January 30, 2019



Bestseller List for January 30, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending January 27, 2019
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/21
2. 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.
3/34
3. 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.
2/36
4. The Power
Naomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316547604
Alderman's novel is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality, and exposing our own world in bold and surprising ways.
4/3
5. Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday, S&S, $16.00, 9781501166785
A stunning debut from a rising literary star, Halliday's novel will captivate any reader while also posing arresting questions about the very nature of fiction itself.
5/5
6. The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945
The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage, and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.
6/13
7. 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.
8/27
8. 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.
7/63
9. Milkman
Anna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450000
Told with ferocious energy and sly, wicked humor, Milkman establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day. Winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
12/8
10. Love and Ruin
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781101967393
McLain's evocative novel about Ernest Hemingway's passionate and stormy marriage to Martha Gellhorn.
10/2
11. 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.
11/76
12. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
This special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary bestseller includes a new foreword by Coelho.
9/14
13. If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin, Vintage, $14.95, 9780525566120
Baldwin's honest and stunning novel is a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Now a major motion picture.
13/3
14. 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.
/91
15. The House Next Door
James Patterson, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538713891
Danger lurks in plain sight in three electrifying thrillers from James Patterson, featuring a beguiling neighbor, a suspect's wife, and a mysterious message from space.
15/2


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