National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for April 17, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 13, 2014
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.		 1/25
2. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780
Kidd's magnificent new novel about two unforgettable American women is the #1 Indie Next Great Read for January 2014.		 2/14
3. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616203214
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers--and is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for April 2014.		 3/3
4. In Paradise- Debut
Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594633171
Matthiessen's brave and deeply thought-provoking novel is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
5. Can't and Won't: Stories- Debut
Lydia Davis, FSG, $26, 9780374118587
A new collection of stories by the bestselling author of The End of the Story.		 /1
6. Frog Music
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27, 9780316324687
The engrossing new novel by the bestselling author of Room is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/2
7. By Its Cover
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802122643
Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates the theft of rare books in Leon's latest bestseller.		 6/2
8. Bark
Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307594136
Moore's masterly collection of stories is a March 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/7
9. One More Thing
B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385351836
A highly entertaining short story collection by the writer and actor known for his work on NBC's The Office.		 8/10
10. The Martian
Andy Weir, Crown, $24, 9780804139021
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars, and his fight for survival, is a February 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/9
11. Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400065752
A superb new love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life.		 5/11
12. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343
A highly entertaining new novel by the bestselling author of What Alice Forgot.		 13/11
13. William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594747151
Doescher's parody saga that began with the interstellar bestseller William Shakespeare's Star Wars continues with this merry re-imagining of George Lucas' enduring classic The Empire Strikes Back.		 11/3
14. And the Dark Sacred Night- Debut
Julia Glass, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377937
The thought-provoking new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of Three Junes is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
15. Astonish Me- Debut
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307962904
The new novel by the bestselling author of Seating Arrangements is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
ON THE RISE
21. Family Life
Akhil Sharma, Norton , $23.95, 9780393060058
Sharma's moving new novel about boy a torn between duty and his own survival.		  

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