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Week of August 18, 2011

Indie Bestseller List

Week of August 18, 2011

This week's top 5 on the Indie Bestseller List are State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, Rules of Civility by Amor Towles and The Magician King (Debut) by Lev Grossman.

Published Thursday, August 18, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 14,  2011).

Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org

Booksellers: The Indie Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the Indie Bestseller page under the IndieBound section on BookWeb.org, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#5-The Magician King, by Lev Grossman (9780670022311)
#14-The Family Fang, by Kevin Wilson (9780061579035)
#15-House of Holes, by Nicholson Baker (9781439189511)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#6-1493, by Charles C. Mann (9780307265722)
#8-Prime Time, by Jane Fonda (9781400066971)
Paperback Nonfiction
#11-The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee (9781439170915)
#12-Let's Take the Long Way Home, by Gail Caldwell (9780812979114)
Children’s Interest
#13-Scumble, by Ingrid Law (9780142419625)
Children’s Illustrated
#9-Wizard of Oz Scanimation, by Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.) (9780761163732)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: Dogs in the Dead of Night (Magic Tree House), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.),   (9780375868245)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
2. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
4. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
5. The Magician King - Debut
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
7. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184
8. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
9. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
10. The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089
11. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
12. Ghost Story
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451463791
13. This Beautiful Life
Helen Schulman, Harper, $24.99, 9780062024381
14. The Family Fang - Debut
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $23.99, 9780061579035
15. House of Holes- Debut
Nicholson Baker, S&S, $25, 9781439189511
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
2. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
4. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
6. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created - Debut
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
7. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
8. Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit--Making the Most of All of Your Life- Debut
Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971
9. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
10. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
11. SEAL Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
12. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
13. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
14. Reckless Endangerment
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205
15. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
ON THE RISE:
16. A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers
Michael Holroyd, FSG, $26, 9780374115586
The people in Holroyd’s fascinating book are destined never to meet, yet the Villa Cimbrone, in the Italian village of Ravello, unites them all.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
3. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
5. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
6. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
9. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
10. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
11. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
12. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
13. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
14. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861
15. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
ON THE RISE:
20. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547604
A mysterious love story by the bestselling author of The Notebook.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
2. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
5. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
6. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
7. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
8. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
9. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
10. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
11. The Emperor of All Maladies- Debut
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
12. Let's Take the Long Way Home - Debut
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
13. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
14. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
15. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
7. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418
8. The Glass Rainbow
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128312
9. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
2. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
3. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
5. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
6. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
8. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022
9. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
10. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576
11. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702
12. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438
13. Scumble- Debut
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142419625
14. Savvy
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330
15. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280
3. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
4. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
5. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
8. The Night Before Kindergarten
Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99, 9780448425009
9. Wizard of Oz Scanimation: 10 Classic Scenes from Over the Rainbow- Debut
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
11. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028
12. Rocking in My School Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061910241
13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
14. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
15. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
 
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
New in Series: Dogs in the Dead of Night (9780375868245)
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
5. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
6. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
7. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
8. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
10. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen