National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for May 21, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20, 9780316055444
Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.		 1/6
2. Euphoria
Lily King, Grove Press, $16, 9780802123701
A breathtaking novel about three young anthropologists of the '30s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.		 2/9
3. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17, 9780143121701
By the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women.		 3/2
4. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $15.95, 9780804170123
Murakami--one of the most revered voices in literature today--gives us a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages.		 7/2
5. Leaving Time
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $16, 9780345544940
A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent novel, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.		 4/3
6. The Children Act
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15, 9781101872871
A leading High Court judge must decide the case of a 17-year-old boy whose parents echo his wishes to refuse, based on religious reasons, the medical treatment that could save his life.		 6/3
7. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.		 10/29
8. Everything I Never Told You- Debut
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16, 9780143127550
Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle to understand one another.		 /1
9. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan, Vintage, $15.95, 9780804171472
Flanagan's novel tells a savagely beautiful story of love, death, and family and explores the many forms of good and evil. Winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.		 5/5
10. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16, 9780425267721
A highly entertaining novel by the bestselling author of What Alice Forgot.		 8/11
11. 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.		 12/50
12. 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.		 9/69
13. 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.		 13/61
14. One More Thing
B.J. Novak, Vintage, $14.95, 9780804169783
A highly entertaining short story collection by the writer and actor known for his work on NBC's The Office.		 11/15
15. Delicious!- Debut
Ruth Reichl, Random House Trade, $16, 9780812982022
The magical debut novel by the bestselling author of Comfort Me With Apples and editor-in-chief of Gourmet.		 /1
ON THE RISE
18. The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May
Mark Z. Danielewski, Pantheon, $25, 9780375714948
A monumental new novel by the National Book Award-nominated author of Only Revolutions.		  

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