To be published Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 13, 2026). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org.

 

Debuts for the week:

Hardcover Fiction

#1- The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon (9780385550345)

#3- The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman (9781668074640)

#4- Taipei Story (Deluxe Limited Edition) by R. F. Kuang (9780063473744)

#9- Switzy by Emma Cline (9780593595244)

#13- Tempest (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Lyrian Sea #1) by Victoria Aveyard (9780063451360)

#14- Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole (9781668200223)

 

Hardcover Nonfiction

#1- How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time by Sarah Longwell (9781250464170)

#2- The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker (9780593420225)

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. The Pirate Queen- Debut Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385550345
  2. The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett, Spiegel & Grau, $35.00, 9781954118812
  3. The Witches of Cambridge- Debut Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $29.00, 9781668074640
  4. Taipei Story (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut R. F. Kuang, William Morrow, $32.00, 9780063473744
  5. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce) Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
  6. Whistler Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063511637
  7. The Knave and the Moon (The Stonewater Kingdom #2) Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316601849
  8. The Disappearers Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $32.00, 9780593717202
  9. Switzy- Debut Emma Cline, Random House, $32.00, 9780593595244
  10. The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
  11. Under Story Chloe Benjamin, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $32.00, 9780593545218
  12. Big Little Truths Liane Moriarty, Crown, $34.00, 9780593798638
  13. Tempest (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Lyrian Sea #1)- Debut Victoria Aveyard, Harper Voyager, $34.00, 9780063451360
  14. Burn of the Everflame- Debut, Penn Cole, Atria Books, $32.00, 9781668200223
  15. Mad Mabel, Sally Hepworth, St. Martin’s Press, $29.00, 9781250284549

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time- Debut Sarah Longwell, St. Martin’s Press, $29.00, 9781250464170
  2. The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict- Debut Priya Parker, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593420225
  3. The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State Jill Lepore, Liveright, $29.99, 9781324098423
  4. The Land and Its People: Essays David Sedaris, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316264839
  5. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
  6. Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Simon & Schuster, $34.00, 9781668067246
  7. American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump Kai Bird, Susan Goldmark, Scribner, $32.00, 9781668031575
  8. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
  9. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
  10. The Little Frog’s Guide to Hope: Love, Wisdom and Affirmations for Tough Days from the Internet’s Beloved Mushroom Frog Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837999088
  11. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir Isabel Klee, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063451070
  12. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28.00, 9780525556572
  13. Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best Angela Duckworth, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668005941
  14. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148
  15. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism, Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13.00, 9781538778005

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

  1. Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
  2. Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00, 9780593820254
  3. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) Matt Dinniman, Ace, $21.00, 9780593820278
  4. Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250828019
  5. The Odyssey Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), Norton, $18.95, 9780393356250
  6. Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
  7. The Wedding People Alison Espach, Holt Paperbacks, $18.99, 9781250899552
  8. The Road to Tender Hearts,Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
  9. I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
  10. Red Rising Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780345539809
  11. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $19.99, 9780316556323
  12. The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
  13. East of Eden John Steinbeck, Penguin, $25.00, 9780142004234
  14. A Time of Witches Madeline Martin, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335002679
  15. The Knight and the Moth (Indie Exclusive Edition) Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $19.99, 9780316608503

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

  1. Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature Emily Wilson, Liveright, $19.99, 9781324099406
  2. A Marriage at Sea (Indies Introduce) Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $20.00, 9780593854297
  3. Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It Cory Doctorow, Picador, $20.00, 9781250448194
  4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
  5. All About Love: New Visions. bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060959470
  6. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060899226
  7. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
  8. 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
  9. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
  10. Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
  11. 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
  12. Communion: The Female Search for Love bell hooks, William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060938291
  13. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $23.00, 9780307279286
  14. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14.00, 9780804190114
  15. Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy Mary Roach, W. W. Norton & Company, $18.99, 9781324134268

 

MASS MARKET

  1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451524935
  2. Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451526342
  3. Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $13.00, 9780399501487
  4. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Dell, $10.99, 9780440180296
  5. Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11.00, 9780553283686
  6. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
  7. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
  8. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
  9. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
  10. The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553577129

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE

  1. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Awesome Friendly Kid Series) Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $15.99, 9781419788109
  2. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
  3. The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
  4. Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9798217002498
  5. Odder: The Novel Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250423429
  6. The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
  7. Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
  8. The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer Ann M. Martin, Becky Albertalli, Coe Booth, Scholastic Inc., $14.99, 9781546171379
  9. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
  10. Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
  11. The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $9.99, 9781665932547
  12. Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokemon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
  13. Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880
  14. The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest Aubrey Hartman, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316575737
  15. Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264

 

YOUNG ADULT

  1. Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665921275
  2. Our Strange Duet Erin A. Craig, Delacorte Press, $24.99, 9798217124183
  3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Special Edition) Stephen Chbosky, Simon Pulse, $15.99, 9781665982412
  4. Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
  5. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
  6. The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763642686
  7. The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
  8. The Faraway Inn Sarah Beth Durst, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217024308
  9. Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665947145
  10. The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3) Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780316593083
  11. Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
  12. The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780375842207
  13. Hawk & Sparrow Ayana Gray, Balzer + Bray, $20.99, 9781250411235
  14. If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
  15. The Iliad: A Graphic Novel Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763696634

ON THE RISE:

  1. The Gods Will Sing Our Song Autumn Krause, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9798217027668

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED

  1. Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593110409
  2. The Skeleton and the Cat Brandon James Scott, HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063455887
  3. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
  4. Little Blue Truck Lost and Found Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780063436121
  5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
  6. Fall Days with Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780063495982
  7. Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
  8. Dragon Dog Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9798217223718
  9. 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
  10. Millie Fleur’s Pumpkin Problem Christy Mandin, Orchard Books, $14.99, 9798225041335
  11. The Pumpkin Thief (The Leaf Thief) Alice Hemming, Nicola Slater (Illus.), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $18.99, 9781464268076
  12. The Duck Can’t Sleep E.B. White, Melissa Sweet (Illus.), Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063304291
  13. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399230035
  14. Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
  15. Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228

 

CHILDREN’S SERIES

  1. Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
  2. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
  4. Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
  5. InvestiGators John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
  6. I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
  7. Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
  8. Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Tomislav Tomic (Illus.), Yearling
  9. Warriors Graphic Novels Erin Hunter, Gibson Twist, Sammy Savos (Illus.), HarperAlley

10. Dragon Masters Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic