National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for November 7, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending November 4, 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.		 1/3
2. The Reckoning
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.		 2/2
3. Elevation- Debut
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.95, 9781982102319
A riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together, King's newest is a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.		 /1
4. Dark Sacred Night- Debut
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316484800
In Connelly's masterful new thriller, Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renee Ballard to solve the murder of a young girl.		 /1
5. 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.		 3/4
6. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525520047
The epic new novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.		 4/4
7. 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.		 6/4
8. 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.		 5/5
9. 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.		 7/3
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.		 9/11
11. 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.		 8/4
12. The Travelling Cat Chronicles- Debut
Hiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20.00, 9780451491336
Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.		 /1
13. 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.		 11/6
14. 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.		 13/22
15. 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.		 10/6

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