IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores.
Fiction
1. Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press HC)
2. Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child (Delacorte Press)
3. The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
4. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (A Marian Wood Book/Putnam)
5. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith; J. K. Rowling (Mulholland Books)
6. MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese)
7. Someone by Alice McDermott (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
8. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
9. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
10. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow & Co.)
Nonfiction
1. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (Random House)
2. Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? by Billy Crystal (Henry Holt and Co.)
3. I Could Pee on This And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (Chronicle Books)
4. Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Co.)
5. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson (Doubleday)
6. This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral – Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! In America’s Gilded Capital by Mark Leibovich (Blue Rider Press)
7. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (Viking Adult)
8. Guinness World Records: 2014 by Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records)
9. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Chronicle Books (Chronicle Books)
10. I Could Chew on This And Other Poems by Dogs by Francesco Marciuliano (Chronicle Books)
The Wall Street Journal gathers point-of-sale book data from more than 11,000 locations across the U.S., representing about 75 percent of the nation’s book sales. Data providers include all major booksellers and Web retailers and food stores (excluding Walmart and Sam’s Club).
Fiction
1. The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
2. Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
3. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (A Marian Wood Book/Putnam)
4. Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child (Delacorte Press)
5. The Quest by Nelson Demille (Center Street)
6. Michael Vey 3: Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans (Simon Pulse)
7. The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter (Putnam Adult)
8. Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin)
9. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Dutton Books)
10. Treasure Hunters by James Patterson (Little, Brown & Co.)
Nonfiction
1. Si-cology 1 by Si Robertson (Howard Books)
2. Guinness World Records: 2014 by Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records)
3. Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? by Billy Crystal (Henry Holt and Co.)
4. Jesus Calling: Enjoy Peace in His Presence by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
5. StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
6. Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander by Phil Robertson and Mark Schlabach (Howard Books)
7. The Liberty Amendments by Mark Levin (Threshold Editions)
8. Zealot by Reza Aslan (Random House)
9. Grand Theft Auto V Limited Edition by Tim Bogenn, Rick Barba (Brady Games)
10. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf)
