National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for February 5, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending February 1, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.		 3/14
2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616204518
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers.		 1/10
3. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture.		 4/23
4. 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.		 2/35
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780804172073
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy is soon to be a major motion picture.		 7/4
6. 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.		 5/54
7. The Winter People
Jennifer McMahon, Anchor, $14.95, 9780804169967
McMahon's simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters.		 6/4
8. 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.		 8/47
9. Still Alice
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16, 9781501106422
Neuroscientist Genova's debut novel about the onset of Alzheimer's is now a major motion picture.		 10/4
10. Inherent Vice
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $17, 9780143126850
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon. Now a major motion picture.		 9/7
11. The Son- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345807243
By the author of the bestselling Harry Hole series, an electrifying stand-alone novel set inside Oslo's maze of high-level corruption.		 /1
12. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
A rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends by one of Italy's most acclaimed authors.		 12/6
13. Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King, Gallery, $16, 9781476754475
In King's compelling novel, three unlikely heroes try to stop a lone killer from killing thousands.		 13/3
14. Unlucky 13
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $16, 9781455516001
The Women's Murder Club must find a killer--before she finds them first.		 14/2
15. Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $16, 9780812976892
A superb love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life.		 11/14
ON THE RISE
16. The Cairo Affair
Olen Steinhauer, Picador USA, $16, 9781250036155
An intriguing stand-alone spy novel by the bestselling author of the Tourist trilogy.		  

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