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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.
fiction
nonfiction
PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT:
library of america
Library of America, nonprofit organization, was launched in 1982 to honor and preserve America’s literary heritage and keep it a vital part of the culture. From poetry, novels, and memoirs to journalism, crime writing, and science fiction, the volumes published by Library of America are widely recognized as America’s literary canon.
fiction
1. Heart the Lover by Lily King
(Grove Press)
2. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
(Transit Books)
3. On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) by Solvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.)
(New Directions)
4. On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV) by Solvej Balle
(New Directions)
5. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
6. The Odyssey by Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
(Norton)
7. Orbital by Samantha Harvey
(Grove Press)
8. You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
(Button Poetry)
9. Love Overboard by Kandi Steiner
(Arndell)
10. Writers & Lovers by Lily King
(Grove Press)
11. The Library of Amorlin: Deluxe Limited Edition (The Age of Beasts #1) by Kalyn Josephson
(Erewhon Books)
12. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Catapult)
13. The Eyes Are the Best Part: Deluxe Limited Edition by Monika Kim
(Erewhon Books)
14. The Once and Future Queen: Deluxe Limited Edition by Paula Lafferty
(Erewhon Books)
15. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
16. Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
(Europa Editions)
17. Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
(Spiegel & Grau)
18. On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) by Solvej Balle
(New Directions)
19. Foster by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
20. Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
(Bindery Books)
21. Three Bags Full (A Sheep Detective Story) by Leonie Swann
(Soho Crime)
22. The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
(New Directions)
23. The Overstory by Richard Powers
(Norton)
24. City of Rats by Copi
(New Directions)
25. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
26. No Way Home: A Novel by T.C. Boyle
(Liveright)
27. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
(Zando)
28. Rain of Shadows and Endings: Deluxe Special Edition (The Legacy #1) by Melissa K. Roehrich
(Kensington)
29. Go as a River by Shelley Read
(Spiegel & Grau)
30. The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn
(New Directions)
31. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
(Europa Editions)
32. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
(Beacon Press)
33. Size of Your Joy: Poems by Elise Powers
(Central Avenue Poetry)
34. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
35. Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos series) by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
(King's Hollow)
36. The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
(Blackstone Publishing)
37. Startlement: New and Selected Poems by Ada Limón
(Milkweed Editions)
38. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
(Grove Press)
39. The Resurrectionist: Deluxe Stenciled Edges by A.Rae Dunlap
(Kensington)
40. Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari
(Bindery Books)
nonfiction
1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Milkweed Editions)
2. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon
(Liveright)
3. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
(Haymarket Books)
4. Mutual Aid: New and Expanded Edition: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
(Verso)
5. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams
(Grove Press)
6. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
(Greystone Books)
7. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
(Beacon Press)
8. A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.)
(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. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
11. 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)
12. On Democracy by Walt Whitman
(Library of America)
13. Guinness World Records 2026 by Guinness World Records
(Guinness World Records)
14. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape by Manchán Magan
(Chelsea Green)
15. The Beginning Comes After the End (Independent Bookstore Edition): Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
(Haymarket Books)
16. Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats by Ursula K. Le Guin
(Library of America)
17. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
(Spiegel & Grau)
18. Concrete Botany: The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance by Joey Santore
(Cool Springs Press)
19. Once upon a Time There Was Truth: or, Why We Need Fairy Tales by Jack Zipes
(Yale University Press)
20. Another Kind of Freedom by Pema Chodron
(Shambhala)
21. Stuff Every Bird Lover Should Know (Stuff You Should Know #32) by Alice Sun
(Quirk Books)
22. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Jonn Elledge
(The Experiment)
23. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
(Liveright)
24. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
(Grove Press)
25. On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Arendt
(Library of America)
26. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
(Liveright)
27. No!: The Art and Activism of Complaining by Sara Ahmed
(Feminist Press)
28. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest: A Local's Curated Guide to Year-Round Getaways by Kara Patajo
(Sasquatch Books)
29. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
(Spiegel & Grau)
30. The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of Père-Lachaise by Benoît Gallot, Daniel Casanave (Illus.)
(Greystone Books)
31. Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis by Kelly Hayes (Ed.)
(AK Press)
32. The Company of Owls: A Memoir by Polly Atkin
(Milkweed Editions)
33. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
(Liveright)
34. Dress Your Baby In Sage and Taupe: A Handbook for the Sad Beige Parent by Hayley DeRoche
(Countryman Press)
35. How to Dream (Mindfulness Essentials #12) by Thich Nhat Hanh
(Parallax Press)
36. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.)
(Parallax Press)
37. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
(Beacon Press)
38. On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition by Harry G. Frankfurt
(Princeton University Press)
39. Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment by Rhae Lynn Barnes
(Liveright)
40. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5) by Thich Nhat Hanh
(Parallax Press)
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