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Bestselling books the week of 10/6/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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"One City, One Book" – what 5 cities chose to read
Collective reading is alive and well in the 2000s – thanks to large-scale online book clubs (think "One Book, One Twitter," for example) and also to community “One City, One Book” programs which encourage an entire metropolis to read the same book at the same time. What are cities reading this year? Here are the 2011 picks of five participating cities – all of them apparently drawn to books with strong cultural themes .
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A Depression-era tale of privilege and poverty
Russell Banks's latest novel explores class structure within a closed Adirondack community.
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