The Indie Bestsellers List
Published Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 22, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#3-The Astral Library (Deluxe Limited Edition), by Kate Quinn (9780063244788)
#5-Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter, by Heather Fawcett (9780593973257)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#1-American Struggle, by Jon Meacham (9780593597552)
#15-On Morrison, by Namwali Serpell (9780593732915)
Paperback Nonfiction
15-On Democracy, by Walt Whitman (9781598538465)
Young Adult
#1-The Sun and the Starmaker, by Rachel Griffin (9781728256184)
Children’s Illustrated
#11-Exca-Gator!, by Brooke Hartman, Michael Slack (Illus.) (9780593693339)
Children’s Series
New: Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble, by John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.) (9781250359469)
HARDCOVER FICTION
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
- Vigil George Saunders, Random House, $28, 9780525509622
- The Astral Library (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $32, 9780063244788
- Heart the Lover Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176
- Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter- Debut Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29, 9780593973257
- Operation Bounce House Matt Dinniman, Ace, $32, 9780593820308
- Half His Age Jennette McCurdy, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593723739
- The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32, 9780307700155
- Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250827951
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30, 9780593820261
- My Husband’s Wife Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar, $28.99, 9781250337818
- My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
- James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
- Anatomy of an Alibi Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $30, 9780593834459
- Isles of the Emberdark Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $30.99, 9781250415394
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology- Debut Jon Meacham, Random House, $38, 9780593597552
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
- Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Knopf, $35, 9780593493120
- Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30, 9780593733318
- The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35, 9781324094647
- 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
- The Greatest Sentence Ever Written Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $20, 9781982181314
- A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck (Indies Introduce) Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593854280
- 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking, $35, 9780593296967
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
- Football Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593490648
- Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13, 9781538778005
- Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm Charlie Mackesy, Penguin Life, $27, 9780593994825
- On Morrison- Debut Namwali Serpell, Hogarth, $32, 9780593732915
On the Rise:
- A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides Gisèle Pelicot, Penguin Press, $32, 9798217181322
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20, 9781668236512
- Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534637
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20, 9780593820254
- Wuthering Heights (Movie Tie-In) Emily Brontë, Penguin Books, $18, 9780143139140
- The Long Game Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534644
- Game Changer Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534620
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925
- Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $19, 9781984898876
- Dear Debbie Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464249624
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
- Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
- The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538742570
- The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
- Role Model Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534613
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14, 9780804190114
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $16.99, 9780060959470
- I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982185831
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $20, 9780735213623
- Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19, 9781250397676
- The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
- The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and
Happiness Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
- Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $18, 9781419777301
- Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam Grant, Penguin, $20, 9780593653661
- A People’s History of the United States Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $23.99, 9780062397348
- On Democracy- Debut Walt Whitman, Library of America, $12.50, 9781598538465
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451524935
- Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451526342
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
- Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $9.99, 9780440180296
- The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
- Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin,$12, 9780399501487
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345514400
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665961110
- The Lions’ Run Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9781250392817
- The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Rocky Pond Books, $14.99, 9798217111916
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
- A Blood Moon (Snowlands #1) Morr Meroz, Collin Fogel (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546171737
- A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
- Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362
- Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
- War Games Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736106
- Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
- Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
- The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
- Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
- Winging It: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781338818529
YOUNG ADULT
- The Sun and the Starmaker- Debut Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99, 9781728256184
- Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $19, 9798217043408
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
- Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
- Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
- Beth Is Dead Katie Bernet, Sarah Barley Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665988698
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
- Queen of Faces: Deluxe Edition Petra Lord, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $22.99, 9781250362971
- The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
- Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $18, 9780593622452
- Don’t Let the Forest In CG Drews, Square Fish, $12.99, 9781250895646
- Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
- The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
- For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
- Rumpelstiltskin Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Orchard Books, $19.99, 9781338673852
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
- The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
- Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story) Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593810309
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
- Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
- Exca-Gator!- Debut Brooke Hartman, Michael Slack (Illus.), Flamingo Books, $18.99, 9780593693339
- Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
- Jamberry Bruce Degen, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780694006519
- Bored Felicita Sala, Neal Porter Books, $18.99, 9780823461141
- The Wildest Thing Emily Winfield Martin, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9798217023981
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
- InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second New in Series: Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble (9781250359469)
- The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
- I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Cassie Anderson (Illus.), Scholastic
- Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion
- Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion
- City Spies (hardcover and paperback) James Ponti, Aladdin
