The Indie Bestsellers List

The Indie Bestsellers List

Published Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 4, 2025). 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

#8-The Amalfi Curse, by Sarah Penner (9780778308003)

#10-The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett (9780593873441)

Hardcover Nonfiction

#6-The Fate of the Day, by Rick Atkinson (9780593799185)

#12-Matriarch, by Tina Knowles (9780593597408)

Paperback Fiction

#1-Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt (9780063204164)

Paperback Nonfiction

#12-The Project, by David A. Graham (9798217153725)

Mass Market

#6-Shadow of Doubt, by Brad Thor (9781982182243)

Early & Middle Grade

#3-Orris and Timble: Lost and Found, by Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.)  (9781536225303)

#6-The Trouble with Heroes, by Kate Messner (9781547616398)

#10-Beetle & the Chimera Carnival, by Aliza Layne (9781665907477)

#15-Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel, by Barbara Park, Honie Beam (Illus.) (9780593645635)

Young Adult

#6-The Floating World, by Axie Oh (9781250853080)

#10-Love at Second Sight, by F. T. Lukens (9781665950947)

Children’s Illustrated

#8-Odder: An Otter’s Story, by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.) (9781250323590)

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry, Berkley, $29, 9780593441299

2. James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369

3. Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez, Forever, $28, 9781538759196

4. The God of the Woods, Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918

5. Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250827951

6. The Wedding People, Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576

7. Broken Country, Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668078181

8. The Amalfi Curse- Debut, Sarah Penner, Park Row, $30, 9780778308003

9. Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20, 9780802158741

10. The Road to Tender Hearts- Debut Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $29, 9780593873441

11. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones, S&S/Saga Press, $29.99, 9781668075081

12. Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $32, 9780593802724

13. Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172

14. The Sirens, Emilia Hart, St. Martin’s Press, $29, 9781250280824

15. Heartwood, Amity Gaige, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668063606

On the Rise:

18. The Staircase in the Woods, Chuck Wendig, Del Rey, $30, 9780593156568

 

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 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

2. Abundance, Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668023488

3. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572

4. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240

5. The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $30, 9780593734636

6. The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780- Debut, Rick Atkinson, Crown, $42, 9780593799185

7. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148

8. Notes to John, Joan Didion, Knopf, $32, 9780593803677

9. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, Sarah Wynn-Williams, Flatiron Books, $32.99, 9781250391230

10. Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service, Michael Lewis (Ed.), Riverhead Books, $30, 9798217047802

11. The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886

12. Matriarch: A Memoir- Debut, Tina Knowles, One World, $35, 9780593597408

13. Raising Hare: A Memoir, Chloe Dalton, Pantheon, $27, 9780593701843

14. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593655030

15. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones , James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292

On the Rise:

17. Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats, Courtney Gustafson, Crown, $28, 9780593727614

 

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Remarkably Bright Creatures- Debut. Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164

2. Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778

3. The Ministry of Time, Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668045152

4. Funny Story, Emily Henry, Berkley, $19, 9780593441213

5. Tom Lake, Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $19, 9780063327535

6. The Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070

7. I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600

8. Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles, Penguin Books, $19, 9780593296394

9. Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984

10. Orbital, Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17, 9780802163622

11. The Paris Novel, Ruth Reichl, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $19, 9780812986372

12. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371

13. Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182

14. Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus, Vintage, $19, 9780593314487

15. North Woods, Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18, 9780593597040

On the Rise:

16. King of Envy, Ana Huang, Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781728289762

 

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114

2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490

3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560

4. The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131

5. All About Love: New Visions, bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470

6. A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever, Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797232751

7. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456

8. The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition, Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20, 9780143129257

9. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741

10. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017, Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651

11. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, Cat Bohannon, Vintage, $20, 9780345806208

12. The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America- DEBUT, David A. Graham, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $16, 9798217153725

13. Sociopath: A Memoir, Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781668003190

14. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18, 9780593652985

15. A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $22.99, 9780062397348

 

 

MASS MARKET

1. 1984, George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935

2. Animal Farm, George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

3. The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129

4. Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541

5. The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279

6. Shadow of Doubt- Debut, Brad Thor, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982182243

7. The Exchange, John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600

8. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296

9. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

10. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

 

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

1. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel, Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215

2. Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860

3. Orris and Timble: Lost and Found- Debut, Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536225303

4. Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel, Betty C. Tang, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338832716

5. The Eyes and the Impossible, Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Yearling, $14.99, 9781524764234

6. The Trouble with Heroes- Debut, Kate Messner, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, $17.99, 9781547616398

7. A Wolf Called Fire, Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133

8. The Lost Library, Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250838834

9. The New Girl: A Graphic Novel, Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457

10. Beetle & the Chimera Carnival- Debut, Aliza Layne, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 9781665907477

11. Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293

12. Smile: A Graphic Novel, Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264

13. Guts: A Graphic Novel, Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500

14. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272

15. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel- Debut, Barbara Park, Honie Beam (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780593645635

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

1. Wings of Starlight, Allison Saft, Random House/Disney, $18.99, 9781368098458

2. Our Infinite Fates (Deluxe Limited Edition), Laura Steven, Wednesday Books, $20, 9781250333889

3. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17, 9780593622452

4. Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1, Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20, 9781250866905

5. Better Than the Movies, Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637

6. The Floating World- Debut, Axie Oh, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250853080

7. Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2, Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20, 9781250866929

8. If He Had Been with Me, Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489

9. Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958

10. Love at Second Sight- Debut, T. Lukens, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781665950947
11. Nothing Like the Movies. Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138

12. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196

13. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207

14. The Outsiders,  E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
15. If Only I Had Told Her, Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229

 

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617

2. Will the Pigeon Graduate?, Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454960430

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908

4. Don’t Trust Fish, Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673

5. Little Blue Truck and Racer Red, Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780063387843

6. Grumpy Monkey Mom for a Day, Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $12.99, 9780593709313

7. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274

8. Odder: An Otter’s Story- Debut, Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250323590

9. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926

10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905

11. The Bakery Dragon, Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968

12. Good Night, Gorilla, Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035

13. I Am Elphaba (Little Golden Book), Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860

14. Pat the Bunny, Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007

15. Little Blue Truck, Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228

 

 

CHILDREN’S SERIES

1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback), Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press

2. Dog Man (hardcover), Dav Pilkey, Graphix

3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover), Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams

4. The Powerless Trilogy (hardcover and paperback), Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

5. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback), Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic

6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover), Mo Willems, Hyperion

7. I Survived (hardcover and paperback), Lauren Tarshis, Karen De la Vega (Illus.), Scholastic

8. The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback), Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

9. InvestiGators (hardcover), John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second

10. Dragon Masters (paperback), Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic