National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for May 22, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending May 18, 2014
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.		 1/30
2. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 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.		 2/2
3. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780
Kidd's magnificent new novel about two unforgettable American women is the #1 Indie Next Great Read for January 2014.		 3/19
4. The Target
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521203
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Hit.		 4/4
5. The Last Kind Words Saloon
Larry McMurtry, Liveright, $24.95, 9780871407863
McMurtry's new novel is a heartfelt tribute to a bygone era of the American West.		 13/2
6. Natchez Burning
Greg Iles, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062311078
Iles' thrilling first installment in an epic trilogy featuring Southern mayor Penn Cage is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/3
7. The Serpent of Venice
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779763
Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore.		 5/4
8. Unlucky 13
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $28, 9780316211291
The Women's Murder Club must find a killer--before she finds them first.		 11/2
9. The Son- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Knopf , $25.95, 9780385351379
By the author of the bestselling Harry Hole series, an electrifying stand-alone novel set inside Oslo's maze of high-level corruption.		 /1
10. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616203214
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers--and is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for April 2014.		 8/8
11. Delicious!
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $27, 9781400069620
The magical debut novel by the bestselling author of Comfort Me With Apples and editor-in-chief of Gourmet.		 7/2
12. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343
A highly entertaining new novel by the bestselling author of What Alice Forgot.		 14/16
13. The Snow Queen
Michael Cunningham, FSG, $26, 9780374266325
A darkly luminous new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours.		 10/2
14. Field of Prey
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399162381
An extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller by the bestselling author of Silken Prey.		 9/2
15. One More Thing
B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385351836
A highly entertaining short story collection by the writer and actor known for his work on NBC's The Office.		 15/15
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17. The Painter
Peter Heller, Knopf , $24.95, 9780385352093
A beautiful and suspenseful novel about an artist trying to outrun his past by the bestselling author of The Dog Stars.		  

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