The Indie Bestsellers List

The Indie Bestsellers List

Published Wednesday, October 8, 2025 (for the sales week ended Sunday, October 5, 2025). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

 

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#1-The Impossible Fortune, by Richard Osman (9780593653258)

#6-Heart the Lover, by Lily King (9780802165176)

#9-What Stalks the Deep, by T. Kingfisher (9781250354921)

 

Paperback Fiction

#2-Soul Searching, by Lyla Sage (9780593977774)

#14-Playground, by Richard Powers (9781324123736)

 

Paperback Nonfiction

#3-Revenge of the Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (9780316581509)

#12-The Eyes of Gaza, by Plestia Alaqad (9780316597456)

#15-Supercommunicators, by Charles Duhigg (9780593243923)

 

Early & Middle Grade

#3-Secrets of the Purple Pearl, by Kate McKinnon (9780316555296)

#15-Sweet & Salty!, by King Arthur Baking Company (9781665930666)

 

Young Adult

#1-Fake Skating, by Lynn Painter (9781665921268)

#3-Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition, by Alex Aster (9781419785627)

#4-The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition), by Stephen Chbosky (9781665982412)

#9-Bitten (Deluxe Limited Edition), by Jordan Stephanie Gray (9780316584548)

#14-The Weaver Bride, by Lydia Gregovic (9780593572412)

 

Children’s Illustrated

#2-Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, by Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.) (9780593810309)

#13-Billie Jean Peet, Athlete, by Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus. (9781419775741)

 

Children’s Series

New: Twilight: Deluxe Collector’s Edition, by Stephenie Meyer (9780316586887)

New: Twilight (20th Anniversary Edition), by Stephenie Meyer (9780316592987)

New: The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection, by Stephenie Meyer (9780316587266)

New: The Prophecies Begin, #3 (Warriors Graphic Novels), by Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.) (9780063203938)

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Impossible Fortune- Debut Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30, 9780593653258
2. Alchemised SenLinYu, Del Rey, $35, 9780593972700
3. The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Doubleday, $38, 9780385546898
4. What We Can Know Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30, 9780593804728
5. Katabasis R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $32, 9780063446243
6. Heart the Lover- Debut Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176
7. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32, 9780307700155
8. The Academy Elin Hilderbrand, Shelby Cunningham, Little, Brown and Company, $30, 9780316567855
9. What Stalks the Deep- Debut T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $19.99, 9781250354921
10. My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
11. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
12. Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593158715
13. We Love You, Bunny Mona Awad, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $30, 9781668059869
14. Buckeye Patrick Ryan, Random House, $30, 9780593595039
15. Circle of Days Ken Follett, Grand Central Publishing, $40, 9781538772775

 

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 107 Days Kamala Harris, Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668211656
2. Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love Samin Nosrat, Random House, $45, 9781984857781
3. Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit Brené Brown, Random House, $32, 9781984855749
4. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution Jill Lepore, Liveright, $39.99, 9781631496080
5. 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
6. Poems & Prayers Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $29, 9781984862105

7. All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $35, 9780593540985
8. History Matters David McCullough, Simon & Schuster, $27, 9781668098998
9. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
10. Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy Mary Roach, W. W. Norton & Company, $28.99, 9781324050629
11. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
12. Awake: A Memoir Jen Hatmaker, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668083680
13. Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds John Fugelsang, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668066898
14. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
15. Mother Mary Comes to Me Arundhati Roy, Scribner, $30, 9781668094716

 

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Project Hail Mary ndy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
2. Soul Searching- Debut Lyla Sage, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593977774
3. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
4. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
5. Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Picador, $19, 9781250397560
6. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna, Berkley, $19, 9780593439371
7. The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538742570
8. The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Penguin, $19, 9780593489291
9. The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987
10. The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
11. Martyr! Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778
12. The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
13. The City and Its Uncertain Walls Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $19, 9780593687840
14. Playground- Debut Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324123736
15. The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore, HarperCollins, $18.99, 9780008610678

