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National Indie Bestsellers
Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Tiger's Wife Tea Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848 Debut author Obreht's bestselling tale of myth and legend is now available in paperback. |
1/7 |
| 2. | The Help Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132 Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s. |
2/37 |
| 3. | Swamplandia! Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681 Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction is now available in paperback. |
8/10 |
| 4. | Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368 The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country. |
3/99 |
| 5. | The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967 A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch. |
6/132 |
| 6. | A Visit From the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477 Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback. |
4/39 |
| 7. | Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409 A funny collection of animal-themed tales for adults by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames. |
5/11 |
| 8. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493 The first installment in the bestselling thriller trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson. |
10/* |
| 9. | Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223 Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired). |
7/55 |
| 10. | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345 A mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart. |
11/122 |
| 11. | Room Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328 Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child. |
13/32 |
| 12. | Freedom Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462 The new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections. |
9/12 |
| 13. | The Best American Short Stories 2011 Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
12/10 |
| 14. | An Object of Beauty Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658 Martin's novel is an engaging and clever look at the New York City art scene. |
14/5 |
| 15. | Sing You Home Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102732 Picoult's satisfying novel about about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood. |
15/8 |