This week's top 5 on the Indie Bestseller List are The Affair by Lee Child, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.

Published Thursday, October 6, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, October 2, 2011).

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#1-The Affair, by Lee Child (9780385344326)
#9-Feast Day of Fools, by James Lee Burke (9781451643114)
#10-Lost Memory of Skin, by Russell Banks (9780061857638)
#11-Aleph, by Paulo Coelho (9780307700186)
#12-Nightwoods, by Charles Frazier (9781400067091)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#1-Killing Lincoln, by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard (9780805093070)
#9-Rin Tin Tin, by Susan Orlean (9781439190135)
Paperback Fiction
#4-Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen (9780312576462)
#10-Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson (9780316066747)
Mass Market
#8-Cross Fire, by James Patterson (9780446574716)
Children’s Interest
#3-The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, by Dr. Seuss (9780375864353)
Children’s Illustrated
#14-Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin, by Victoria Kann (9780061989612)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Affair - Debut
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344326
2. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
3. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
4. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
5. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
6. Reamde
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35, 9780061977961
7. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
8. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
9. Feast Day of Fools - Debut
James Lee Burke, S&S, $26.99, 9781451643114
10. Lost Memory of Skin- Debut
Russell Banks, Ecco, $25.99, 9780061857638
11. Aleph - Debut
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307700186
12. Nightwoods - Debut
Charles Frazier, Random House, $26, 9781400067091
13. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
14. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144
15. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever - Debut
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
3. Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss, Hyperion, $60, 9781401324254
4. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
5. The Swerve
Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476
6. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
7. Confidence Men
Ron Suskind, Harper, $29.99, 9780061429255
8. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907
9. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend - Debut
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135
10. Here Comes Trouble
Michael Moore, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446532242
11. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265
12. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
13. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
14. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
15. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
ON THE RISE:
16. Hemingway's Boat
Paul Hendrickson, Knopf, $30, 9781400041626
Hendrickson offers a fascinating look at the years 1934 to 1961—from Hemingway’s pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
3. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
4. Freedom - Debut
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462
5. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
7. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312553494
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
10. Started Early, Took My Dog - Debut
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $14.99, 9780316066747
11. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
12. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
14. By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432
15. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
ON THE RISE:
21. The Potter's Field
Andrea Camilleri, Penguin, $15, 9780143120131
The witty and entertaining new Montalbano novel by a master of the Italian detective story.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
2. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
5. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393
6. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
7. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
10. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
11. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
12. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
13. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
14. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
15. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

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 Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
6. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
7. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750
8. Cross Fire - Debut
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9780446574716
9. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966
10. Painted Ladies
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164
2. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
3. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories - Debut
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353
4. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279
5. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970
6. Matched
Ally Condie, Speak, $9.99, 9780142419779
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
10. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
11. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
13. The Underdogs
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399250019
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
15. Perfect
Ellen Hopkins, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781416983248
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Bumble-Ardy
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780062051981
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
4. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732
5. The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man
Michael Chabon, Jake Parker (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780061914621
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
7. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
8. Llama Llama Red Pajama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $16.99, 9780670059836
9. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329
10. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
12. Otis and the Tornado
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254772
13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
14. Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin - Debut
Victoria Kann, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989612
15. Moo
Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $16.99, 9781442435032
 
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
4. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
6. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
7. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
8. Leviathan Trilogy (hardcover and paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illus.), Simon Pulse
9. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet