National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for March 30, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending March 27, 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.		 1/93
2. The Nest- Debut
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062414212
Sweeney's warm, funny, and perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of their shared inheritance is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for April 2016.		 /1
3. 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.		 2/57
4. The Summer Before the War- Debut
Helen Simonson, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993103
Simonson's breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I is an April 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
5. Fool Me Once- Debut
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525955092
In Coben's latest thriller a woman must come to terms with the deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband--and herself.		 /1
6. 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.		 3/54
7. 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.		 4/11
8. 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.		 5/9
9. The Waters of Eternal Youth
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26.00, 9780802124807
The 25th book in Leon's celebrated Commissario Guido Brunetti series.		 6/3
10. Private Paris
James Patterson, Mark Sullivan, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316407052
Paris is burning--and only Private's Jack Morgan can put out the fire.		 11/2
11. 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.		 7/28
12. Off the Grid
C.J. Box, Putnam, $27.00, 9780399176609
A suspenseful Joe Pickett novel by the bestselling author of Endangered.		 10/3
13. At the Edge of the Orchard
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.		 9/2
14. What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours- Debut
Helen Oyeyemi, Riverhead, $27.00, 9781594634635
Oyeyemi's enchanting collection of intertwined stories is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
15. 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.		 8/4

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