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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.
fiction
nonfiction
PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT:
GREYSTONE BOOKS
Greystone Books, based in Canada, is a leading independent publisher of books about nature, science, health, and social issues, with a commitment to environmental stewardship. Greystone publishes books that provide insight into living with a deep connection to nature: books that show readers how we can respect, protect, and care for the species we share this planet with—and how to create a future with them in mind.
fiction
1. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
(Spiegel & Grau)
2. John of John by Douglas Stuart
(Grove Press)
3. Heart the Lover by Lily King
(Grove Press)
4. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
(Transit Books)
5. The Odyssey by Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
(Norton)
6. On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) by Solvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.)
(New Directions)
7. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
8. Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel by Shuang-zi Yang
(Graywolf Press)
9. Three Bags Full (A Sheep Detective Story) by Leonie Swann
(Soho Crime)
10. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
11. Victorian Psycho: A Novel by Virginia Feito
(Liveright)
12. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
(Beacon Press)
13. On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) by Solvej Balle
(New Directions)
14. Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
(Spiegel & Grau)
15. Writers & Lovers by Lily King
(Grove Press)
16. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
(Europa Editions)
17. The Iliad by Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
(W. W. Norton & Company)
18. On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV) by Solvej Balle
(New Directions)
19. Orbital by Samantha Harvey
(Grove Press)
20. Foster by Claire Keegan
(Grove Press)
21. Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
(W. W. Norton & Company)
22. The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
(New Directions)
23. The Overstory by Richard Powers
(Norton)
24. Losers: Part Two: Deluxe Limited Edition by Harley Laroux
(Kensington)
25. Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
(Europa Editions)
26. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
(Zando)
27. The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn
(New Directions)
28. Birds of a Feather: The Secrets of a Knight (Ravenhood Legacy #3) by KATE STEWART
(Kensington)
29. You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
(Button Poetry)
30. Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
(Bindery Books)
31. Playground by Richard Powers
(W. W. Norton & Company)
32. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Catapult)
33. Just My Luck: Deluxe Limited Edition (The Kings #2) by Lena Hendrix
(Kensington)
34. A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
(Strange Violin Editions)
35. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
36. Witch Hat Atelier 1 by Kamome Shirahama
(Kodansha Comics)
37. Carmilla, Deluxe Edition: The Dark Sapphic Romance that Inspired Dracula by Sheridan Le Fanu
(Pushkin Press)
38. On the Calculation of Volume (Book III) by Solvej Balle
(New Directions)
39. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
(Rhysdon Press)
40. Wings of Life: Deluxe Limited Edition (Dragonbound Chronicles #1) by Meghan Le Fay
(Page & Vine)
nonfiction
1. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
(Greystone Books)
2. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon
(Liveright)
3. Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
(W. W. Norton & Company)
4. Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life by Alex Mayyasi, Hosts of NPR's Planet Money
(W. W. Norton & Company)
5. Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great by Eric Ries
(Authors Equity)
6. Mutual Aid: New and Expanded Edition: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
(Verso)
7. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
(Haymarket Books)
8. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
(Liveright)
9. A Queer History of the United States: Revised And Expanded (ReVisioning History) by Michael Bronski
(Beacon Press)
10. Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old by Mary Beard
(University of Chicago Press)
11. Another Kind of Freedom by Pema Chodron
(Shambhala)
12. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams
(Grove Press)
13. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
(Beacon Press)
14. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
(Liveright)
15. A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.)
(Verso)
16. Guinness World Records 2026 by Guinness World Records
(Guinness World Records)
17. Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats by Ursula K. Le Guin
(Library of America)
18. These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
(W. W. Norton & Company)
19. Go the Fuck to College (Go the Fuck to Sleep #4) by Adam Mansbach, Owen Brozman (Illus.)
(Akashic Books, Ltd.)
20. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
(Grove Press)
21. On Democracy by Walt Whitman
(Library of America)
22. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
23. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
(Liveright)
24. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape by Manchán Magan
(Chelsea Green)
25. The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces by Rachel Karp
(Beacon Press)
26. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
(Spiegel & Grau)
27. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
(Shambhala)
28. The Book of Coffee: A philosophy by Julian Baggini, James Hoffmann, Mariya Suzuki (Illus.)
(Mitchell Beazley)
29. Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer
(University of Chicago Press)
30. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
(Spiegel & Grau)
31. Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
(Lawrence Hill Books)
32. Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower by Andrew Bayliss
(W. W. Norton & Company)
33. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest: A Local's Curated Guide to Year-Round Getaways by Kara Patajo
(Sasquatch Books)
34. Stuff Every Bird Lover Should Know (Stuff You Should Know #32) by Alice Sun
(Quirk Books)
35. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.)
(Parallax Press)
36. Dog Days by Emily Labarge
(Transit Books)
37. Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team by A.M. Gittlitz
(Astra House)
38. Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America by Russell Shorto
(W. W. Norton & Company)
39. Dad Can You Not?: A Dad's Guide to Being Less Cringey by Chip Leighton
(Countryman Press)
40. Maintenance of Everything: Part One by Stewart Brand
(Stripe Press)
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