National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for December 12, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2018
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Kingdom of the Blind
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066206
Penny's masterful new Chief Inspector Gamache novel is a December 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/2
2. 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.		 4/8
3. 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.		 7/27
4. 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.		 2/7
5. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35.00, 9781524796280
The history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire.		 3/3
6. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $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.		 5/5
7. Past Tense
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593512
Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in Child's electrifying new thriller.		 6/5
8. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635522
National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of--and paean to--the natural world. An April 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /12
9. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/16
10. 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.		 10/9
11. 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.		 15/9
12. 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.		 8/6
13. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347
Miller's masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is an April 2018 Indie Next List Great read.		 /27
14. 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.		 11/8
15. 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		 13/6

Reprint Guidelines.

About ABA

The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.

Contact

PRESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]

INDIECOMMERCE: [email protected]

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: [email protected]

 

 

Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. BookWeb is a registered trademark of ABA.
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement

 

Follow ABA