Giffin is the number 1 read among adults at the St. Louis-area independent bookstores for the week ending Aug. 19.

The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves.

Adults

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields
4. Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron
5. Just Ride by Grant Petersen
6. Turn Right at Machu Pichu by Mark Adams
7. Unbinding the Heart by Agapi Stassinopoulos
8. The Basement Quilt by Ann Hazelwood
9. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
10. 1493: Uncovering the New World by Charles Mann

Children/Young Adult

1. Count to Sleep St. Louis by Adam Gamble
2. The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger
3. The Demigod Diaries: Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
4. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
5. Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
6. The Beatles: Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
7. Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
8. Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby
9. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
10. Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen