National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for March 9, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 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.		 1/90
2. 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.		 3/54
3. My Name Is Lucy Barton
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.		 2/8
4. 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.		 4/51
5. The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $28.00, 9780345528698
Benjamin's triumphant new novel about the friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and socialite Babe Paley is the #1 Indie Next List Pick for February 2016.		 5/6
6. 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.		 7/25
7. Cometh the Hour
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250061621
The penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists.		 9/3
8. Midnight Sun
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $23.95, 9780385354202
The new novel by the bestselling author of Blood on Snow is a tightly wound tale about a man who, running from retribution, goes to ground far above the Arctic circle, where the never-setting sun might slowly drive a man insane.		 8/3
9. Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99, 9780062409850
Lee's landmark new novel, which is set two decades after To Kill a Mockingbird, is actually the first draft of the story she reworked to create her Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.		 6/23
10. A Doubter's Almanac
Ethan Canin, Random House, $28.00, 9781400068265
Canin's masterful new novel explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generations of a gifted family.		 10/3
11. The Gangster- Debut
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $29.00, 9780399175954
A new Isaac Bell novel by the bestselling authors of The Striker.		 /1
12. 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.		 15/17
13. The Ancient Minstrel: Novellas- Debut
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $25.00, 9780802124562
Three novellas that highlight Harrison's phenomenal range as a writer, shot through with his trademark wit and keen insight into the human condition.		 /1
14. Opening Belle
Maureen Sherry, S&S, $25.00, 9781501110627
Sherry's novel takes readers into the chaos of a Wall Street trading desk, the lavish parties, the lunch-time rendezvous, and ultimately into the heart of a woman who finds it easier to cook up millions at work than dinner at home.		 /3
15. The Queen of the Night
Alexander Chee, Houghton Mifflin, $28.00, 9780618663026
Chee's mesmerizing novel about one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva is a February 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /2

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