Published Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 1, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

Debuts for the week:

 

Hardcover Fiction

#2-Kin, by Tayari Jones (9780525659181)

#4-Brawler, by Lauren Groff (9780593418420)

#10-More Than Enough, by Anna Quindlen (9780593734605)

#15-The Red Winter, by Cameron Sullivan (9781250362766)

 

Hardcover Nonfiction

#1-A World Appears, by Michael Pollan (9781984881991)

#3-We the Women, by Norah O’Donnell, Kate Andersen Brower (9780593727027)

#7-Young Man in a Hurry, by Gavin Newsom (9781984881939)

 

Paperback Fiction

#5-And Now, Back to You, by B.K. Borison (9780593953143)

 

Paperback Nonfiction

#1-Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton (9780593689004)

#13-Thirty-Two Words for Field, by Manchán Magan (9781645023760)

 

Young Adult

#9-Just Between Us, by Adeline Kon (9780593696965)

 

Children’s Illustrated

#13-Is It Spring?, by Kevin Henkes (9780063469259)

#14-Because of a Shoe, by Julie Fogliano, Marla Frazee (Illus.) (9780593707401)

 

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
  2. Kin- Debut Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32, 9780525659181
  3. Vigil George Saunders, Random House, $28, 9780525509622
  4. Brawler: Stories- Debut Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $29, 9780593418420
  5. Heart the Lover Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176
  6. The Astral Library (Deluxe Limited Edition) Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $32, 9780063244788
  7. Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29, 9780593973257
  8. Half His Age Jennette McCurdy, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593723739
  9. Operation Bounce House Matt Dinniman, Ace, $32, 9780593820308
  10. More Than Enough- Debut Anna Quindlen, Random House, $29, 9780593734605
  11. Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250827951
  12. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32, 9780307700155
  13. My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
  14. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30, 9780593820261
  15. The Red Winter- Debut Cameron Sullivan, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250362766

 

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness- Debut Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32, 9781984881991
  2. Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Knopf, $35, 9780593493120
  3. We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America- Debut Norah O’Donnell, Kate Andersen Brower, Ballantine Books, $35, 9780593727027
  4. American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology on Meacham, Random House, $38, 9780593597552
  5. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
  6. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30, 9780593733318
  7. Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery- Debut Gavin Newsom, Penguin Press, $30, 9781984881939
  8. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366
  9. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35, 9781324094647
  1. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered, a Nation Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking, $35, 9780593296967
  1. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest, Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
  1. A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck (Indies Introduce) Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593854280
  1. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13, 9781538778005
  2. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
  3. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $20, 9781982181314

 

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

  1. Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20, 9781668236512
  2. Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
  3. Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534637
  4. Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20, 9780593820254
  5. And Now, Back to You- Debut B.K. Borison, Berkley, $19, 9780593953143
  6. Wuthering Heights (Movie Tie-In) Emily Brontë, Penguin Books, $18, 9780143139140
  7. Game Changer Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534620
  8. The Long Game Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534644
  9. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925
  10. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $19, 9781984898876
  11. Dear Debbie Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464249624
  12. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
  13. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
  14. The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538742570
  15. The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070

 

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

  1. Raising Hare: A Memoir- Debut Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21, 9780593689004
  2. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14, 9780804190114
  3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
  4. I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982185831
  5. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $16.99, 9780060959470
  6. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
  7. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
  8. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
  9. The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257
  10. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $20, 9780735213623
  11. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19, 9781250397676
  12. The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Morgan Housel, Harriman House,$19.99, 9780857197689
  13. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape- Debut Manchán Magan, Chelsea Green, $19.95, 9781645023760
  14. Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $18, 9781419777301
  15. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam Grant, Penguin, $20, 9780593653661

 

 

MASS MARKET

  1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451524935
  2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451526342
  3. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
  4. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
  5. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
  6. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
  7. A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716
  8. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $9.99, 9780440180296
  9. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
  10. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345514400

 

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

  1. The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Rocky Pond Books, $14.99, 9798217111916
  2. Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665961110
  3. The Lions’ Run Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9781250392817
  4. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
  5. Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362
  6. Winnie-the-Pooh: 100th Anniversary Edition A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illus.), Aladdin, $10.99, 9781665984126
  7. A Blood Moon (Snowlands #1) Morr Meroz, Collin Fogel (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546171737
  8. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
  9. The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2) Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809907
  10. Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
  11. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
  12. War Games Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736106
  13. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
  14. Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
  15. Charlotte’s Web E. B. White, HarperCollins, $10.99, 9780064400558

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

  1. The Sun and the Starmaker Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99, 9781728256184
  2. Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $19, 9798217043408
  3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
  4. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
  5. Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
  6. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $18, 9780593622452
  7. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
  8. Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
  9. Just Between Us: A Graphic Novel- Debut Adeline Kon, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593696965
  10. Beth Is Dead Katie Bernet, Sarah Barley Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665988698
  11. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
  12. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
  13. The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
  14. A Stage Set for Villains Shannon J. Spann, Entangled: Mayhem Books, $22.99, 9781649379511
  15. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145

 

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

  1. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
  2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
  3. For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
  4. Rumpelstiltskin Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Orchard Books, $19.99, 9781338673852
  5. If We Were Dogs Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316581721
  6. The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
  7. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
  8. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story) Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593810309
  9. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
  10. Buffalo Fluffalo Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530
  11. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707
  12. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
  13. Is It Spring?- Debut Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow Books, $21.99, 9780063469259
  14. Because of a Shoe- Debut Julie Fogliano, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593707401
  15. Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673

 

 

CHILDREN’S SERIES

  1. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
  2. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
  4. InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
  5. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
  6. I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Cassie Anderson (Illus.), Scholastic
  7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
  8. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion
  9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion
  10. Dragon Masters (paperback) Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic