National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for October 31, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending October 27, 2013
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch- Debut
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
A new novel of shocking narrative energy and power, plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art, by the bestselling author of The Secret History.		 /1
2. Sycamore Row- Debut
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537131
In his latest bestselling thriller, Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters of his first novel, A Time to Kill.		 /1
3. Dog Songs
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204784
Oliver's new collection of poems paints a portrait of her relationships with the companions that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work.		 4/3
4. The Circle
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385351393
An exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King.		 2/3
5. We Are Water- Debut
Wally Lamb, Harper, $29.99, 9780061941023
Lamb's new novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
6. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95, 9780670024858
The highly anticipated new novel by the author of Eat, Pray, Love is an October 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/4
7. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307265746
The extraordinary new novel by the author of The Namesake is short-listed for the 2013 Man Booker Prize and is an October Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/5
8. Aimless Love- Debut
Billy Collins, Random House, $26, 9780679644057
From the two-term Poet Laureate of the United States comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in 12 years.		 /1
9. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476727653
King's riveting sequel to The Shining is about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save.		 5/5
10. Police
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960498
A riveting new Harry Hole novel by the the bestselling author of The Redeemer.		 8/2
11. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Helen Fielding, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385350860
Bridget Jones returns in Fielding's timely, tender, witty, and wise new novel.		 7/2
12. Identical
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28, 9781455527205
A new novel of murder, sex, and betrayal by the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent.		 10/2
13. Just One Evil Act
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $29.95, 9780525952961
A new masterpiece of suspense by the bestselling author of Believing the Lie.		 6/2
14. The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27, 9780316074315
Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize.		 9/2
15. Longbourn
Jo Baker, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351232
Baker's irresistibly imagined below-stairs answer to Pride and Prejudice is an October 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/2

Reprint Guidelines.

About ABA

The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.

Contact

PRESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]

INDIECOMMERCE: [email protected]

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: [email protected]

 

 

Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. BookWeb is a registered trademark of ABA.
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement

 

Follow ABA