Published Thursday, Apr. 28, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, visit IndieBound. - Monitor staff

Hardcover fiction:

1. "The Tiger's Wife," by Tea Obreht

2. "The Land of Painted Caves," by Jean M. Auel

3. "The Pale King," by David Foster Wallace

4. "The Paris Wife," by Paula McLain

5. "The Fifth Witness," by Michael Connelly

6. "She Walks in Beauty," by Caroline Kennedy (Ed.)

7. "Horoscopes for the Dead," by Billy Collins

8. "The Sixth Man," by David Baldacci

9. "The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party," by Alexander McCall Smith

10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," by Stieg Larsson

11. "The Troubled Man," by Henning Mankell

12. "Drawing Conclusions," by Donna Leon

13. "Room," by Emma Donoghue

14. "Started Early, Took My Dog," by Kate Atkinson

15. "A Lesson in Secrets," by Jacqueline Winspear

On the rise:

22. "Please Look After Mom," by Kyung-Sook Shin

This heartbreaking novel about a missing elderly woman in contemporary Korea is an April Indie Next List Great Read.