The following were the bestselling books at independent bookstores in Florida during the week ended Sunday, May 1:
1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
4. Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford and Joe Matthews
5. The Sixth Man by David Baldacci
6. Bossypants by Tina Fey
7. A Visit from Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
8. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
9. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo
10. The Deen Bros. Get Fired Up by Jamie and Bobby Deen
The reporting bookstores and their handselling favorites:
Book Mark, Neptune Beach: 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
Books & Books, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Bal Harbour: Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman
Inkwood Books, Tampa
Vero Beach Book Center: Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell
Many thanks to the booksellers and Carl Lennertz!]