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

Published Thursday, September 8, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 4,  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
#3-The Leftovers, by Tom Perrotta (9780312358341)
#9-A Trick of the Light, by Louise Penny (9780312655457)
#12-The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka (9780307700001)
#14-We the Animals, by Justin Torres (9780547576725)
#15-The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach (9780316126694)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#1-In My Time, by Dick Cheney (9781439176191)
#13-Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens  (9781455502776)
#15-Just My Type, by Simon Garfield (9781592406524)
Paperback Fiction
#9-Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett (9780451232571)
Mass Market
#8-American Assassin, by Vince Flynn (9781416595199)
Children’s Interest
#2-Wildwood, by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.) (9780062024688)
#11-13 Gifts, by Wendy Mass (9780545310031)
#15-Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead (9781595143174)
Children’s Illustrated
#14-Moo, by Matthew Van Fleet (9781442435032)
#15-You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown (9780316070300)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot (The 39 Clues), by Gordon Korman (9780545298391)
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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. The Leftovers - Debut
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341
4. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
5. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
6. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
7. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311
8. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480
9. A Trick of the Light - Debut
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655457
10. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
11. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
12. The Buddha in the Attic - Debut
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001
13. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
14. We the Animals - Debut
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725
15. The Art of Fielding - Debut
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
ON THE RISE:
21. The Cut
George Pelecanos, Reagan Arthur, $25.99, 9780316078429
A masterful new crime novel about an Iraq War veteran turned investigator by the award-winning author of Shame the Devil.
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir - Debut
Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191
2. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
4. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
5. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
6. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
7. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
8. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
9. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
10. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088
11. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
12. Prime Time
Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971
13. Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens - Debut
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776
14. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248
15. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts - Debut
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592406524
 
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. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
7. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
9. Fall of Giants - Debut
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
10. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
11. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
12. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
13. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
14. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
15. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861
ON THE RISE:
16. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648
A brilliant novel by the bestselling author of The History of Love.
 
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. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
6. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
7. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
8. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
9. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
10. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
11. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
12. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
13. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
14. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
15. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431

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. American Assassin - Debut
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199
9. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
10. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279
2. Wildwood - Debut
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $17.99, 9780062024688
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
5. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
6. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
7. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
9. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
10. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
11. 13 Gifts - Debut
Wendy Mass, Scholastic, $16.99, 9780545310031
12. Scumble
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142419625
13. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268
14. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
15. Bloodlines - Debut
Richelle Mead, Razorbill, $18.99, 9781595143174

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
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329
5. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
6. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
7. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
10. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
11. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028
12. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
13. Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061910241
14. Moo - Debut
Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $16.99, 9781442435032
15. You Will Be My Friend! - Debut
Peter Brown, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316070300
 
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. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
New in Series: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot (9780545298391)
5. Lorien Legacies (hardcover and paperback)
Pittacus Lore, Harper
6. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
7. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
9. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet