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

Published Thursday, September 1, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 28,  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
#9-The Keeper of Lost Causes, by Jussi Adler-Olsen (9780525952480)
#11-The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (9780345525543)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#4-Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, by Alexandra Fuller (9781594202995)
#11-The Eighty-Dollar Champion, by Elizabeth Letts (9780345521088)
#12-Wendy and the Lost Boys, by Julie Salamon (9781594202988)
Mass Market
#6-The Reversal, by Michael Connelly (9780446556750)
Children’s Interest
#1-Darth Paper Strikes Back, by Tom Angleberger (9781419700279)
Children’s Illustrated
#4-Llama Llama Home with Mama, by Anna Dewdney (9780670012329)
#9-King Jack and the Dragon, by Peter Bently, Helen Oxenbury (Illus.) (9780803736986)
Children’s Fiction Series
Series Debut: Lorien Legacies, by Pittacus Lore
New: The Power of Six (9780061974557)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
3. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
4. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
5. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311
6. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
8. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
9. The Keeper of Lost Causes - Debut
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480
10. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184
11. The Language of Flowers - Debut
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
12. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Crown, $24, 9780307887436
13. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
14. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $23.99, 9780061579035
15. House of Holes
Nicholson Baker, S&S, $25, 9781439189511
ON THE RISE:
18. Flash and Bones
Kathy Reichs, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439102411
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in the latest thriller by the bestselling author of Spider Bones.
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
3. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
4. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness - Debut
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
5. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
6. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
7. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
8. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
9. Prime Time
Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971
10. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
11. The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation - Debut
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088
12. Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein - Debut
Julie Salamon, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594202988
13. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
14. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
15. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
4. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
5. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
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. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
10. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
11. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
12. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861
13. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
14. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
15. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
ON THE RISE:
20. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
Julia Stuart, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307476913
Set in a popular tourist attraction in present-day London, Stuart's novel is an exquisite story of love, loss, and a 181-year-old pet.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
2. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
3. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
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 Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
9. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
10. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
11. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
12. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
13. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
14. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
15. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542
 
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. The Reversal - Debut
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
9. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
10. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Darth Paper Strikes Back - Debut
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
4. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
5. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
7. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
8. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
9. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
10. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
11. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576
12. Scumble
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142419625
13. Savvy
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330
14. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268
15. Matilda
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142410370
 
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. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732
4. Llama Llama Home with Mama - Debut
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
6. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
8. The Kissing Hand
Audrey Penn, Ruth E.Harper & Nancy M.Leak (Illus.), Tanglewood, $17.95, 9781933718002
9. King Jack and the Dragon - Debut
Peter Bently, Helen Oxenbury (Illus.), Dial, $17.99, 9780803736986
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
11. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
12. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
13. Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061910241
14. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
15. The Night Before Kindergarten
Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99, 9780448425009
 
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. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
4. Series Debut: Lorien Legacies
Pittacus Lore, Harper
New in Series: The Power of Six (9780061974557)
5. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
6. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
9. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
10. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle