National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for May 16, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending May 13, 2018
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
This tour de force by the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires is a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.		 2/26
2. Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17.00, 9780812989410
In Strout's touching novel, an unforgettable cast of small-town characters cope with love and loss.		 1/7
3. Into the Water
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16.00, 9780735211223
An addictive novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.		 5/2
4. Sing, Unburied, Sing- Debut
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501126079
The searing novel by the author of Salvage the Bones is the winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction.		 /1
5. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501132957
A suspenseful and haunting novel by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood.		 3/57
6. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525434818
A dazzling and richly moving novel by the bestselling author of The God of Small Things.		 9/2
7. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.		 8/58
8. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.		 4/47
9. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356182
Gaiman fashions primeval Norse stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants.		 7/10
10. Men Without Women- Debut
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101974520
A dazzling collection of short stories by the bestselling author of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.		 /1
11. Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders, Random House, $17.00, 9780812985405
The brilliant first novel by the author of Tenth of December is the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize.		 10/14
12. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735221109
Lapena's suspenseful novel about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors. A twisty tale of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives.		 12/49
13. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Lisa See, Scribner, $16.99, 9781501154836
In her thrilling novel, See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple.		 6/6
14. We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $16.00, 9780399563096
Hunter's debut novel is based on the true story of a family of Polish Jews who are separated at the start of WWII, determined to survive--and to reunite.		 13/17
15. A Legacy of Spies- Debut
John le Carré, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735225138
The undisputed master's first Smiley novel in more than 25 years.		 /1

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