The Indie Bestsellers List, Published Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 19, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#7-Go Gentle, by Maria Semple (9798217176632)

#8-The Faith of Beasts, by James S. A. Corey (9780316525671)

#9-Cherry Baby, by Rainbow Rowell (9780063380264)

Hardcover Nonfiction

#1-Famesick, by Lena Dunham (9780593129326)

#14-The Future Is Peace, by Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon (9798217086511)

Paperback Fiction

#8-On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV), by Solvej Balle, Sophia Hersi Smith (Transl.), Jennifer Russell (Transl.) (9780811238410)

#10-The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett (9780593873465)

#15-Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler (9780593689325)

Paperback Nonfiction

#8-Be Ready When the Luck Happens, by Ina Garten (9780593800027) Early & Middle Grade Readers

#8-Rialto, by Kate Milford (9781328466914)

#12-A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi, by Dan Santat (9781250360007)

Young Adult

#4-The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition, by Sasha Peyton Smith (9780063481152)

#12-Forgive-Me-Not, by Mari Costa (9781250784179) Children’s Illustrated

#8-Good Night, Escargot, by Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson (Illus.) (9780374392291)

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30, 9780593804216
  2. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
  3. The Keeper Tana French, Viking, $32, 9780593493465
  4. The Night We Met (Indie Exclusive Edition) Abby Jimenez, Forever, $30, 9781538780688
  5. Kin Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32, 9780525659181
  6. Heart the Lover Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176
  7. Go Gentle- Debut Maria Semple, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $30, 9798217176632
  8. The Faith of Beasts- Debut James S. A. Corey, Orbit, $32, 9780316525671
  9. Cherry Baby- Debut Rainbow Rowell, William Morrow, $32, 9780063380264
  10. The Ending Writes Itself Evelyn Clarke, Harper, $30, 9780063444614
  11. Transcription Ben Lerner, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25, 9780374618599
  12. American Fantasy Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $30, 9798217046850
  13. Rites of the Starling Devney Perry, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781682816752
  14. Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250439208
  15. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30, 9780593820261

On the Rise:

  1. Hope Rises David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $32, 9781538758021

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. Famesick: A Memoir- Debut Lena Dunham, Random House, $32, 9780593129326
  2. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35, 9780385548533
  3. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30, 9780593733318
  4. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32, 9781984881991
  5. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22, 9781668209028
  6. 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, 9780593833216
  7. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
  8. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
  9. The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness Arthur C. Brooks, Portfolio, $30, 9780593545423
  10. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
  11. Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund Molly Crabapple, One World, $32, 9780593229453
  12. Joyful, Anyway Kate Bowler, The Dial Press, $30, 9780593734193
  13. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35, 9781324094647
  14. The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land- Debut Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon, Crown, $30, 9798217086511
  15. 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

  1. Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20, 9781668236512
  2. Project Hail Mary (Movie Tie-In) Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22, 9798217299461
  3. Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20, 9780593820254
  4. Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
  5. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925
  6. Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $18.99, 9781335534637
  7. I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
  8. On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV)- Debut Solvej Balle, Sophia Hersi Smith (Transl.), Jennifer Russell (Transl.), New Directions, $16.95, 9780811238410
  9. The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
  10. The Road to Tender Hearts- Debut Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20, 9780593873465
  11. Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18, 9780345539809
  12. Game On Navessa Allen, Slowburn, $19, 9781638932277
  13. Dear Debbie Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464249624
  14. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $19, 9781984898876
  15. Three Days in June- Debut Anne Tyler, Vintage, $18, 9780593689325

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

  1. Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21, 9780593689004
  2. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn

of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22, 9780385348768

  1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
  2. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22, 9781501183065
  3. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
  4. All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $16.99, 9780060959470
  5. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14, 9780804190114
  6. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir- Debut Ina Garten, Crown, $22, 9780593800027
  7. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9798888904510
  8. I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982185831
  9. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
  10. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin Books, $19, 9780143127741
  11. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $22, 9780307279286
  12. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss, Penguin Books, $20, 9780593299944
  13. The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257

MASS MARKET

  1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451524935
  2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451526342
  3. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
  4. Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11, 9780553283686
  5. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
  6. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
  7. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
  8. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $9.99, 9780440180296
  9. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
  10. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

  1. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
  2. 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
  3. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
  4. A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
  5. Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!) Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665961110
  6. KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie in Comics: The Official Retelling in Comic

Form Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9798217234301

  1. Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel Rex Ogle, Dave Valeza (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781338575071
  2. Rialto- Debut Kate Milford, Clarion Books, $19.99, 9781328466914
  3. The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9781250387189
  4. Princess Academy Graphic Novel Shannon Hale, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, $16.99, 9781547612031
  5. The Lions’ Run Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9781250392817
  6. A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi- Debut Dan Santat, Roaring Brook Press, $8.99, 9781250360007
  7. The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
  8. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
  9. Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019

YOUNG ADULT

  1. The Escape Game Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9798217006120
  2. The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
  3. Release Me (Deluxe Limited Edition) Tahereh Mafi, Storytide, $25.99, 9780063480339
  4. The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition- Debut Sasha Peyton Smith, HarperCollins, $24.99, 9780063481152
  5. The Outsiders
  6. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
  7. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
  8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
  9. The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
  10. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
  11. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
  12. Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $19, 9798217043408
  13. Forgive-Me-Not: A Graphic Novel- Debut Mari Costa, First Second, $19.99, 9781250784179
  14. What We Did to Survive Megan Lally, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728270173
  15. Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
  16. The Sun and the Starmaker (Deluxe Edition) Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99, 9781728256184

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

  1. It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
  2. Goodnight Moon

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

  1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
  2. For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook (Little Golden Book) Golden Books, $6.99, 9798217233977
  3. Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358229278
  4. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
  5. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
  6. Good Night, Escargot- Debut Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson (Illus.), Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $18.99, 9780374392291
  7. The Future Book Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9798217033171
  8. Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
  9. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
  10. If We Were Dogs Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316581721
  11. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707
  12. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228
  13. Buffalo Fluffalo Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530

CHILDREN’S SERIES

  1. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
  2. Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
  4. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
  5. I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Cassie Anderson (Illus.), Scholastic
  6. InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
  7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
  8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion
  9. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic
  10. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion