National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for October 31, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending October 28, 2018
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561
Kingsolver's timely new novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.		 1/2
2. The Reckoning- Debut
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.		 /1
3. The Witch Elm
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.		 2/3
4. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525520047
The epic new novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.		 3/3
5. 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.		 4/4
6. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449
An enchanting sequel to Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven.		 5/3
7. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728529
Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.		 6/2
8. The Clockmaker's Daughter
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.		 8/3
9. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/10
10. Transcription
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.		 7/5
11. 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.		 9/5
12. Lethal White
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $29.00, 9780316422734
A riveting new Cormoran Strike novel by the bestselling author of Career of Evil.		 11/6
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.		 14/21
14. 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.		 10/5
15. 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.		 13/112

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