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

Published Thursday, September 29, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 25,  2011).

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#4-Reamde, by Neal Stephenson (9780061977961)
#8-Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson (9780374281144)
#15-Habibi, by Craig Thompson (9780375424144)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#3-Confidence Men, by Ron Suskind (9780061429255)
#12-The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt (9780393064476)
#13-Destiny of the Republic, by Candice Millard (9780385526265)
Children’s Interest
#1-Every Thing On It, by Shel Silverstein (9780061998164)
#8-Matched, by Ally Condie (9780142419779)
#11-The Underdogs, by Mike Lupica (9780399250019)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: You Have to Stop This (The Secret Series), by Pseudonymous Bosch (9780316076265)
New: Goliath (Leviathan Trilogy), by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illus.) (9781416971771)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
3. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
4. Reamde - Debut
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35, 9780061977961
5. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
6. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
7. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
8. Train Dreams - Debut
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144
9. The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341
10. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
11. We the Animals
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725
12. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
13. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
14. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001
15. Habibi - Debut
Craig Thompson, Pantheon, $35, 9780375424144
ON THE RISE:
19. The Grief of Others
Leah Hager Cohen, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488054
Cohen's novel looks at the devastating effect on a family following the death of a newborn.
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss, Hyperion, $60, 9781401324254
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
3. Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President - Debut
Ron Suskind, Harper, $29.99, 9780061429255
4. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
5. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907
6. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
7. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
8. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
9. Here Comes Trouble
Michael Moore, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446532242
10. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
11. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
12. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern - Debut
Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476
13. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President - Debut
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265
14. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088
15. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776
ON THE RISE:
18. The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin
Joe McGinniss, Crown, $25, 9780307718921
A biography of Sarah Palin by the author of Fatal Vision.
 
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. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
4. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
5. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
6. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312553494
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. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
10. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
11. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
12. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
13. By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432
14. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
15. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648
 
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. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
7. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
8. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
9. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
10. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
11. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
12. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
13. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
14. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
15. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
ON THE RISE:
21. How to Live
Sarah Bakewell, Other Press, $16.95, 9781590514832
Bakewell looks at the life and work of the Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne.
 
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 Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750
6. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
9. Port Mortuary
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243602
10. Painted Ladies
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Every Thing On It - Debut
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164
2. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
3. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688
4. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279
5. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970
6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
8. Matched - Debut
Ally Condie, Speak, $9.99, 9780142419779
9. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
11. The Underdogs - Debut
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399250019
12. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
13. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
14. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785
15. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
 
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. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329
4. Otis and the Tornado
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254772
5. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
8. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
9. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
11. The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man
Michael Chabon, Jake Parker (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780061914621
12. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280
13. The Man in the Moon
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442430419
14. Llama Llama Red Pajama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $16.99, 9780670059836
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
 
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
New in Series: You Have to Stop This (9780316076265)
4. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Leviathan Trilogy (hardcover and paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illus.), Simon Pulse
New in Series: Goliath (9781416971771)
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
9. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al.ick Riordan, Scholastic
10. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin