Published Wednesday, July 15, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 12, 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

#6- Country People by Daniel Mason (9798217197453)

#8- Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (Indies Introduce) by Ben Reeves (9781668216361)

#9- The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed #2) by Brigitte Knightley (9780593819487)

 

Hardcover Nonfiction

#15- You Won’t Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters by Rachel Aviv (9780525657057)

 

Early & Middle Grade

#11- Offside: A Graphic Novel by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Mari Costa (Illus.) (9781339023601)

 

Children’s Illustrated

#1- The Skeleton and the Cat by Brandon James Scott (9780063455887)

Children’s Series

New: Heartstopper #6: A Graphic Novel by Alice Oseman (9781546102441)

New: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived Graphic Novel #14) by Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.) (9781546137757)

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
  2. Whistler Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063511637
  3. The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett, Spiegel & Grau, $35.00, 9781954118812
  4. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
  5. Land Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593320648
  6. Country People- Debut Daniel Mason, Random House, $30.00, 9798217197453
  7. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820261
  8. Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (Indies Introduce)- Debut Ben Reeves, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781668216361
  9. The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed #2)- Debut Brigitte Knightley, Ace, $31.00, 9780593819487
  10. Villa Coco Andrew Sean Greer, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385551977
  11. The Shampoo Effect Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9798217059959
  12. The Midnight Train Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593833377
  13. The Things We Never Say Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $29.00, 9798217154746
  14. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820285
  15. The Gate of the Feral Gods Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593955970

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Simon & Schuster, $34.00, 9781668067246
  2. The Land and Its People: Essays David Sedaris, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316264839
  3. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
  4. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
  5. Famesick: A Memoir Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
  6. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
  7. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
  8. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
  9. The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781324006848
  10. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
  11. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children Mac Barnett, Little, Brown and Company, $20.00, 9780316601122
  12. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13.00, 9781538778005
  13. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir Isabel Klee, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063451070
  14. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
  15. You Won’t Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters- Debut Rachel Aviv, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525657057

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. Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593158739
  5. The Odyssey Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), Norton, $18.95, 9780393356250
  6. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
  7. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
  8. Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $20.00, 9780593853979
  9. The Deal Elle Kennedy, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781775293934
  10. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
  11. The Someday Garden Ashley Poston, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593952757
  12. Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780345539809
  13. The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
  14. Angel Down Daniel Kraus, Atria Books, $18.00, 9781668068519
  15. The Divorce Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $18.99, 9781464249631

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

  1. A Marriage at Sea Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $20.00, 9780593854297
  2. Communion: The Female Search for Love bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060938291
  3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
  4. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
  5. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348768
  6. Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
  7. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
  8. The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late Cory Doctorow, MCD, $18.00, 9780374621568
  9. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00, 9780804190114
  10. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
  11. A Resistance History of the United States Tad Stoermer, Steerforth, $19.95, 9781586424367
  12. Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Caroline Fraser, Penguin Books, $21.00, 9780593657249
  13. 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
  14. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Karen Hao, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593657522
  15. Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324130734

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. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129
  5. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
  6. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
  7. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
  8. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
  9. Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11.00, 9780553283686
  10. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

  1. The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
  2. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
  3. Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
  4. Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
  5. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
  6. A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
  7. Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956635
  8. Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
  9. Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokemon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
  10. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
  11. Offside: A Graphic Novel- Debut Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Mari Costa (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339023601
  12. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
  13. Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
  14. Renegades #1: The Magic Awakens Erin Hunter, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780063449534
  15. KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie in Comics: The Official Retelling in Comic Form Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9798217234301

 

YOUNG ADULT

  1. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
  2. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
  3. The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763642686
  4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
  5. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
  6. The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
  7. Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
  8. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
  9. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
  10. Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
  11. The Escape Game Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9798217006120
  12. Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
  13. The Heirs Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $20.99, 9781250326997
  14. The Summer of Broken Rules K.L. Walther, Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99, 9781728210292
  15. A Prince Among Pirates Katie Abdou, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665984775

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

  1. The Skeleton and the Cat- Debut Brandon James Scott, HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063455887
  2. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
  3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
  4. Where’s Waldo? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210651
  5. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
  6. 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
  1. It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
  2. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
  3. The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665974523
  4. For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
  5. Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $9.99, 9780140501698
  6. Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection Martin Handford, Candlewick, $14.99, 9781536224399
  7. Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
  8. Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer Jonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797233857 1
  9. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707

 

CHILDREN’S  SERIES

  1. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
  2. Heartstopper Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illus.), Graphix New in Series: Heartstopper #6: A Graphic Novel (9781546102441)
  3. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
  5. Warriors Graphic Novels Erin Hunter, Gibson Twist, Sammy Savos (Illus.), HarperAlley
  6. InvestiGators John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
  7. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Nico Delort (Illus.), Scholastic Press
  8. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic New in Series: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived Graphic Novel #14) (9781546137757)
  1. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
  2. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic