National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for November 14, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending November 10, 2018
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1. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.		 2/3
2. Past Tense- Debut
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593512
Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in Child's electrifying new thriller.		 /1
3. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561
Kingsolver's timely new novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.		 1/4
4. Nine Perfect Strangers- Debut
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $28.99, 9781250069825
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's latest novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out.		 /1
5. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.95, 9781982102319
A riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together. A timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.		 3/2
6. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316484800
In Connelly's masterful new thriller, Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renee Ballard to solve the murder of a young girl		 4/2
7. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Viking, $28.00, 9780735224629
The spellbinding new standalone novel by the author of the Dublin Murder Squad series is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/5
8. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728529
Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.		 9/4
9. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449
An enchanting sequel to Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven.		 7/5
10. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544988
Picoult's powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a crisis is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/6
11. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525520047
The epic new novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.		 6/5
12. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/12
13. The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20.00, 9780451491336
Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.		 12/2
14. The Clockmaker's Daughter
Kate Morton, Atria, $28.00, 9781451649390
The compelling new novel by the bestselling author of The Lake House is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/5
15. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375
Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. The #1 June 2018 Indie Next List Great Read and a Summer 2018 Indies Introduce title.		 14/23
ON THE RISE
20. The Feral Detective
Jonathan Lethem, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062859068
Lethem's first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn is a November 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		  

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