National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for March 23, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending March 20, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/92
2. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594633669
Hawkins' debut is a psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. A January 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/56
3. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
Hannah's heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women is a February 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/53
4. My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26.00, 9781400067695
The unforgettable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/10
5. The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $28.00, 9780345528698
Benjamin's triumphant new novel about the friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and socialite Babe Paley is the #1 Indie Next List Pick for February 2016.
6/8
6. The Waters of Eternal Youth
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26.00, 9780802124807
The 25th book in Leon's celebrated Commissario Guido Brunetti series.
7/2
7. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594634475
Groff's exhilarating new novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception is an October 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/27
8. The Ancient Minstrel
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $25.00, 9780802124562
Three novellas that highlight Harrison's phenomenal range as a writer, shot through with his trademark wit and keen insight into the human condition.
12/3
9. At the Edge of the Orchard- Debut
Tracy Chevalier, Viking, $27.00, 9780525953005
Chevalier's riveting novel about a pioneer family on the American frontier is an April 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
10. Off the Grid
C.J. Box, Putnam, $27.00, 9780399176609
A suspenseful Joe Pickett novel by the bestselling author of Endangered.
5/2
11. Private Paris- Debut
James Patterson, Mark Sullivan, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316407052
Paris is burning--and only Private's Jack Morgan can put out the fire.
/1
12. The Travelers
Chris Pavone, Crown, $27.00, 9780385348485
The new international thriller by the bestselling author of The Expats is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
11/2
13. Innocents and Others- Debut
Dana Spiotta, Scribner, $25.00, 9781501122729
Spiotta's wonderful new novel about two women who grow up as best friends in Los Angeles in the 1980s and become filmmakers.
/1
14. The Gangster
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $29.00, 9780399175954
A new Isaac Bell novel by the bestselling authors of The Striker.
10/3
15. For a Little While- Debut
Rick Bass, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316381154
This collection of stories, showcasing an iconic American master at his peak, has the power both to devastate and to uplift.
/1
ON THE RISE
17. Spill Simmer Falter Wither
Sara Baume, Houghton Mifflin, $23.00, 9780544716193
Baume's beautifully poignant debut novel is an Indies Introduce title and a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
 

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