This week's top five on the Indie Bestseller list are 11/22/63 by Stephen King, V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton, The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, The Litigators by John Grisham and The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

Published Tuesday, November 22, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 20, 2011).

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

#2-V Is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton (9780399157868)

#14-Kill Alex Cross, by James Patterson (9780316198738)

Hardcover Nonfiction

#4-Then Again, by Diane Keaton (9781400068784)

Paperback Fiction

#11-An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin (9780446573658)

Paperback Nonfiction

#15-Lucky Peach Issue 2, by David Chang (Ed.) (9781936365470)

Children’s Illustrated

#7-Bad Kitty Christmas, by Nick Bruel (9781596436688)

#10-Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers (9780399257377)

Children’s Fiction Series

New: Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) by Jeff Kinney (9781419702235)

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. 11/22/63

Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

2. V Is for Vengeance- Debut

Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157868

3. The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122

4. The Litigators

John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137

5. The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

6. 1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

7. The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

8. Out of Oz

Gregory Maguire, Morrow, $26.99, 9780060548940

9. The Prague Cemetery

Umberto Eco, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547577531

10. The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309

11. State of Wonder

Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

12. The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694

13. The Cat's Table

Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117

14. Kill Alex Cross- Debut

James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99, 9780316198738

15. The Best of Me

Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446547659

ON THE RISE:

18. Salvage the Bones

Jesmyn Ward, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781608195220

Ward's novel about familial love and community against all odds is the winner of the 2011 National Book Award for fiction.

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

2. Blue Nights

Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672

3. Killing Lincoln

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

4. Then Again- Debut

Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9781400068784

5. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

6. Jack Kennedy

Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089

7. Back to Work

Bill Clinton, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307959751

8. Boomerang

Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817

9. Catherine the Great

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

10. Goodnight iPad

Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

11. Go the F**k to Sleep

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

12. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

13. Food Rules

Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin Press, $23.95, 9781594203084

14. The Swerve

Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476

15. The Time of Our Lives

Tom Brokaw, Random House, $26, 9781400064588

ON THE RISE:

19. Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope

Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, Scribner, $26.99, 9781451661064

A moving look at the remarkable recovery of Gabrielle Giffords.

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

2. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

3. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

4. A Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

5. Sarah's Key

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

6. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409

7. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

8. Freedom

Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462

9. Room

Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

10. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223

11. An Object of Beauty- Debut

Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658

12. Sing You Home

Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102732

13. Started Early, Took My Dog

Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $14.99, 9780316066747

14. The Best American Short Stories 2011

Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163

15. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Unlikely Friendships

Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

3. Cleopatra

Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

4. At Home

Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395

5. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

6. Empire of the Summer Moon

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

7. F in Exams

Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

8. The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

9. Born to Run

Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187

10. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012

Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446

11. Just Kids

Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

12. I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections

Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803

13. Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

14. The Hare With Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

15. Lucky Peach Issue 2- Debut

David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's Insatiables, $12, 9781936365470

 

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 With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479

6. To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789

7. Gideon's Sword

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vision, $7.99, 9780446564311

8. The Confession

John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117

9. The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488

10. The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

 

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. Every Thing On It

Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164

2. Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892

3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785

4. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

Chris Van Allsburg, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24.99, 9780547548104

5. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955

6. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970

7. Wildwood

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

8. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

Dr.Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353

9. The Outcasts

John Flanagan, Philomel, $18.99, 9780399256196

10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761

11. The Phantom Tollbooth

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

12. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207

13. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257

14. Darth Paper Strikes Back

Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279

15. The Apothecary

Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.), Putnam, $16.99, 9780399256271

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon

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

2. Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet

Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235986

3. Home for Christmas

Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399256530

4. I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983

5. If You Give a Dog a Donut

Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $16.99, 9780060266837

6. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

Eric Carle, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399257131

7. Bad Kitty Christmas- Debut

Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook, $15.99, 9781596436688

8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908

9. The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492

10. Stuck- Debut

Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399257377

11. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book

Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732

12. Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926

13. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

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

14. Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035

15. Press Here

Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545

 

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)

Jeff Kinney, Amulet

New in Series: Cabin Fever (9781419702235)

2. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)

Christopher Paolini, Knopf

3. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)

Suzanne Collins, Scholastic

4. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)

Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House

5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)

Rick Riordan, Hyperion

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

Rick Riordan, Miramax

7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)

Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)

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

9. Matched Trilogy (hardcover and paperback)

Ally Condie, Dutton

10. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)

Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown