National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for October 17, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending October 14, 2018
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Witch Elm- Debut
Tana French, Viking, $28.00, 9780735224629
The spellbinding new standalone novel by the author of the Dublin Murder Squad series is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
2. Killing Commendatore- Debut
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525520047
The epic new novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.		 /1
3. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544988
Picoult's powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a crisis is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/2
4. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven- Debut
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449
An enchanting sequel to Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven.		 /1
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Kate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316176637
Atkinson's dramatic novel of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/3
6. Lethal White
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $29.00, 9780316422734
A riveting new Cormoran Strike novel by the bestselling author of Career of Evil.		 3/4
7. The Clockmaker's Daughter- Debut
Kate Morton, Atria, $28.00, 9781451649390
The compelling new novel by the bestselling author of The Lake House is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
8. Red War
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $28.99, 9781501190599
Mitch Rapp races to prevent Russia's gravely ill leader from starting a full-scale war with NATO.		 6/3
9. Hippie
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525655619
In his new novel, Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order.		 5/3
10. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/8
11. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank Green, Dutton, $26.00, 9781524743444
In his much-anticipated debut novel, Green tells the tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger than anyone could have possibly imagined. An October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/3
12. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/110
13. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. The #1 June 2018 Indie Next List Great Read and a Summer 2018 Indies Introduce title.		 8/19
14. Winter in Paradise- Debut
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316435512
Hilderbrand's latest is a truly transporting novel and the exciting start to a new series.		 /1
15. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780735224292
The riveting new novel by the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You is a September 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/57

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