National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for June 12, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending June 8, 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.		 1/33
2. Mr. Mercedes- Debut
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476754451
In King's latest bestseller, three unlikely heroes try to stop a lone killer from killing thousands.		 /1
3. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 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.		 2/5
4. Midnight in Europe- Debut
Alan Furst, Random House, $27, 9781400069491
A suspenseful, romantic, and richly rendered novel of spies and secrets in Paris, New York, Warsaw, and Odessa on the eve of World War II.		 /1
5. The One & Only
Emily Giffin, Ballantine, $28, 9780345546883
Giffin's latest is a story of love and loyalty--and an unconventional heroine struggling to reconcile both.		 5/3
6. 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.		 4/22
7. China Dolls- Debut
Lisa See, Random House, $27, 9780812992892
A novel about the intricate relationship between three young women in pre-World War II San Francisco by the bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.		 /1
8. The Last Kind Words Saloon
Larry McMurtry, Liveright, $24.95, 9780871407863
McMurtry's new novel is a heartfelt tribute to a bygone era of the American West.		 8/5
9. The Target
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521203
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Hit.		 7/7
10. The Vacationers- Debut
Emma Straub, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594631573
Straub's deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface during an American family's two-week vacation is a June 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
11. Skin Game
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464392
An exciting new Dresden Files novel by the bestselling author of Storm Front.		 3/2
12. The Son
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351379
By the author of the bestselling Harry Hole series, an electrifying stand-alone novel set inside Oslo's maze of high-level corruption.		 11/4
13. Delicious!
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $27, 9781400069620
The magical debut novel by the bestselling author of Comfort Me With Apples and editor-in-chief of Gourmet.		 9/5
14. Natchez Burning
Greg Iles, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062311078
Iles' thrilling first installment in an epic trilogy featuring Southern mayor Penn Cage is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/6
15. The Serpent of Venice
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779763
Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore.		 10/7

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