Published Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 2, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States
Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#7- Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel by Sarah Beth Durst (9781250400673)
#10- Daggermouth (The Heart Duology #1) by H.M. Wolfe (9798347122363)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#13- Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (9798217046034)
Paperback Fiction
#5- The Wedding People by Alison Espach (9781250899552)
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
- Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy #3) Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550505
- Land Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593320648
- Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel- Debut Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250400673
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820261
- The Things We Never Say Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $29.00, 9798217154746
- Daggermouth (The Heart Duology #1)- Debut H.M. Wolfe, Scarlett Press, $34.00, 9798347122363
- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820285
- John of John Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802167194
- The Shampoo Effect Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9798217059959
- Country People Daniel Mason, Random House, $30.00, 9798217197453
- The Gate of the Feral Gods Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593955970
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
- This Is The Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy Ben Wikler, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324131434
- 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
- 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
- Biological War: A Scenario- Debut Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $33.00, 9798217046034
- The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
- The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781324006848
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00, 9780593820254
- The Odyssey Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), Norton, $18.95, 9780393356250
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
- The Wedding People- Debut Alison Espach, Holt Paperbacks, $18.99, 9781250899552
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593158739
- My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781982112837
- Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $19.99, 9780316556323
- Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $20.00, 9780593853979
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
- Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
- Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780345539809
- The Road to Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones, S&S/Saga Press, $20.00, 9781668075098
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- A Marriage at Sea (Indies Introduce) Zophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $20.00, 9780593854297
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
- 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
- Communion: The Female Search for Love bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060938291
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
- 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
- Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Karen Hao, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593657522
- 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
- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $23.00, 9780307279286
- Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324130734
- A Resistance History of the United States Tad Stoermer, Steerforth, $19.95, 9781586424367
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
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
- The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
- Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $10.99, 9780440180296
- Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11.00, 9780553283686
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
- Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
- Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
- The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer Ann M. Martin, Becky Albertalli, Coe Booth, Scholastic Inc., $14.99, 9781546171379
- 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
- Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
- 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
- Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
- Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956635
- Holes Louis Sachar, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440228592
- Renegades #1: The Magic Awakens Erin Hunter, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780063449534
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 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
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
- The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
- The Iliad: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763696634
- The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
- Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665921268
- Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
- The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel: Deluxe Edition Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $29.99, 9781536254525
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
- Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
- Where’s Waldo? Martin Handford, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210651
- 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
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
- Story Rug Sophie Blackall, Phoebe Wahl (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316535380
- Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $10.99, 9780140501698
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
- 11. Jamberry Bruce Degen, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780694006519
- Moo, Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9780671449018
- It’s My Bird-Day! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707
- 15. The Cow in the Dark at Night Jess Hannigan, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063437777
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- 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
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Nico Delort (Illus.), Scholastic Press
- Warriors Graphic Novels Erin Hunter, Gibson Twist, Sammy Savos (Illus.), HarperAlley
- Heartstopper Alice Oseman, Graphix
- I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
- Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic
