1. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, Crown
2. NW: A Novel, by Zadie Smith, Penguin Press
3. The Beautiful Mystery, by Louise Penny, Minotaur
4. The Time Keeper, by Mitch Albom, Hyperion
5. A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin, Bantam
6. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple, Little Brown
7. Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter, Harper
8. The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman, Scribner
9. Broken Harbor, by Tana French, Viking
10. A Hologram for the King, by Dave Eggers, McSweeney's
11. Garment of Shadows, by Laurie R. King, Bantam
12. The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller, Knopf
13. The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, Harper
14. Zoo, by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown
15. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce, Random House
ON THE RISE:
20. The Yellow Birds, by Kevin Powers, Little Brown
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. A September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
*Published Thursday, September 13, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 9, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org