The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, July 27, 2022 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 24, 2022). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org.
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#4-Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Daniel Silva (9780062834850)
#8-The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (9780593355336)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#5-Dirtbag, Massachusetts, by Isaac Fitzgerald (9781635573978)
#14-The High Sierra, by Kim Stanley Robinson (9780316593014)
Paperback Nonfiction
#6-This Is Your Mind on Plants, by Michael Pollan (9780593296929)
#8-Do the Work!, by W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz (9781523514281)
#14-How to Focus, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.) (9781952692178)
Mass Market
#3-Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens (9780593540350)
Young Adult
#15-Blackwater, by Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham (9781250777058)
Children’s Illustrated
#8-Berry Song, by Michaela Goade (9780316494175)
#15-Where’s Waldo? Double Trouble at the Museum, by Martin Handford (9781536224405)
Children’s Series
New: The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh!, by Aaron Blabey (9781338813180)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201
2. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969
3. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345
4. Portrait of an Unknown Woman- Debut
Daniel Silva, Harper, $29.99, 9780062834850
5. The It Girl
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $28.99, 9781982155261
6. Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $27, 9780593300268
7. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316258678
8. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau- Debut
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28, 9780593355336
9. Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25, 9780593321447
10. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474
11. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063003057
12. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236234
13. Upgrade
Blake Crouch, Ballantine, $28, 9780593157534
14. This Time Tomorrow
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780525539001
15. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30, 9780735222359
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316392457
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743
3. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30, 9780593133231
4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292
5. Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional- Debut
Isaac Fitzgerald, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27, 9781635573978
6. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $30, 9780385548519
7. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30, 9780399592553
8. Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of Submission
Mark Leibovich, Penguin Press, $29, 9780593296318
9. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
10. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385543101
11. Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28, 9781982168018
12. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35, 9780374157357
13. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38, 9780593230572
14. The High Sierra: A Love Story- Debut
Kim Stanley Robinson, Little, Brown, $40, 9780316593014
15. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18, 9780593540480
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
3. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17, 9780593334836
4. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
5. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
6. Ugly Love
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188
7. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758
8. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734
9. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18, 9781524798673
10. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
11. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
12. Every Summer After
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $16, 9780593438534
13. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney, Picador, $18, 9781250859044
14. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593311295
15. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17, 9780593101544
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560
2. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
3. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17, 9780525565994
4. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316296816
5. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
6. This Is Your Mind on Plants- Debut
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780593296929
7. Educated: A Memoir (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
8. Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book- Debut
W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz, Workman, $22.95, 9781523514281
9. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $20, 9780385348737
10. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
11. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $18, 9780399588600
12. Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9781954118119
13. Cuba: An American History
Ada Ferrer, Scribner, $20, 9781501154560
14. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)- Debut
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178
15. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $18, 9780525619345
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3. Where the Crawdads Sing- Debut
Delia Owens, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540350
4. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
6. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11, 9780399501487
7. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
8. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
9. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
10. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087
2. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780062991324
3. Swim Team
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $12.99, 9780063056763
4. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
5. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801897
6. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
7. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
8. Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880
9. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
10. Alone
Megan E. Freeman, Aladdin, $8.99, 9781534467576
11. Minecraft: Guide to Combat
Mojang AB, The Official Minecraft Team, Random House Worlds, $12.99, 9780593355886
12. Ghosts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801903
13. Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558
14. The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1)
Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425
15. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
YOUNG ADULT
1. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
2. Family of Liars
E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593485859
3. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
4. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
5. I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Casey McQuiston, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250244451
6. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $14.99, 9780375842207
8. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
9. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen Canada, $17.99, 9780735269934
10. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $18.99, 9781682633243
11. Our Crooked Hearts
Melissa Albert, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250826367
12. She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534493797
13. Firekeeper’s Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
14. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Candlewick, $10.99, 9781536215892
15. Blackwater- Debut
Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham, Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks, $17.99, 9781250777058
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
3. Where’s Waldo?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210651
4. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
5. The Pool (Bluey)
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685
6. Camping (Bluey)
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
8. Berry Song- Debut
Michaela Goade, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316494175
9. Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698
10. Noodle and the No Bones Day
Jonathan Graziano, Dan Tavis (Illus.), Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781665927109
11. Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $14.99, 9781536224399
12. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801
13. Where’s Waldo Now?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210668
14. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707
15. Where’s Waldo? Double Trouble at the Museum- Debut
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536224405
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback)
Alice Oseman, Graphix
2. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
New in Series: The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! (9781338813180)
3. The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback)
Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
4. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
8. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
9. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
