Bestselling Books From the New England Independent Booksellers Association

The Indie/NEIBA Bestseller List 

For week ending Sunday May 11, 2014

Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of

The New England Independent Booksellers Association

The IndieBound National List, along with Subject Category Bestseller lists and national recommendations list can be found at: www.bookweb.org and www.indiebound.org

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437

2. The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780

3. All the Light We Cannot See  New

Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586

4. Chestnut Street

Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385351850

5. Delicious! New

Ruth Reichl, Random House, $27, 9781400069620

6. The Snow Queen New

Michael Cunningham, FSG, $26, 9780374266325

7. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616203214

8. Natchez Burning

Greg Iles, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062311078

9. The Husband's Secret

Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343

10. The Target

David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521203

11. The Serpent of Venice

Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779763

12. By Its Cover **

Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802122643

13. The Last Kind Words Saloon New

Larry McMurtry, Liveright, $24.95, 9780871407863

14. In Paradise **

Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594633171

15. Unlucky 13 New

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $28, 9780316211291

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. A Fighting Chance

Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan, $28, 9781627790529

2. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? New

Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061

3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book

Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618

4. Flash Boys

Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663

5. Congratulations, by the Way

George Saunders, Random House, $14, 9780812996272

6. Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95, 9780674430006

7. You Are Not Special... and Other Encouragements **

David McCullough, Jr., Ecco, $21.99, 9780062257345

8. The Opposite of Loneliness **

Marina Keegan, Scribner, $23, 9781476753614

9. 10% Happier **

Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99, 9780062265425

10. The Closer New

Mariano Rivera, Little Brown, $28, 9780316400732

11. Everybody's Got Something

Robin Roberts, Grand Central, $27, 9781455578450

12. Thrive

Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26, 9780804140843

13. The Boys in the Boat

Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817

14. Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life New **

Marta McDowell, Timber Press, $24.95, 9781604693638

15. Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty New

Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9780812994261

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 

1. Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780307588371

2. Orphan Train

Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728

3. Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925

4. The Burgess Boys

Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $15, 9780812979510

5. The Light in the Ruins **

Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743923

6. Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262

7. Life After Life **

Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $18, 9780316176491

8. The Circle

Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345807298

9. Beautiful Ruins

Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178

10. Me Before You

Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542

11. The Interestings

Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $17, 9781594632341

12. A Delicate Truth

John le Carre, Penguin, $16, 9780143125310

13. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena **

Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $15, 9780770436421

14. Beautiful Day New **

Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16, 9780316099769

15. A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16, 9780143124870

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329

2. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution **

Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143125327

3. Heaven Is for Real

Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849922077

4. Wild

Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074

5. Brain on Fire New

Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389

6. Margaret Fuller: A New American Life **

Megan Marshall, Mariner, $16.95, 9780544245617

7. Cooked New

Michael Pollan, Penguin, $17, 9780143125334

8. My Beloved World

Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804839

9. Frozen in Time New

Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062133403

10. Gift From the Sea New **

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pantheon, $9.95, 9780679732419

11. The Girls of Atomic City

Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16, 9781451617535

12. Quiet

Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156

13. F This Test **

Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452127767

14. Proof of Heaven

Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199

15. Country Girl: A Memoir New **

Edna O'Brien, Back Bay, $16, 9780316122719

MASS MARKET

1. A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

2. Never Go Back

Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246329

3. A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429

4. Inferno New

Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155

5. A Dance With Dragons

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017

6. A Storm of Swords **

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981

7. The Name of the Wind New **

Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

8. A Feast for Crows **

George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568

9. The Hit New

David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9781455521302

10. To Kill a Mockingbird **

Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 

1. Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341

2. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274

3. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

Mo Willems, Disney Press, $16.99, 9781423190875

4. Goodnight Moon

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

5. The Day the Crayons Quit

Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373

6. Blueberries for Sal **

Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698

7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908

8. Frozen (Little Golden Book)

Victoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99, 9780736430517

9. Pat the Bunny

Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007

10. Where the Wild Things Are New

Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926

CHILDREN'S INTEREST 

1. The Fault in Our Stars

John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179

2. Minecraft: Redstone Handbook

Scholastic, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685153

3. The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729

4. Minecraft: Essential Handbook

Scholastic, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545669931

5. Looking for Alaska

John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511

6. Wonder

R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020

7. Charlotte's Web New

E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558

8. The Giver New

Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686

9. Paper Towns New

John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934

10. An Abundance of Katherines

John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES TITLES

1. Divergent

Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99, 9780062289858

2. Insurgent (Divergent, #2)

Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024046

3. Allegiant (Divergent, #3)

Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780062024060

4. The One (The Selection, #3) New

Kiera Cass, Harper, $17.99, 9780062059994

5. The Maze Runner

James Dashner, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385737951

6. Big Nate: In the Zone New

Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $13.99, 9780061996658

7. Big Nate: Mr. Popularity

Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $9.99, 9780062087003

8. Mockingjay (The Final Book of the Hunger Games)

Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545663267

9. The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, Book 2)

James Dashner, Ember, $9.99, 9780385738767

10. Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy and Bean, #2) New **

Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle, $5.99, 9780811849111

NEW - Did NOT appear on NEIBA Indie List list week

** - Does NOT appear on National Indie list this week