FICTION 1. Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25 2. The Miracle at Speedy Motors Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95 3. ★ The Plague of Doves Louise Erdrich, Harper, $25.95 4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95 5. The Whole Truth David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99 6. ★ Sundays at Tiffany’s James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $24.99 7. The Girl With No Shadow Joanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95 8. A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95 9. Hold Tight Harlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95 10. Red Bird Mary Oliver, Beacon, $23 11. Lush Life Richard Price, FSG, $26 12. ★ So Brave, Young, and Handsome Leif Enger, Atlantic Monthly, $24 13. The Appeal John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95 14. Where Are You Now? Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95 15. People of the Book Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95 21. The Girl of His Dreams Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24 The captivating 17th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery. May We Recommend The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton (Atria, $24.95) “Grace Bradley, now 98, recalls her time as a young maid working at Riverton Manor at the dawn of WWI. She is witness to an incident during a summer party, the suicide of a famous poet. What happened that night between the poet and the beautiful young sisters of the manor down by the pond? As Grace tells her story, Kate Morton slowly reveals all the mysteries of decades past. A wonderful, evocative novel.”—Karen Vail, Armchair Bookstore, Dennis, MA NONFICTION 1. The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95 2. Just Who Will You Be? Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95 3. ★ A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father Augusten Burroughs, St. Martin’s, $24.95 4. In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95 5. Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95 6. Ladies of Liberty Cokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95 7. Bonk Mary Roach, Norton, $24.95 8. Home Julie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95 9. ★ A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World Tony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50 10. ★ A Remarkable Mother Jimmy Carter, S&S, $22.95 11. What Now? Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95 12. The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95 13. Beautiful Boy David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24 14. Girls Like Us Sheila Weller, Atria, $27.95 15. ★ The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95 20. I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff Judy Parkinson, Reader’s Digest, $14.95 Easy tips for remembering those small, yet important, facts. May We Recommend Comfort, by Ann Hood (Norton, $19.95) “This is Ann Hood’s moving testament to her daughter Grace, who died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. A truly moving testament to Grace, Comfort is also a testament to life. It takes us on a journey through grief and a struggle with faith, then back into a life full of hope and love. An extraordinarily eloquent memoir, this is a book to share with others who have suffered a great loss.”—Judy Crosby, Island Books, Middletown, RI Hardcover BESTSELLERS• 5/8/08 Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America. ➠ ★ = Debut = On the Rise ➠ ➠
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F I C T I O N
1. Unaccustomed EarthJhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25
2. The Miracle at Speedy MotorsAlexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95
3. ★ The Plague of DovesLouise Erdrich, Harper, $25.95
4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoJunot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95
5. The Whole TruthDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99
6. ★ Sundays at Tiffany’sJames Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $24.99
7. The Girl With No ShadowJoanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95
8. A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95
9. Hold TightHarlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95
10. Red BirdMary Oliver, Beacon, $23
11. Lush LifeRichard Price, FSG, $26
12. ★So Brave, Young, and HandsomeLeif Enger, Atlantic Monthly, $24
13. The AppealJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95
14. Where Are You Now?Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.95
15. People of the BookGeraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95
21. The Girl of His DreamsDonna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24
The captivating 17th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton (Atria, $24.95) “Grace Bradley, now 98, recalls her time as a young maid working at Riverton Manor at the dawn of WWI. She is witness to an incident during a summer party, the suicide of a famous poet. What happened that night between the poet and the beautiful young sisters of the manor down by the pond? As Grace tells her story, Kate Morton slowly reveals all the mysteries of decades past. A wonderful, evocative novel.”—Karen Vail, Armchair Bookstore, Dennis, MA
N O N F I C T I O N
1. The Last LectureRandy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95
2. Just Who Will You Be?Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95
3. ★A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My FatherAugusten Burroughs, St. Martin’s, $24.95
4. In Defense of FoodMichael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95
5. Armageddon in RetrospectKurt Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95
6. Ladies of LibertyCokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95
7. BonkMary Roach, Norton, $24.95
8. HomeJulie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95
9. ★A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New WorldTony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50
10. ★ A Remarkable MotherJimmy Carter, S&S, $22.95
11. What Now?Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95
12. The SecretRhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
15. ★ The Post-American WorldFareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95
20. I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember StuffJudy Parkinson, Reader’s Digest, $14.95
Easy tips for remembering those small, yet important, facts.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
Comfort, by Ann Hood (Norton, $19.95) “This is Ann Hood’s moving testament to her daughter Grace, who died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. A truly moving testament to Grace, Comfort is also a testament to life. It takes us on a journey through grief and a struggle with faith, then back into a life full of hope and love. An extraordinarily eloquent memoir, this is a book to share with others who have suffered a great loss.”—Judy Crosby, Island Books, Middletown, RI
H a r d c o v e rB E S T S E L L E R S • 5 / 8 / 0 8
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.
