The Indie Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, June 28, 2023 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 25, 2023). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#12-Zero Days, by Ruth Ware (9781982155292)
#13-I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, by Lorrie Moore (9780307594143)
#15-The Only One Left, by Riley Sager (9780593183229)
Paperback Nonfiction
#12-Bittersweet, by Susan Cain (9780451499790)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32, 9780802162175
2. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
3. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345
4. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27, 9780593441275
5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201
6. Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30, 9780063250833
7. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
8. The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $30, 9780316258777
9. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243732
10. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
11. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28, 9781982117085
12. Zero Days- Debut
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $29.99, 9781982155292
13. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home- Debut
Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $27, 9780307594143
14. The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28, 9780812998627
15. The Only One Left- Debut
Riley Sager, Dutton, $28, 9780593183229
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260
2. Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359
3. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
4. I’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
5. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28, 9780593239919
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292
7. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593298886
8. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32, 9780593236598
9. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
10. Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children’s Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14, 9780593580400
11. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Christian Cooper, Random House, $28, 9780593242384
12. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35, 9780374279295
13. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30, 9780735225268
14. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28, 9781982185855
15. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26, 9780385547772
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
3. Love, Theoretically
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17, 9780593336861
4. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498
5. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352
6. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
7. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
8. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18, 9780593158708
9. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734
10. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18, 9780593438558
11. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
12. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20, 9781668002193
13. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
14. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
15. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9780593598429
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17, 9780307742483
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951
3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560
4. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Back Bay Books, $18.99, 9780316392433
5. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17, 9780593315699
6. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
7. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18, 9780593498088
8. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
9. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25, 9781250858801
10. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18, 9780593467732
11. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18, 9780525510321
12. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole- Debut
Susan Cain, Crown, $18, 9780451499790
13. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
14. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742
15. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18, 9780525555247
MASS MARKET
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
3. The Judge’s List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831
4. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
5. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
7. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
8. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
9. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
10. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $10.99, 9781250894229
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS
1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153
2. The One and Only Ruby
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089
3. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312
4. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531
5. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O’Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260
6. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936
7. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324
8. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
9. Tegan and Sara: Junior High
Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Tillie Walden (Illus.), Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $14.99, 9780374313029
10. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
11. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
12. The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203
13. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
14. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953
15. Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905
YOUNG ADULT
1. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758
2. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636
3. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
4. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
5. Solitaire
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420
6. Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel
Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781665918466
7. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588
8. Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160
9. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207
11. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
12. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel)
Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725
13. Family of Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99, 9780593485880
14. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746
15. Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
1. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. Bluey: The Pool
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
5. Bluey: The Beach
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094
6. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431
7. Bluey: Camping
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103
8. Weather Together
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665916981
9. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
11. Bluey: The Creek
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571
12. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
13. Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698
14. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
15. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
CHILDREN’S SERIES
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
5. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback)
Holly Jackson, Ember
6. The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback)
Jenny Han, S&S
7. I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic
8. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
9. Spy School (hardcover and paperback)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
10. InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
