Bestselling books the week of 4/28/16, according to IndieBound*

What's flying fastest off the shelves at independent bookstores across America?

3. TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George, Broadway
2. My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions
3. Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, Penguin
4. The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press - Debut
5. A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press
6. Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin, Scribner
7. A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor
8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, by Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press
9. Luckiest Girl Alive, by Jessica Knoll
10. Euphoria, by Lily King, Grove Press
11. My Sunshine Away, by M.O. Walsh, Putnam
12. Who Do You Love, by Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press
13. The Murder House, by James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central
14. The Revenant, by Michael Punke, Picador USA
15. The Guilty, by David Baldacci, Grand Central

On the Rise:
18. In a Dark, Dark Wood, by Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press
Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller is soon to be a major motion picture.

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