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Posted on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 : 3:36 p.m.

Bestselling books in the Midwest this week

By Nicola Rooney

The Heartland Indie Bestseller List is brought to you by IndieBound, GLIBA, and MBA, based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, the Midwest Booksellers Association, and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997 2. The Help Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345 3. The Passage Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $27, 9780345504968 4. The Overton Window Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $26, 9781439184301 5. The Lion Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446580830 6. Innocent Scott Turow, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446562423 7. Spies of the Balkans Alan Furst, Random House, $26, 9781400066032 8. Matterhorn Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $24.95, 9780802119285 9. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385501125 10. 61 Hours Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385340588 11. The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman, Dial, $25, 9780385343664 12. The Spy Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399156434 13. Storm Prey John Sandford, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399156496 14. Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289 15. Every Last One Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400065745 HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Sh*t My Dad Says Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704 2. Women Food and God Geneen Roth, Scribner, $24, 9781416543077 3. The Last Stand Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30, 9780670021727 4. Medium Raw Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $26.99, 9780061718946 5. Operation Mincemeat Ben Macintyre, Harmony, $25.99, 9780307453273 6. War Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $26.99, 9780446556248 7. The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393072235 8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172 9. Heroes for My Son Brad Meltzer, Harper, $19.99, 9780061905285 10. Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923 11. Spoken From the Heart Laura Bush, Scribner, $30, 9781439155202 12. I'll Mature When I'm Dead Dave Barry, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399156502 13. The Pacific Hugh Ambrose, NAL, $26.95, 9780451230232 14. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446552448 15. The Shallows Nicholas Carr, Norton, $26.95, 9780393072228 TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546 2. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553 3. Little Bee Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648 4. Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368 5. That Old Cape Magic Richard Russo, Vintage, $15, 9781400030910 6. The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967 7. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347 8. Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835 9. A Reliable Wife Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771 10. South of Broad Pat Conroy, Dial, $16, 9780385344074 11. Tinkers Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123 12. The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 13. Let the Great World Spin Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990 14. Last Night in Twisted River John Irving, Ballantine, $17, 9780345479730 15. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004 TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 2. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257 3. Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252 4. Food Rules Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387 5. Coop Michael Perry, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061240447 6. The Girls From Ames Jeffrey Zaslow, Gotham, $16, 9781592405329 7. Zeitoun Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943 8. Shop Class as Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin, $15, 9780143117469 9. Strength in What Remains Tracy Kidder, Random House, $16, 9780812977615 10. The Road to Serfdom Friedrich A. Von Hayek, Univ. of Chicago Press, $17, 9780226320557 11. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 12. The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter Allan Borushek, Family Health Publications, $8.99, 9781930448278 13. Horse Soldiers Doug Stanton, Scribner, $16, 9781416580522 14. Awkward Family Photos Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307592293 15. Manhood for Amateurs Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061490194 MASS MARKET 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479 2. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789 4. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290 6. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487 7. The Last Song Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446570961 8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253 9. Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990 10. Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144 CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Star Wars: A Scanimation Book Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $14.95, 9780761158462 2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 3. Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274 4. Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink Victoria Kann, HarperFestival, $3.99, 9780061927324 5. Perfect Piggies! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9780761159933 6. Ladybug Girl at the Beach David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734166 7. The Daddy Book Todd Parr, Megan Tingley Books, $6.99, 9780316070393 8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 9. The Lion & the Mouse Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013567 10. Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375 CHILDREN'S INTEREST 1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316125581 2. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer John Grisham, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525423843 3. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 4. Shiver Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545123273 5. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9780810996168 6. The Sixty-Eight Rooms Marianne Malone, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375857102 7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697 8. If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415436 9. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125 10. The Giver Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686 CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES TITLES 1. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423113386 2. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947 3. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9781423103349 4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101499 5. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423101475 6. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023481 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810993136 8. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101482 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810994737 10. Storm Warning (The 39 Clues, #9) Linda Sue Park, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060493