Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 9, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#7- The Unknown by Riley Sager (9798217044092)
#8- A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett (9780593723852)
#11- Etna by Paul Yoon (9781668020821)
Paperback Fiction
#3- Adversary to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain #4) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (9781682816721)
#4- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) by Matt Dinniman (9780593820278)
Young Adult
#14- Immortal Game by Allison Saft (9781250404763)
Children’s Series
New: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (9781546171607)
New: Heart of the Ruby Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #32) by Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.) (9798225003326)
HARDCOVER FICTION
- Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
- Whistler Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063511637
- The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett, Spiegel & Grau, $35.00, 9781954118812
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
- Land Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593320648
- Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy #3) Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550505
- The Unknown- Debut Riley Sager, Dutton, $32.00, 9798217044092
- A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries #3)- Debut Robert Jackson Bennett, Del Rey, $32.00, 9780593723852
- The Things We Never Say Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $29.00, 9798217154746
- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820285
- Etna- Debut Paul Yoon, Scribner, $28.00, 9781668020821
- The Gate of the Feral Gods Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593955970
- Kin Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32.00, 9780525659181
- Country People Daniel Mason, Random House, $30.00, 9798217197453
- John of John Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802167194
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Simon & Schuster, $34.00, 9781668067246
- The Land and Its People: Essays David Sedaris, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316264839
- 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 Isabel Klee, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063451070
- Famesick: A Memoir Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
- Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13.00, 9781538778005
- The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
- 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 Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
- Biological War: A Scenario Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $33.00, 9798217046034
- This Is The Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy Ben Wikler, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324131434
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00, 9780593820254
- Adversary to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain #4)- Debut Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99, 9781682816721
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2)- Debut Matt Dinniman, Ace, $21.00, 9780593820278
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
- The Wedding People Alison Espach, Holt Paperbacks, $18.99, 9781250899552
- The Odyssey Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), Norton, $18.95, 9780393356250
- Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $19.99, 9780316556323
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593158739
- Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780345539809
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
- The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
- My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781982112837
- Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $20.00, 9780593853979
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- A Marriage at Sea (Indies Introduce) Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $20.00, 9780593854297
- The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late Cory Doctorow, MCD, $18.00, 9780374621568
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
- Communion: The Female Search for Love bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060938291
- Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn
of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348768
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00, 9780804190114
- Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Karen Hao, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593657522
- 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
- Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324130734
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00, 9781501183065
- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $23.00, 9780307279286
On the Rise:
- Baldwin: A Love Story Nicholas Boggs, Picador, $23.00, 9781250437754
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451524935
- Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451526342
- Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $13.00, 9780399501487
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
- The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
- Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
- Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $10.99, 9780440180296
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
- The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer Ann M. Martin, Becky Albertalli, Coe Booth, Scholastic Inc., $14.99, 9781546171379
- Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
- Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
- Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
- The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
- Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokemon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
- Offside: A Graphic Novel Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Mari Costa (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339023601
- A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
- Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
- Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362
- A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
YOUNG ADULT
- The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763642686
- The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3) Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780316593083
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
- Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
- Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
- The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
- The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
- Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
- The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel: Deluxe Edition Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $29.99, 9781536254525
- The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
- Immortal Game- Debut Allison Saft, Wednesday Books, $22.00, 9781250404763
- Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
- The Skeleton and the Cat Brandon James Scott, HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063455887
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: Stamped Edges Special Edition Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $10.99, 9781250445506
- Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
- Jamberry Bruce Degen, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780694006519
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
- It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
- Story Rug Sophie Blackall, Phoebe Wahl (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316535380
- Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358229278
- Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228
- Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9780671449018
- Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $7.99, 9781665924955
- Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- The Hunger Games (paperback) Suzanne Collins, Nico Delort (Illus.), Scholastic Press New in Series: Sunrise on the Reaping (9781546171607)
- Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
- InvestiGators John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
- Warriors Graphic Novels Erin Hunter, Gibson Twist, Sammy Savos (Illus.), HarperAlley
- I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
- Heartstopper Alice Oseman, Graphix
- Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers,
- Dragon Masters Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic
New in Series: Heart of the Ruby Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #32) (9798225003326)
