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It didn't take long for Michael Connelly's newest Harry Bosch mystery, "The Drop," to take over the top spot in Southern California independent bookstores. Sue Grafton only slips a notch, to number two. L.A. Times columnist Hector Tobar's "The Barbarian Nurseries" arrives on the list at number nine. On the nonfiction list, look for Joan Didion, Diane Keaton and Mindy Kaling.
Here are the leaders for this week, through sales of Sunday.
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069410
2. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157868
3. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
4. Micro
Michael Crichton, Richard Preston, Harper, $28.99, 9780060873028
5. Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99, 9780316198738
6. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
7. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
8. The Litigators
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137
9. The Barbarian Nurseries
Hector Tobar, FSG, $27, 9780374108991
10. Explosive Eighteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527714
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Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
2. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
3. A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700
4. Throw Them All Out
Peter Schweizer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547573144
5. Then Again
Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9781400068784
6. Blue Nights
Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672
7. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
8. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728
9. Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089
10. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262
Trade Paperback Fiction
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
3. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
4. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
5. Los Angeles Stories
Ry Cooder, City Lights, $15.95, 9780872865198
6. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
8. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
9. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462
10. The Best American Short Stories 2011
Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
1. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
2. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
3. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
4. Awkward Family Pet Photos
Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307888129
5. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
7. Eat: Los Angeles 2012
Pat Saperstein, Linda Burum, Prospect Park, $19.95, 9780984410286
8. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803
9. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
10. 50 Best Short Hikes: San Diego
Jerry Schad, Wilderness Press, $16.95, 9780899976297
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