Hardcover Fiction

by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books, ISBN: 9781250209764); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 5 "Cummins's new novel is an exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for February 2020."

by Delia Owens (Putnam, ISBN: 9780735219090); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: * "Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Isabel Allende (Ballantine, ISBN: 9781984820150); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 5 "Allende's latest is an epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents, following two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. A February 2020 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Kiley Reid (Putnam, ISBN: 9780525541905); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 8 "Reid's debut novel is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. An Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for January 2020."

by Ann Patchett (Harper, ISBN: 9780062963673); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 22 "Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Jenny Offill (Knopf, ISBN: 9780385351102); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 2 "Offill's new novel is a hilarious and shimmering tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis. A February 2020 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press, ISBN: 9780525562023); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 38 "Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The #1 Indie Next List Pick for June 2019."

by Jojo Moyes (Pamela Dorman Books, ISBN: 9780399562488); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 20 "Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking novel of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Erin Morgenstern (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385541213); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 16 "Morgenstern's new novel is a timeless love story set in a secret underground world. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Kevin Wilson (Ecco, ISBN: 9780062913463); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 16 "Wilson's moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children who have a remarkable ability. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read."