National Indie Bestsellers

Trade Paperback Fiction

Bestseller List for August 29, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending August 26, 2018
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16.00, 9780525563761
Kwan's funny debut novel depicts the clash between old and new money, between overseas Chinese and mainland Chinese, and what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich. Now a major motion picture.		 1/5
2. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
A scintillating satire of the American abroad, a rumination on time and the human heart, and a bittersweet romance of chances lost. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.		 2/14
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690
Honeyman's novel is a smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and wit make for an irresistible journey.		 3/12
4. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920
This tour de force by the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires is a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.		 4/41
5. China Rich Girlfriend
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16.00, 9780804172066
A wickedly funny novel by the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians.		 13/2
6. Origin
Dan Brown, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525563693
Robert Langdon navigates the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion in the latest thriller by the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code.		 7/6
7. Manhattan Beach
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.00, 9781476716749
A daring and magnificent novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit From the Goon Squad.		 6/12
8. 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.		 10/72
9. Hope Never Dies
Andrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 9781683690399
Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama team up in a thriller that combines a mystery worthy of Watson and Holmes with the laugh-out-loud bromantic chemistry of Lethal Weapon's Murtaugh and Riggs.		 9/7
10. 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.		 8/62
11. 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.		 12/73
12. Artemis
Andy Weir, Broadway, $16.00, 9780553448146
Weir's latest novel is an irresistible near-future thriller--a heist story set on the moon.		 11/8
13. Rich People Problems- Debut
Kevin Kwan, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525432371
An uproarious novel by the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians.		 /1
14. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham, Bantam, $17.00, 9781101967690
Grisham's legal thriller takes you inside a shady law school where three students come to realize they've been duped.		 14/9
15. The Address
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $16.00, 9781524742010
Set behind the walls of The Dakota, New York City's most famous residence, The Address is a compelling novel by the bestselling author of The Dollhouse.		 /3

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