independent press
top 40
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The Independent Publishers Caucus proudly presents the Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers! In partnership with the American Booksellers Association, this new bestseller list identifies the top titles from independent presses as represented at independent bookstores across the US.
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fiction
1. Heart the Lover by Lily King
(Grove Press)
2. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
(Transit Books)
3. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
4. Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
(Europa Editions)
5. The Odyssey by Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
(Norton)
6. You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
(Button Poetry)
7. Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
(Spiegel & Grau)
8. The Library of Amorlin: Deluxe Limited Edition (The Age of Beasts #1) by Kalyn Josephson
(Erewhon Books)
9. Orbital by Samantha Harvey
(Grove Press)
10. Foster by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
11. Writers & Lovers by Lily King
(Grove Press)
12. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
(Zando)
13. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Catapult)
14. The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother): A Novel (National Book Award Winner) by Rabih Alameddine
(Grove Press)
15. The Disappointment by Scott Broker
(Catapult)
16. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
(Europa Editions)
17. The Overstory by Richard Powers
(Norton)
18. Field Notes from an Extinction by Eoghan Walls
(Seven Stories Press)
19. The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
(Europa Editions)
20. The Once and Future Queen: Deluxe Limited Edition by Paula Lafferty
(Erewhon Books)
21. The Star from Calcutta (A Perveen Mistry Novel #5) by Sujata Massey
(Soho Crime)
22. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
(Grove Press)
23. Startlement: New and Selected Poems by Ada Limón
(Milkweed Editions)
24. Repetition: A Novel by Vigdis Hjorth
(Verso Fiction)
25. Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards
(Spiegel & Grau)
26. The Resurrectionist: Deluxe Stenciled Edges by A.Rae Dunlap
(Kensington)
27. Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart
(Kensington)
28. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
(Beacon Press)
29. Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition) (Slough House #1) by Mick Herron
(Soho Crime)
30. The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell, Ned Asta (Illus.)
(Nightboat Books)
31. Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos series) by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
(King's Hollow)
32. Behind Closed Doors: Deluxe Limited Edition (Kept In Paradise #1) by Shain Rose
(Kensington)
33. Carmilla, Deluxe Edition: The Dark Sapphic Romance that Inspired Dracula by Sheridan Le Fanu
(Pushkin Press)
34. Go as a River by Shelley Read
(Spiegel & Grau)
35. 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen
(Grove Press)
36. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
37. I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
(Zibby Publishing)
38. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
(Grove Press)
39. Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
(Liveright)
40. The Trees: A Novel by Percival Everett
(Graywolf Press)
nonfiction
1. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon
(Liveright)
2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Milkweed Editions)
3. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
(Haymarket Books)
4. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams
(Grove Press)
5. On Democracy by Walt Whitman
(Library of America)
6. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
(Verso)
7. Guinness World Records 2026 by Guinness World Records
(Guinness World Records)
8. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
(Verso)
9. I'm Just a Little Guy: How to Escape the Horrors and Get Back to Dillydallying by Charlie James, Paige Tompkins (Illus.)
(Quirk Books)
10. Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats by Ursula K. Le Guin
(Library of America)
11. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
(Beacon Press)
12. The Road Less Triggered: Turning Conflict Into Connection with a Single Choice by Kelly Flanagan
(Fleming H. Revell Company)
13. Stuff Every Bird Lover Should Know (Stuff You Should Know #32) by Alice Sun
(Quirk Books)
14. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
15. A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.)
(Verso)
16. The Company of Owls: A Memoir by Polly Atkin
(Milkweed Editions)
17. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5) by Thich Nhat Hanh
(Parallax Press)
18. How to Dream (Mindfulness Essentials #12) by Thich Nhat Hanh
(Parallax Press)
19. On Censorship by Ai Weiwei
(Thames & Hudson)
20. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
(Liveright)
21. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
(Liveright)
22. Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering by Joseph Nguyen
(Authors Equity)
23. Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis by Kelly Hayes (Ed.)
(AK Press)
24. The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions: How to Make Decisions without Losing Your Mind (Books By Joseph Nguyen) by Joseph Nguyen
(Authors Equity)
25. P Fkn R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa Díaz, Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
(Duke University Press)
26. Duct Tape and White Lies: A Woman's Practical Guide to Real Life Success by Emily Lampkin
(Regalo Press)
27. On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Arendt
(Library of America)
28. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
(Spiegel & Grau)
29. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
(Haymarket Books)
30. Constitution of the United States by Founding Fathers
(Applewood Books)
31. Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
(Lawrence Hill Books)
32. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.)
(Parallax Press)
33. A Black Queer History of the United States (ReVisioning History) by C.Riley Snorton, Darius Bost
(Beacon Press)
34. How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future! by Danny Caine
(Microcosm Publishing)
35. The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life by Helen Whybrow
(Milkweed Editions)
36. Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
(Haymarket Books)
37. H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
(Grove Press)
38. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.)
(Parallax Press)
39. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
(Spiegel & Grau)
40. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
(Liveright)
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