Home
> IndieBound > Indie Bestseller Lists > National Indie Bestsellers > 2008 Lists > Bestseller List for November 20, 2008
>
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for November 20, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending November 16, 2008
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | A Mercy - Debut Toni Morrison, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307264237 Morrison's remarkable novella of a daughter sold into slavery is a November Indie Next List Remarkable Read. | /1 |
| 2. | The Hour I First Believed - Debut Wally Lamb, Harper, $29.95, 9780060393496 This new novel by the bestselling author of I Know This Much is True is the #1 December Indie Next List Great Read. | /1 |
| 3. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $22, 9780385340991 This wonderful, poignant novel is the number one August Indie Next Great Read. | 1/16 |
| 4. | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95, 9780061374227 A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin. This July Indie Next List Great Read is now an Oprah Book Club title. | 2/23 |
| 5. | The Gate House Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446533423 DeMille's sequel to his 1990 bestseller, The Gold Coast. | 3/3 |
| 6. | Just After Sunset: Stories - Debut Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416584087 King's first collection of short fiction since 2002's Everything's Eventual. | /1 |
| 7. | Divine Justice David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446195508 The new Camel Club thriller by the bestselling author of Stone Cold. | 4/2 |
| 8. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307269751 This debut thriller by Swedish journalist Larsson is an October Indie Next List Great Read. | 8/9 |
| 9. | A Most Wanted Man John le Carré, Scribner, $28, 9781416594888 Le Carré's latest novel of spies and counterspies is an October Indie Next List Great Read. | 7/6 |
| 10. | Testimony Anita Shreve, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316059862 Shreve's latest novel looks at the devastating results of a student sex scandal at a small private school. | 11/4 |
| 11. | 2666 - Debut Roberto Bolano, FSG, $30, 9780374100148 This daring novel by the author of The Savage Detectives is a December Indie Next List Great Read. | /1 |
| 12. | A Lion Among Men Gregory Maguire, Morrow, $26.95, 9780060548926 Maguire's much-anticipated new novel shows Oz through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion. | 6/5 |
| 13. | The Christmas Sweater - Debut Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $19.99, 9781416594857 An inspiring Christmas tale by the well-known radio and television host. | /1 |
| 14. | The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446579933 A new love story by the bestselling author of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe. | 10/7 |
| 15. | The Brass Verdict Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316166294 Connelly brings his two most popular characters, Hieronymus Bosch and Mickey Haller, together in this riveting thriller. | 5/5 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 35. | A Dog Named Christmas Greg Kincaid, Doubleday, $14.95, 9780385525985 A tender story of an “Adopt a Dog for Christmas" program. |