National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for January 20, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/83
2. My Name Is Lucy Barton- Debut
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26.00, 9781400067695
The unforgettable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
3. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594633669
Hawkins' debut is a psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. A January 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/47
4. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594634475
Groff's exhilarating new novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception is an October 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/18
5. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
Hannah's heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women is a February 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/44
6. Rogue Lawyer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385539432
Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master of the legal thriller at his very best.		 5/13
7. The Guest Room
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385538893
Bohjalian's spellbinding tale of a party gone horribly wrong is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/2
8. The Japanese Lover
Isabel Allende, Atria, $28.00, 9781501116971
Allende's exquisitely crafted love story and multi-generational new novel is a November 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/10
9. Dictator- Debut
Robert Harris, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957948
The long-awaited final volume of Robert Harris's magnificent Ancient Rome trilogy.		 /1
10. Felicity
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594206764
In her new collection of poems, Oliver describes--with joy--the strangeness and wonder of human connection.		 7/14
11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Alan Dean Foster, Lucas Books, $28.00, 9781101965498
A thrilling novel adaptation by bestselling science fiction master Alan Dean Foster.		 9/2
12. The Guilty
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781455586424
A riveting new Will Robie thriller by the bestselling author of The Hit.		 11/8
13. The Girl in the Spider's Web
David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385354288
Acclaimed Swedish journalist and author Lagercrantz continues Stieg Larsson's Millennium series as Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return in this adrenaline-charged thriller.		 15/16
14. The Past- Debut
Tessa Hadley, Harper, $26.99, 9780062270412
In her new novel Hadley turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head. A January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
15. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539258
Yanagihara's astonishing novel about love and friendship in the 21st century is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read and a National Book Award finalist.		 8/3
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22. The Expatriates
Janice Y.K. Lee, Viking, $27.00, 9780525429470
Lee's novel explores with devastating poignancy the relationships of three very different American women living in a small expat community in Hong Kong. A January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		  

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