National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for October 12, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
Patchett's beautifully written new novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2016.		 1/4
2. The Trespasser
Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026333
French's gripping new Murder Squad mystery is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
3. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
Whitehead's magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/10
4. Two by Two- Debut
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27.00, 9781455520695
An emotionally powerful novel about unconditional love, its challenges, its risks, and, most of all, its rewards.		 /1
5. Razor Girl
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385349741
The hilarious new novel by the bestselling author of Bad Monkey is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/5
6. Nutshell
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385542074
A classic tale of murder and deceit by the bestselling author of Atonement and The Children Act.		 4/4
7. Today Will Be Different- Debut
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316403436
The hilarious and heart-filled new novel by the bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
8. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00, 9781501132933
The suspenseful and haunting new novel by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood is an August 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/12
9. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/5
10. Home
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525955108
Coben's latest is an explosive and deeply moving thriller about friendship, family, and the meaning of home.		 6/3
11. 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.		 8/125
12. The Girls
Emma Cline, Random House, $27.00, 9780812998603
Cline's remarkable debut novel is gorgeously written and spellbinding, with razor-sharp precision and startling psychological insight. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for June 2016.		 10/17
13. Here I Am
Jonathan Safran Foer, FSG, $28.00, 9780374280024
A new novel of extraordinary scope and heartbreaking intimacy by the bestselling author of Everything Is Illuminated.		 9/5
14. The Wonder
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316393874
The new novel by the bestselling author of Room is a tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/2
15. The Rain in Portugal- Debut
Billy Collins, Random House, $26.00, 9780679644064
A wonderful collection of nearly 50 new poems by the former U.S. Poet Laureate.		 /1
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23. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062409201
A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		  

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