Published Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 3, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States
Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#3- We Burned So Bright, by TJ Klune (9781250881236)
#13- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook, by Matt Dinniman (9780593820285)
#15- The Correspondent: Deluxe Edition, by Virginia Evans (9798217398713)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#3- Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir, by Isabel Klee (9780063451070)
Paperback Fiction
#13- King of Gluttony, by Ana Huang (9781728289779)
Early & Middle Grade Readers
#2- Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel, by Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.) (9781665956635)
Children’s Illustrated
#3- Construction Site: Firefight!, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.) (9781797226590)
#10- The Sun Thief, by Alice Hemming, Nicola Slater (Illus.) (9781464258183)
#14- Thank You, Mom! from Baby Bear and Friends, by Eric Carle (9781250333605)
HARDCOVER FICTION
- Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
- We Burned So Bright- Debut TJ Klune, Tor Books, $25.99, 9781250881236
- Kin Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32.00, 9780525659181
- The Keeper Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493465
- Heart the Lover Lily King, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802165176
- The Night We Met (Indie Exclusive Edition) Abby Jimenez, Forever, $30.00, 9781538780688
- Go Gentle Maria Semple, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $30.00, 9798217176632
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820261
- Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250439208
- Transcription Ben Lerner, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25.00, 9780374618599
- The Ending Writes Itself Evelyn Clarke, Harper, $30.00, 9780063444614
- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook- Debut Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820285
- American Fantasy Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9798217046850
- The Correspondent: Deluxe Edition- Debut Virginia Evans, Crown, $35.00, 9798217398713
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
- London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
- Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir- Debut Isabel Klee, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063451070
- Famesick: A Memoir Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
- A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881991
- The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
- How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself Jenny Lawson, Penguin Life, $29.00, 9780593833216
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
- The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
- Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13.00, 9781538778005
- How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work Jodi Kantor, Little, Brown and Company, $25.00, 9780316609555
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
- Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund Molly Crabapple, One World, $32.00, 9780593229453
- Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life Alex Mayyasi, Hosts of NPR’s Planet Money, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324078777
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
- Project Hail Mary (Movie Tie-In) Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.0 , 9780593820254
- Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
- James Percival Everett, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593686867
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
- The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
- Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99 9781335534637
- The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
- Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780345539809
- Martyr! Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593685778
- King of Gluttony- Debut Ana Huang, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781728289779
- Dear Debbie Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464249624
- On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) olvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.), New Directions, $15.95, 9780811237253
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348768
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00, 9781501183065
- Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Crown, $22.00, 9780593800027
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00, 9780804190114
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin Books, $19.00, 9780143127741
- I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982185831
- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $22.00, 9780307279286
- The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593299944
- The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $16.9 , 9798888904510
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
- The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36.00, 9780593536131
On the Rise:
- Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves Sophie Gilbert, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593656310
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451524935
- Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451526342
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
- Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11.00, 9780553283686
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.9 , 9780345538987
- Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
- Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
- Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel- Debut Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956635
- Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
- KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie in Comics: The Official Retelling in Comic Form Random House, Random House (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9798217234301
- A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
- A Fishboy Named…Sashimi Dan Santat, Roaring Brook Press, $8.99, 9781250360007
- A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm Philip C. Stead, Neal Porter Books, $18.99, 9780823458097
- The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
- Howl’s Moving Castle Deluxe Limited Edition Diana Wynne Jones, Greenwillow Books, $24.99, 9780063416468
- Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
- A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
- Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665961110
- Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
YOUNG ADULT
- The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
- The Escape Game Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9798217006120
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
- The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
- Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
- The Sun and the Starmaker (Deluxe Edition) Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99, 9781728256184
- Release Me (Deluxe Limited Edition) Tahereh Mafi, Storytide, $25.99, 9780063480339
- The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
- Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
- Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
- What We Did to Survive Megan Lally, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728270173
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780525555278
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
- Construction Site: Firefight!- Debut Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226590
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
- For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books (Illus.), Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
- Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358229278
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
- The Sun Thief- Debut Alice Hemming, Nicola Slater (Illus.), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $18.99, 9781464258183
- 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
- Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
- Thank You, Mom! from Baby Bear and Friends- Debut Eric Carle, Odd Dot, $8.99, 9781250333605
- The Future Book Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9798217033171
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
- Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
- Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Scholastic
- The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
- Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Cassie Anderson (Illus.), Scholastic
- Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion
- InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion
