Published Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 26, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org.
Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#14- The Caretaker, by Marcus Kliewer
Hardcover Nonfiction
#14- How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work, by Jodi Kantor
Paperback Nonfiction
#4- James, by Percival Everett
Early & Middle Grade Readers
#13- Forbidden Mountain, by Brandon Mull
Children’s Illustrated
#13- The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story, by Kate Messner
Children’s Series
New in Series: Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #19) (9781546135548)
HARDCOVER FICTION
- Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
- The Night We Met (Indie Exclusive Edition) Abby Jimenez, Forever, $30.00, 9781538780688
- Kin Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32.00, 9780525659181
- The Keeper Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493465
- Go Gentle Maria Semple, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $30.00, 9798217176632
- Heart the Lover Lily King, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802165176
- The Ending Writes Itself Evelyn Clarke, Harper, $30.00, 9780063444614
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820261
- American Fantasy Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9798217046850
- Cherry Baby Rainbow Rowell, William Morrow, $32.00, 9780063380264
- Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250439208
- Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29.00 , 9780593973257
- The Caretaker- Debut Marcus Kliewer, Atria/Emily Bestler Books/12:01 Books, $29.00, 9781982198817
- Rites of the Starling Devney Perry, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781682816752
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
- Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
- Famesick: A Memoir Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
- A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881991
- How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself Jenny Lawson, Penguin Life, $29.00, 9780593833216
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
- The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00 , 9781668072240
- Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13.00, 9781538778005
- The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
- Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life Alex Mayyasi, Hosts of NPR’s Planet Money, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99 , 9781324078777
- 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
- How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work- Debut Jodi Kantor, Little, Brown and Company, $25.00 , 9780316609555
- Joyful, Anyway Kate Bowler, The Dial Press, $30.00 , 9780593734193
On the Rise:
- This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark Craig Fehrman, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00 , 9781982174248
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00 , 9781668236512
- Project Hail Mary (Movie Tie-In) Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00 , 9798217299461
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00 , 9780593820254
- Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99 , 9780063204164
- James- Debut, Percival Everett, Vintage, $20.00 , 9780593686867
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00 , 9780593418925
- The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00 , 9780593873465
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95 , 9781945492600
- The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99 , 9781668036594
- Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99 , 9781335534637
- Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00 , 9780345539809
- Game On Navessa Allen, Slowburn, $19.00 , 9781638932277
- Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $19.00 , 9781984898876
- Martyr! Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $20.00 , 9780593685778
- Dear Debbie Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 , 9781464249624
On the Rise:
- The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire India Holton, Berkley, $19.00 , 9780593641491
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00 , 9780593689004
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00 , 9780385348768
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00 , 9781571313560
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00 , 9781501183065
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00 , 9780804190114
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00 , 9781984898456
- Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Crown, $22.00 , 9780593800027
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $16.99, , 9780060959470
- The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss, Penguin Books, $20.00 , 9780593299944
- I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99 , 9781982185831
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00 , 9780307742490
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk M.D.,, Penguin Books, $19.00 , 9780143127741
- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $22.00 , 9780307279286
- The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $16.95 , 9798888904510
- Mutual Aid: New and Expanded Edition: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) Dean Spade, Verso, $16.95 , 9781836742555
On the Rise:
- On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer Rick Steves, Rick Steves, $19.99 , 9781641717458
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12.00 , 9780451524935
- Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12.00 , 9780451526342
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99 , 9781250318541
- Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11.00 , 9780553283686
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99 , 9780345391803
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99 , 9780345538987
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99 , 9780553577129
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99 , 9780765365279
- Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 , 9780593640340
- And Then There Were None Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99 , 9780062073488
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99 , 9781546151210
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99 , 9780593809891
- A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
- A Fishboy Named…Sashimi Dan Santat, Roaring Brook Press, $8.99 , 9781250360007
- A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm Philip C. Stead, Neal Porter Books, $18.99 , 9780823458097
- KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie in Comics: The Official Retelling in Comic Form Random House, Random House (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99 , 9798217234301
- Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel Rex Ogle, Dave Valeza (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99 , 9781338575071
- The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99 , 9780062991324
- Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 , 9781665961110
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99 , 9781338762457
- Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99 , 9781250904362
- The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $18.99 , 9781250387189
- Forbidden Mountain- Debut Brandon Mull, Labyrinth Road, $19.99 , 9780593712047
- Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 , 9781338801897
- Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (PokÇmon) Scholastic, $16.99 , 9781339028019
YOUNG ADULT
- The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99 , 9798217024308
- The Escape Game Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $22.99 , 9798217006120
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 , 9781534467637
- Release Me (Deluxe Limited Edition) Tahereh Mafi, Storytide, $25.99 , 9780063480339
- The Sun and the Starmaker (Deluxe Edition) Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99 , 9781728256184
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99 , 9781665982412
- We’re a Bad Idea, Right? K. L. Walther, Delacorte Romance, $14.99 , 9780593904794
- The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition Sasha Peyton Smith, HarperCollins, $24.99 , 9780063481152
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99 , 9780375842207
- Forgive-Me-Not: A Graphic Novel Mari Costa, First Second, $19.99 , 9781250784179
- Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 , 9781665921244
- Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 , 9781665947145
- What We Did to Survive Megan Lally, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99 , 9781728270173
- Queen of Faces: Deluxe Edition Petra Lord, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $22.99 , 9781250362971
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $13.99 , 9780525555278
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99 , 9781454999621
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99 , 9780694003617
- For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books (Illus.), Golden Books, $6.99 , 9798217233977
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99 , 9780399226908
- Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99 , 9780593616673
- Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99 , 9780358229278
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99 , 9780060254926
- If We Were Dogs Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 , 9780316581721
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99 , 9780805047905
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99 , 9780679805274
- Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99 , 9780803736801
- The Future Book Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 , 9798217033171
- The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story- Debut Kate Messner, Brian Biggs (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99 , 9780063372627
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99 , 9781442450707
- Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99 , 9780671449018
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
- Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
- Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic New in Series: Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #19) (9781546135548)
- The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Nico Delort (Illus.), Scholastic Press
- I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
- InvestiGators John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
- Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion