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F I C T I O N
1. Water for ElephantsSara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95
4. ★ The Yiddish Policemen’s UnionMichael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95
5. DivisaderoMichael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95
6. The Friday Night Knitting ClubKate Jacobs, Berkley, $14
7. The GatheringAnne Enright, Black Cat, $14
8. Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15
9. Peony in LoveLisa See, Random House, $14
10. The Good Husband of Zebra DriveAlexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $12.95
11. Suite FrancaiseIrene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95
12. The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15
13. The RoadCormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95
14. The Memory Keeper’s DaughterKim Edwards, Penguin, $14
15. ★After DarkHaruki Murakami, Vintage, $13.95
M A S S M A R K E T
1. ★ Suffer the Little Children Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99
2. The Woods Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99
3. Simple Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99
4. Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child, Dell, $7.99
5. The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99
6. ★ Invisible Prey John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99
7. ★ Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne BetrayalEric Van Lustbader, Vision, $9.99
8. The Innocent Man John Grisham, Dell, $7.99
9. ★ The Good Guy Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $7.99
10. ★ Up in Honey’s Room Elmore Leonard, Harper, $9.99
N O N F I C T I O N
1. A New EarthEckhart Tolle, Plume, $14
2. Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15
3. ★ Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food LifeBarbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95
4. Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15
5. The Power of NowEckhart Tolle, New World, $14
6. The Omnivore’s DilemmaMichael Pollan, Penguin, $16
7. Dreams From My FatherBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
8. The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95
9. I Feel Bad About My NeckNora Ephron, Vintage, $12.95
10. InfidelAyaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15
11. ★ Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great DepressionMildred Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $12
12. Merle’s DoorTed Kerasote, Harvest, $15
13. Marley & MeJohn Grogan, Harper, $13.95
14. Into the WildJon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95
15. The Glass CastleJeannette Walls, Scribner, $15
17. The Assault on ReasonAl Gore, Penguin, $16
Thoughtful, well-reasoned, and now available in paperback.
M a y We R e c o m m e n d
Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil, by John Ghazvinian (Harvest, $15) “Ghazvinian’s harrowing, eye-opening look at the changing face of Africa in the wake of the newest oil boom will make you think twice every time you grumble at the pump.”—Alex Green, Back Pages Books, Waltham, MA
P a p e r b a c kB E S T S E L L E R S • 5 / 8 / 0 8
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across America.
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1. D
iary of a Wim
py Kid:
Rodrick R
ulesJeff Kinney, A
mulet, $12.95
2. D
iary of a Wim
py Kid
Jeff Kinney, Am
ulet, $12.95
3. T
he Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99
4. T
he Mysterious Benedict
SocietyTrenton Lee Stew
art, Little Brown, $6.99
5. Lock and K
eySarah D
essen, Viking, $18.99
6. T
he Absolutely T
rue Diary
of a Part-Tim
e IndianSherm
an Alexie, Little Brow
n, $16.99
7. T
weak
Nic Sheff, G
inee Seo, $16.99
8. T
he Invention of Hugo
Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99
9. T
he Giver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99
10. ★T
he Mom
s’ Book: For the M
om W
ho’s Best at EverythingA
lison Maloney, Scholastic, $9.99
11. Journey to the C
entre of the Earth (Puffin C
lassics Ed.)Jules Verne, Puffin, $4.99
12. Just ListenSarah D
essen, Puffin, $8.99
13. T
he Miraculous Journey of
Edward T
ulaneKate D
iCam
illo, Candlew
ick, $9.99
14. T
he Girls’ Book
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99
15. T
he Calder G
ame
Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illus.), Scholastic,
$17.99
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1. G
allop!Rufus Butler Seder, W
orkman, $12.95
2. G
oodnight Moon
Margaret W
ise Brown, C
lement H
urd (Illus.), H
arper, $8.99
3. Fancy N
ancy’s Favorite Fancy W
ordsJane O
’Connor, Robin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99
4. O
h, the Places You’ll G
o!D
r. Seuss, Random H
ouse, $17.99
5. R
ead All A
bout It!Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, D
enise Brunkus (Illus.), Harper, $17.99
6. A
lphabetM
atthew Van Fleet, S&
S, $19.99
7. T
he Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Mo W
illems, H
yperion, $14.99
8. Fancy N
ancy Bonjour, ButterflyJane O
’Connor, Robin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99
9. W
here the Wild T
hings Are
Maurice Sendak, H
arper, $17.95
10. Fancy N
ancy and the Boy From Paris
Jane O’C
onnor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), H
arper, $3.99
11. Fancy N
ancy at the Museum
Jane O’C
onnor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), H
arper, $3.99
12. Fancy N
ancyJane O
’Connor, Robin Preiss G
lasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99
13. H
orton Hears a W
ho!D
r. Seuss, Random H
ouse, $14.95
14. Pat the BunnyD
orothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99
15. Love Y
ou ForeverRobert M
unsch, Sheila McG
raw (Illus.),
Firefly, $5.95
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1. T
wilight
Stephenie Meyer, M
egan Tingley (hardcover and paperback)
2. M
agic Tree H
ouseM
ary Pope Osborne, Sal M
urdocca (Illus.), Random
House (hardcover and paperback)
3. Percy Jackson and the O
lympians
Rick Riordan, Miram
ax (hardcover and paperback)
4. H
arry PotterJ.K. Row
ling, Scholastic/Arthur A
. Levine (hardcover and paperback)
5. Junie B. JonesBarbara Park, D
enise Brunkus (Illus.), Random H
ouse (hardcover and paperback)
6. W
arriorsErin W
. Hunter, H
arperCollins (hardcover and paperback)
7. A
lex Rider A
dventuresA
nthony Horow
itz, John Blackford (Illus.), Puffin (hardcover and paperback)
8. T
he Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf (hardcover)
9. T
he Clique
Lisi Harrison, Little Brow
n (paperback)
10. Septim
us Heap
Angie Sage, Katherine Tegen (hardcover and paperback)
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y W
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Middle R
eadersT
he Boy Who D
ared, by Susan C
ampbell
Bartoletti (Scholastic, $16.99) “This work of
historical fiction from N
ewbery H
onor winner
Bartoletti is based on real-life experiences of H
elmuth H
uebner, who, as a teenager, had
the courage to stand up to the Nazi regim
e —
with tragic consequences. The author does
an outstanding job of depicting the realities of the Holocaust