Scholastic, $18.99, 9780545422901

11. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide

Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828

12. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970

13. Every Thing On It

Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164

14. The Phantom Tollbooth

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

15. Wildwood

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

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon

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

2. The Lorax

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379

3. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812

4. I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983

5. Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165

6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908

7. Press Here

Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545

8. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

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

9. Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926

10. Extra Yarn

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

11. Pat the Bunny

Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007

12. Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035

13. I Am a Bunny

Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785

14. The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 978039480001115. 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. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)

Rick Riordan, Miramax

5. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)

Christopher Paolini, Knopf

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. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)

Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper