The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 28, 2023). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org.
Booksellers: The Indie Bestseller List, along with Other Indie Favorites, may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. On Wednesday afternoon, go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you.
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#11-Rogue Justice, by Stacey Abrams (9780385548328)
#13-The Late Americans, by Brandon Taylor (9780593332337)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#8-Raw Dog, by Jamie Loftus (9781250847744)
#13- On Our Best Behavior, by Elise Loehnen (9780593243039)
#14-The Book of Charlie, by David Von Drehle (9781476773926)
Paperback Fiction
#15-This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub (9780525539018)
Paperback Nonfiction
#12-River of the Gods, by Candice Millard (9780525435648)
Children’s Illustrated
#10-The Digger and the Butterfly, by Joseph Kuefler (9780063237940)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32, 9780802162175
2. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27, 9780593441275
3. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
4. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345
5. Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30, 9780063250833
6. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201
7. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50, 9780525655596
8. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243732
9. The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28, 9780812998627
10. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
11. Rogue Justice- Debut
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $29, 9780385548328
12. The Postcard
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28, 9781609458386
13. The Late Americans- Debut
Brandon Taylor, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593332337
14. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
15. Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28, 9780399590948
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
3. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28, 9780593239919
4. I’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292
7. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32, 9780593236598
8. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs- Debut
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $26.99, 9781250847744
9. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35, 9780374279295
10. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28, 9781982185855
11. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99, 9780785291817
12. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30, 9780735225268
13. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good- Debut
Elise Loehnen, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243039
14. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man- Debut
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26, 9781476773926
15. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26, 9780385547772
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
4. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18, 9780593438558
5. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
7. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
8. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17, 9780593466575
9. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
10. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9780593598429
11. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734
12. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
13. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
14. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578
15. This Time Tomorrow- Debut
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $18, 9780525539018
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17, 9780307742483
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951
3. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17, 9780593315699
4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560
5. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
6. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
7. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25, 9781250858801
8. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $18, 9780593139028
9. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18, 9780525555247
10. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742
11. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
12. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile- Debut
Candice Millard, Anchor, $18, 9780525435648
13. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20, 9780593230275
14. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
15. Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17, 9780593685211
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
4. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
6. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
7. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
8. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
9. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
10. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153
2. The One and Only Ruby
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089
3. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312
4. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531
5. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936
6. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324
7. The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203
8. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
9. The Eyes and the Impossible: (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), McSweeney’s, $28, 9781952119453
10. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
11. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
12. Swim Team
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763
13. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
14. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953
15. Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880
YOUNG ADULT
1. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588
2. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636
3. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758
4. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
5. Solitaire
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420
6. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
7. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
8. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel)
Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725
9. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
10. Imogen, Obviously
Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063045873
11. Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel
Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781665918466
12. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746
13. I Must Betray You
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $12.99, 9781984836045
14. Family of Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99, 9780593485880
15. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
4. Weather Together
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665916981
5. Bluey: The Pool
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685
6. Bluey: The Beach
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094
7. Bluey: Camping
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
10. The Digger and the Butterfly- Debut
Joseph Kuefler, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063237940
11. Bluey: The Creek
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571
12. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431
13. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
14. Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great!
Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316486798
15. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
3. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
6. I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic
7. Spy School (hardcover and paperback)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
8. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback)
Holly Jackson, Ember
9. InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J. K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
