The Indie Bestsellers List
Published Wednesday, August 27, 2025 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 24, 2025). 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
#3-Hemlock & Silver, by T. Kingfisher (9781250342034)
#6-The End of the World As We Know It, by Christopher Golden (Ed.), Brian Keene (Ed.) (9781668057551)
#7-Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition), by Callie Hart (9781538774205)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#8-Baldwin: A Love Story, by Nicholas Boggs (9780374178710)
#12-Here Comes the Sun, by Bill McKibben (9781324106234)
Paperback Fiction
#9-The Surrogate Mother, by Freida McFadden (9781464227301)
Early & Middle Grade
#1-Space Case The Graphic Novel, by Stuart Gibbs, Ward Jenkins (Illus.) (9781665934817)
Children’s Illustrated
#4-Aggie and the Ghost, by Matthew Forsythe (9781534478206)
HARDCOVER FICTION
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593158715
- My Friends Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
- Hemlock & Silver- Debut T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250342034
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250320520
- James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
- The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand- Debut Christopher Golden (Ed.), Brian Keene (Ed.), Gallery Books, $35, 9781668057551
- Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Callie Hart, Forever, $33, 9781538774205
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
- The Wedding People Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
- The Emperor of Gladness Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593831878
- Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30, 9780593820247
- Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry, Berkley, $29, 9780593441299
- The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $29, 9780593874325
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918
- The River Is Waiting Wally Lamb, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $29.99, 9781668006399
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- 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
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
- Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America Robert B. Reich, Knopf, $30, 9780593803288
- Abundance Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668023488
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
- The Little Frog’s Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet’s Beloved Mushroom Frog Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
- Baldwin: A Love Story- Debut Nicholas Boggs, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $36, 9780374178710
- A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck (Indies Introduce) Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593854280
- The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
- The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $30, 9780593734636
- Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization- Debut Bill McKibben, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324106234
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593655030
- King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $35, 9780385548076
- The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces Seth Harp, Viking, $30, 9780593655085
On the Rise:
- Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris, Amistad, $29.99, 9780063212077
PAPERBACK FICTION
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
- Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
- I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
- Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18, 9780593446119
- The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593422953
- Martyr! Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778
- A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna, Berkley, $19, 9780593439371
- The Surrogate Mother- Debut Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227301
- The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
- Sandwich Catherine Newman, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063345171
- The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987
- Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
- All Fours Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593190272
- The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668045152
On the Rise:
- When the Cranes Fly South (Indies Introduce) Lisa Ridzén, Vintage, $18, 9798217006731
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Hampton Sides, Vintage, $19, 9780525565703
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
- The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
- A People’s History of the United States Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $23.99, 9780062397348
- Didion and Babitz Lili Anolik, Scribner, $20, 9781668065495
- The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131
- The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257
- A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797232751
- The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth Zoë Schlanger, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780063073869
- The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
On the Rise:
- In the Absence of the Ordinary: Soul Work for Times of Uncertainty—Essays on grief, change, and sacred transitions Francis Weller, North Atlantic Books, $19.95, 9798889842613
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
- Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
- Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
- The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
- Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
- Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
- The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
- The Long Walk Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013
EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE
- Space Case The Graphic Novel- Debut Stuart Gibbs, Ward Jenkins (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665934817
- The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: Color Edition Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338687859
- The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215
- The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Yearling, $14.99, 9781524764234
- Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
- Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
- The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Storytide, $10.99, 9780062991324
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
- A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133
- Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
- Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel Betty C. Tang, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338832716
- A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780062895943
- Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880
- Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
- Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
YOUNG ADULT
- We Were Liars (Deluxe Edition) E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217118076
- The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
- Glorious Rivals Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $20.99, 9780316481311
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
- A Theory of Dreaming Deluxe Limited Edition Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $24.99, 9780063432925
- Immortal Consequences I. V. Marie, Delacorte Press, $21.99, 9780593898802
- The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544336261
- The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams, Sas Milledge (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593621189
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
- Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17, 9780593622452
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196
- Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244
- If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229
- Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
- The Wild Robot on the Island Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316669467
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
- Aggie and the Ghost- Debut Matthew Forsythe, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, $19.99, 9781534478206
- The Day the Crayons Made Friends Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $19.99, 9780593622360
- Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies Jonathan Stutzman, Jay Fleck (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $16.99, 9781797233208
- Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
- 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
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
- Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $9.99, 9780140501698
- Little Blue Truck and Racer Red Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780063387843
- The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
- Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228
CHILDREN’S SERIES
- Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
- I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Chris Chalik (Illus.), Scholastic
- Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion
- The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- Dragon Masters (hardcover and paperback) Tracey West, Graham Howells (Illus.), Scholastic
