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Happy Book Lover's Day 2013

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The Indie Bestseller Lists put the diversity of America's independent bookstores on display. It's produced just two days after the end of the sales week, and is the most current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide. (from American Booksellers Association)
Bestseller List for August 8, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 4, 2013
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	Trade Paperback Fiction	Last Week/ Weeks on List
1.	Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178 Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.	1/18
2.	Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262 Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.	3/18
3.	The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $18, 9780316228589 Rowling's darkly comic and thought-provoking first novel for adults.	4/2
4.	Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062124272 Kingsolver's powerful novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia.	2/9
5.	The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626 Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea.	6/16
6.	The Bat Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090 The first Inspector Harry Hole novel by the bestselling author of The Redeemer.	5/5
7.	The Light Between Oceans  M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758 Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.	9/18
8.	Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345803450 A wonderfully witty novel of betrayal and intrigue by the bestselling author of The Innocent.	10/5
9.	Joyland Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95, 9781781162644 KIng's novel, set in a small-town amusement park in 1973, tells the story of a college student who comes to work as a carny and how his life is changed forever.	7/9
10.	The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160 Shapiro's absorbing literary thriller treats readers to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors.	8/14
11.	Dear Life- Debut Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725 A brilliant collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time.	/1
12.	The Secret Keeper Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439152812 A spellbinding novel of love and intrigue by the bestselling author of The Distant Hours.	11/3
13.	A Hologram for the King Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947512 Eggers takes readers around the world in this novel about one man's fight to hold himself and his family together in the face of the global economic crisis.	14/9
14.	Me Before You- Debut Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542 A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common.	/1
15.	The Orchardist Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519 Coplin's touching debut novel about a reclusive man who opens his heart and lets the world in.	/19

Rankings according to the Indie Bestseller List, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide during the week ended August 4, 2013. Produced by the American Booksellers Association

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When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits:

The Economy

• Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.
• Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
• More of your taxes are reinvested in your community--where they belong.

The Environment

• Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint.
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The Community

• Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you.
• Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.
• More independents means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community.

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