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Week of July 28, 2011

Indie Bestseller List

Week of July 28, 2011

This week's top 5 on the Indie Bestseller List are A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva and Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan.

Published Thursday, July 28, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 24, 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.

Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#4-PORTRAIT OF A SPY, by Daniel Silva (9780062072184)
#13-BURNT MOUNTAIN, by Anne Rivers Siddons (9780446527897)
Paperback Fiction
#15-THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR, by Allegra Goodman (9780385340861)
Mass Market
#5-THE CONFESSION, by John Grisham (9780440245117)

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
2. STATE OF WONDER
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
3. THE PARIS WIFE
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
4. PORTRAIT OF A SPY - DEBUT
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184
5. MAINE
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
6. THE LAST WEREWOLF
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089
7. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
8. THE TIGER'S WIFE
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
9. TURN OF MIND
Alice LaPlante, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119773
10. CALEB'S CROSSING
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
11. SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527684
12. BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556
13. BURNT MOUNTAIN - DEBUT
Anne Rivers Siddons, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446527897
14. NOW YOU SEE HER
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036214
15. THEN CAME YOU
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.99, 9781451617726
ON THE RISE:
21. CONQUISTADORA
Esmeralda Santiago, Knopf, $27.5, 9780307268327
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. GO THE F**K TO SLEEP
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
2. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
3. UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
4. THE GREATER JOURNEY
David McCullough, S&S, $37.5, 9781416571766
5. BOSSYPANTS
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
6. A STOLEN LIFE
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
7. NOTHING DAUNTED
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
8. SEAL TEAM SIX
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
9. LOST IN SHANGRI-LA
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
10. RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205
11. THE SOCIAL ANIMAL
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
12. INCOGNITO
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
13. TURN RIGHT AT MACHU PICCHU
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
14. ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152
15. AREA 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. THE HELP
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. ROOM
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
3. A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
4. CUTTING FOR STONE
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
5. SARAH'S KEY
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
6. FAITHFUL PLACE
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
7. MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
8. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
9. THE POSTMISTRESS
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
10. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
11. ONE DAY
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
12. THE IMPERFECTIONISTS
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
13. LITTLE BEE
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
14. A DOG'S PURPOSE
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $12.99, 9780765330345
15. THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR - DEBUT
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861

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. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
4. OUTLIERS
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
5. BORN TO RUN
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
6. JUST KIDS
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
7. LIFE
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
8. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
9. UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPS
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
10. INSIDE OF A DOG
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
11. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
12. THE WAVE
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854
13. ZEITOUN
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
14. F IN EXAMS
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
15. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
ON THE RISE:
18. THREE CUPS OF DECEIT: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $9.95, 9780307948762
A passionately argued plea for the truth, and a tragic tale of good intentions gone wrong.

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 - DEBUT
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
6. HELL'S CORNER
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418
7. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
8. THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998
9. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
10. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
2. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
3. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
4. MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
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. LEGO HARRY POTTER: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576
8. THE LOST HERO
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
9. MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438
10. SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
11. ALONG FOR THE RIDE
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566
12. WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947
13. THE EMERALD ATLAS
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702
14. DIVERGENT
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022
15. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268

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. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
4. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5. PRESS HERE
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
6. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
7. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
8. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
9. LADYBUG GIRL AT THE BEACH
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734166
10. A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028
11. MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
12. TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES
Mem Fox, Helen Oxenbury (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $8.99, 9780547366203
13. BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
14. OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
15. LOVE YOU FOREVER
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375

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. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
4. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
5. THE KANE CHRONICLES (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen
7. IVY & BEAN (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. THE RANGER'S APPRENTICE (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
9. WOLVES OF MERCY FALLS (hardcover and paperback)
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic
10. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet

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