Published Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 21, 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:

Paperback Fiction

#4- The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston

Young Adult

#2- A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou

 

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
  2. Whistler Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063511637
  3. Land Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593320648
  4. The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett, Spiegel & Grau, $35.00, 9781954118812
  5. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
  6. The Midnight Train Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593833377
  7. Villa Coco Andrew Sean Greer, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385551977
  8. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820261
  9. Our Perfect Storm Carley Fortune, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593953242
  10. The Things We Never Say Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $29.00, 9798217154746
  11. Daughters of the Sun and Moon Lisa See, Scribner, $29.00, 9781982117054
  12. John of John Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802167194
  13. Contrapposto Dave Eggers, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593803509
  14. Kin Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32.00, 9780525659181
  15. Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250439208

 

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. The Land and Its People: Essays David Sedaris, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316264839
  2. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
  3. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
  4. Famesick: A Memoir Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
  5. The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781324006848
  6. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
  7. All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches Ben Rhodes, Random House, $35.00, 9780593595121
  8. Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter Neil deGrasse Tyson, Simon Six, $26.00, 9781668249970
  9. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
  10. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir Isabel Klee, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063451070
  11. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
  12. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
  13. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
  14. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children Mac Barnett, Little, Brown and Company, $20.00, 9780316601122
  15. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881991

 

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

  1. Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
  2. Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00, 9780593820254
  3. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
  4.  The Someday Garden- Debut, Ashley Poston, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593952757
  1. Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593158739
  2. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
  3. The Deal Elle Kennedy, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781775293934
  4. Angel Down Daniel Kraus, Atria Books, $18.00, 9781668068519
  5. Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $20.00, 9780593853979
  6. The Divorce Freida McFadden Poisoned Pen Press, $18.99, 9781464249631
  7. James Percival Everett, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593686867
  8. Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593441237
  9. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
  10. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
  11. The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465

 

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

  1. Communion: The Female Search for Love bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060938291
  2. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348768
  3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
  1. A Resistance History of the United States Tad Stoermer, Steerforth, $19.95, 9781586424367
  2. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
  3. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
  4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
  5. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon, Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00, 9781501183065
  1. Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
  2. Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Caroline Fraser, Penguin Books, $21.00, 9780593657249
  3. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Karen Hao, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593657522
  4. Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324130734
  5. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $22.00, 9780307279286
  6. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00, 9780804190114
  7. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $18.95, 9781771643771

 

 

MASS MARKET

  1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451524935
  2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451526342
  3. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
  4. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
  5. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129
  6. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
  7. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
  8. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
  9. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
  10. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $9.99, 9780440180296

 

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

  1. The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
  2. Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
  3. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
  4. Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
  5. Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956635
  6. Renegades #1: The Magic Awakens Erin Hunter, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780063449534
  7. Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
  1. The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
  2. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
  3. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
  4. Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokemon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
  5. Midsummer Sisters (A Graphic Novel) Niki Smith, Graphix, $14.99, 9781546128946
  6. Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362
  7. Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
  8. A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

  1. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
  2. A Prince Among Pirates- Debut Katie Abdou, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665984775
  3. The Summer of Second Chances (Deluxe Edition) K. L. Walther, Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99, 9781464219177
  4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
  5. The Heirs Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $20.99, 9781250326997
  6. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
  7. The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
  8. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
  9. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
  10. Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
  11. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
  12. The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
  13. The Escape Game Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9798217006120
  14. The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763642686
  15. Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268

 

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

  1. Dad Christian Robinson, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9781250397041
  2. Grumpy Monkey Father’s Day Fuss Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $12.99, 9780593709405
  3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
  4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
  5. The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665974523
  6. It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
  7. Construction Site: Dad and His Crew Power Through! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797238500
  8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: Stamped Edges Special Edition Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $10.99, 9781250445506
  9. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
  10. Construction Site: Firefight! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226590
  11. For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
  12. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
  13. Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer Jonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797233857
  14. Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358229278
  15. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035

 

 

CHILDREN’S SERIES

  1. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
  2. InvestiGators John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
  3. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
  5. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
  6. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Nico Delort (Illus.), Scholastic Press
  7. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic
  8. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
  9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion
  10. Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion