National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for November 15, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending November 12, 2017
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Sun and Her Flowers
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449486792
The long-awaited second collection of poetry by the bestselling author of Milk and Honey.		 1/6
2. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.		 2/32
3. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501132957
A suspenseful and haunting novel by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood.		 3/31
4. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.		 4/29
5. Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781101883082
Kelly's debut novel is an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades.		 5/37
6. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
Kaur's collection of poetry and prose about survival and the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.		 8/62
7. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735221109
Lapena's suspenseful novel about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors. A twisty tale of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives.		 6/24
8. Murder on the Orient Express- Debut
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062689665
Christie's classic Hercule Poirot mystery is now a major motion picture.		 /1
9. Behind Closed Doors
B.A. Paris, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250132369
A debut psychological thriller that is not to be missed!		 9/19
10. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16.00, 9780307887443
Cline's wildly original and nostalgic debut novel, set in the year 2044.		 /14
11. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062491831
Patchett's beautifully written novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.		 7/28
12. Paris for One and Other Stories
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735222304
An irresistibly romantic collection of stories filled with humor and heart.		 10/5
13. The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062414229
Sweeney's warm, funny, and perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of their shared inheritance.		 12/31
14. My Husband's Wife- Debut
Jane Corry, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735220966
Corry's U.S. debut is a mesmerizing novel of psychological suspense.		 /1
15. The Best American Short Stories 2017
Meg Wolitzer, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9780544582903
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.		 11/5

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