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Bestselling books the week of 4/29/13, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

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By IndieBound
posted April 30, 2013 at 3:16 pm EDT

1.HARDCOVER FICTION

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1. The Burgess Boys, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House
2. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books
3. The Hit, by David Baldacci, Grand Central
4. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, Crown
5. The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead
6. Maya's Notebook, by Isabel Allende, Harper
7. Z, by Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's
8. Paris: The Novel, by Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday
9. All That Is, by James Salter, Knopf
10. Tenth of December, by George Saunders, Random House
11. The Dinner, by Herman Koch, Hogarth
12. Manuscript Found in Accra, by Paulo Coelho, Knopf
13. Leaving Everything Most Loved, by Jacqueline Winspear, Harper
14. The Round House, by Louise Erdrich, Harper
15. Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper

On the Rise:
17. The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, Harper
 Wecker's novel tells the story of a chance meeting between mythical beings and takes readers on a dazzling journey through turn-of-the-century New York. A May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.

*Published Thursday, May 2, 2013 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 28, 2013). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org

2.HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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1. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, by David Sedaris, Little Brown
2. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, by Michael Pollan, Penguin Press
3. Lean In, by Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf
4. Gulp, by Mary Roach, Norton
5. I Could Pee on This, by Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle
6. It's All Good, by Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central
7. Vader's Little Princess, by Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle
8. The Drunken Botanist, by Amy Stewart, Algonquin
9. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, by Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books
10. My Beloved World, by Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf
11. Help, Thanks, Wow, by Anne Lamott, Riverhead
12. Behind the Beautiful Forevers, by Katherine Boo, Random House
13. The Way of the Knife, by Mark Mazzetti, Penguin Press
14. Mom & Me & Mom, by Maya Angelou, Random House
15. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House

On the Rise:
22. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England, by Dan Jones, Viking
 Brown's brilliantly entertaining new book looks at the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year's War.

3.TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

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1. The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner
2. Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter, Harper Perennial
3. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple, Back Bay
4. The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson, Random House
5. The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman, Scribner
6. The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain, Ballantine
7. The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine
8. The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce, Random House
10. Istanbul Passage, by Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press
11. Phantom, by Jo Nesbø, Vintage
12. The Black Box, by Michael Connelly, Grand Central
13. The Sandcastle Girls, by Chris Bohjalian, Vintage
14. The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes, Vintage
15. The Yard, by Alex Grecian, Berkley

4.TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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1. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
2. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
3. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG
5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Anna Quindlen, Random House
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson, Berkley
7. Why Does the World Exist?, by Jim Holt, Liveright
8. America the Beautiful, by Ben Carson, Zondervan
9. Drift, by Rachel Maddow, Broadway
10. Escape From Camp 14, by Blaine Harden, Penguin
11. The Swerve, by Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton
12. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
13. Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health, by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers, Vintage
14. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, by Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel
15. The 5 Love Languages, by Gary Chapman, Northfield

5.MASS MARKET

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1. A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin, Bantam
2. Defending Jacob, by William Landay, Dell
3. A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin, Bantam
4. A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin, Bantam
5. A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin, Bantam
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Warner
7. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, Tor
8. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Warner
9. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Berkley
10. The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss, DAW

6.CHILDREN'S INTEREST

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1. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, Dutton
2. Poems to Learn by Heart, by Caroline Kennedy, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion
3. Looking for Alaska, by John Green, Speak
4. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, Knopf
5. The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper
6. House of Secrets, by Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, Greg Call (Illus.), Balzer + Bray
7. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephan Pastis, Candlewick
8. The Elite, by Kiera Cass, Harper Teen
9. Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling, by Tom Angleberger, Amulet
10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf
11. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling
12. Paper Towns, by John Green, Speak
13. Drama, by Raina Telgemeier, Graphix
14. A Little Book of Sloth, by Lucy Cooke, Margaret K. McElderry Books
15. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, by Jeff Kinney, Amulet

7.CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

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1. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
2. The Dark, by Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Little Brown
3. Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss, Random House
4. Steam Train, Dream Train, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
6. Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann, Putnam
7. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
8. That Is Not a Good Idea!, by Mo Willems, Balzer + Bray
9. This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen, Candlewick
10. Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe, by Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
11. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
12. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle
13. Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly
14. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, Puffin
15. Otis and the Puppy, by Loren Long, Philomel

8.CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES

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1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback), by Mo Willems, Hyperion
3. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback), by Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback), by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
8. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback), by Lincoln Peirce, Harper
9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), by Rick Riordan, Miramax
10. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback), by John Flanagan, Puffin