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114
2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
3. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering- Debut Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, $21.99, 9780316581509
4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
5. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
6. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
7. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
8. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $25, 9780593734230
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. A People’s History of the United States Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $23.99, 9780062397348
11. The 2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac Old Farmer’s Almanac, $10.95, 9781961793682
12. The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience- Debut Plestia Alaqad, Little, Brown and Company, $18.99, 9780316597456
13. The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257
14. The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131
15. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection- Debut Charles Duhigg, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20, 9780593243923

 

MASS MARKET

1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
3. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
4. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
5. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
6. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
7. The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
8. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
9. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $9.99, 9780440180296
10. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345514400

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico di Angelo Adventure Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $21.99, 9781368109116
2. The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2) Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809907
3. Secrets of the Purple Pearl (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science)- Debut Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316555296
4. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
5. Troubling Tonsils! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 978165961080

6. Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362
7. The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780316554831
8. Howl’s Moving Castle Deluxe Limited Edition Diana Wynne Jones, Greenwillow Books, $24.99, 9780063416468
9. Scarlet Morning ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063210349
10. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361
11. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: Color Edition Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338687859
12. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
13. The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $8.99, 9781665932547
14. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
15. Sweet & Saty!: King Arthur Baking Company’s Cookbook for Young Bakers- Debut King Arthur Baking Company, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665930666

 

YOUNG ADULT

1. Fake Skating- Debut Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
2. Hekate: The Witch (Deluxe Limited Edition) Nikita Gill, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316581820
3. Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (A Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book)- Debut Alex Aster, Amulet Books, $34.99, 9781419785627
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition)- Debut Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
5. Falling Like Leaves Misty Wilson, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $12.99, 9781665975193
6. Sisters in the Wind Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250328533
7. We Were Liars (Deluxe Edition) E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217118076
8. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
9. Bitten (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Jordan Stephanie Gray, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316584548
10. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
11. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
12. Blood Moon Britney S. Lewis, Page Street YA, $18.99, 9798890032294
13. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17, 9780593622452
14. The Weaver Bride- Debut Lydia Gregovic, Delacorte Press, $21.99, 9780593572412
15. Thorn Season (Deluxe Limited Edition) Kiera Azar, Storytide, $24.99, 9780063464773

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

1. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593110409
2. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story)- Debut Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593810309
3. Hansel and Gretel Stephen King, Maurice Sendak (Illus.), HarperCollins, $26.99, 9780062644695
4. Richard Scarry’s Halloween Cars and Trucks Richard Scarry, Random House Books for Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593905166
5. If We Were Dogs Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316581721
6. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
7. Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat Julien Chung, Beach Lane Books, $19.99, 9781665954785
8. Baby Pumpkin: Finger Puppet Book Yu-Hsuan Huang (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.99, 9781797232782
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
10. Little Blue Truck’s Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780544772533
11. Bluey and Bingo’s Book of Scary Things Charlie Moon, Penguin Young Readers, $10.99, 9780593891254
12. Aggie and the Ghost Matthew Forsythe, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, $19.99, 9781534478206
13. Billie Jean Peet, Athlete: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)- Debut Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781419775741
14. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Halloween Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $9.99, 9780593890172

 

CHILDREN’S SERIES

1. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
3. The Twilight Saga (hardcover and paperback) Stephenie Meyer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

New: Twilight: Deluxe Collector’s Edition (9780316586887)

New: Twilight (20th Anniversary Edition) (9780316592987)

New: The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection (9780316587266)

4. Warriors Graphic Novels (hardcover and paperback) Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley New in Series: The Prophecies Begin, #3 (9780063203938)
5. I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Chris Chalik (Illus.), Scholastic
6. InvestiGators (hardcover) ohn Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
7. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
8. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
9. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
10. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion