National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for January 22, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending January 18, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616204518
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers.		 3/8
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture.		 1/21
3. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.		 2/12
4. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99, 9781476729091
Simsion's heartfelt and humorous debut novel about a college professor's search for the perfect wife.		 4/33
5. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728
A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.		 7/52
6. Inherent Vice
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $17, 9780143126850
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon. Now a major motion picture.		 5/5
7. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780804172073
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy is soon to be a major motion picture.		 9/*
8. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925
A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun.		 6/45
9. The Winter People
Jennifer McMahon, Anchor, $14.95, 9780804169967
McMahon's simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters.		 11/2
10. Still Alice
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16, 9781501106422
Neuroscientist Genova's debut novel about the onset of Alzheimer's is now a major motion picture.		 14/2
11. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
A rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends by one of Italy's most acclaimed authors.		 12/4
12. Mr. Mercedes- Debut
Stephen King, Gallery, $16, 9781476754475
In King's compelling novel, three unlikely heroes try to stop a lone killer from killing thousands.		 /1
13. The Strange Library
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $18, 9780385354301
Murakami's fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.		 13/7
14. Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $16, 9780812976892
A superb love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life.		 10/12
15. The Best American Short Stories 2014
Jennifer Egan, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547868868
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.		 /14

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