The Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestsellers List

The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.

Here is the Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the period of January 1, 2023 to November 12, 2023. 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345

2. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922

3. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042

4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201

5. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27, 9780593441275

6. Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30, 9780063327528

7. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32, 9780802162175

8. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157

9. Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172

10. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243732

11. Yellowface
R.F. Kuang, Morrow, $30, 9780063250833

12. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593422946

13. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969

14. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

15. Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781668016138

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260

2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886

3. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36, 9780593593806

4. I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824

5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

6. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28, 9780593239919

7. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292

8. The Woman in Me
Britney Spears, Gallery Books, $32.99, 9781668009048

9. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30, 9780593652961

10. Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359

11. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465

12. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32, 9780593236598

13. Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35, 9781982181284

14. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30, 9780593133231

15. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28, 9780525657323

 

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933

2. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569

3. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324

4. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368

5. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498

6. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226

7. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9780593598429

8. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987

9. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352

10. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088

11. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

12. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736

13. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18, 9780593356173

14. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

15. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

 

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Killers of the Flower Moon The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18, 9780593470831

2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560

3. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951

4. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741

5. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470

6. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25, 9780375726262

7. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433

8. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

9. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220

10. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

11. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742

12. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18, 9780593498088

13. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002

14. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17, 9780593315699

15. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287

 

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS

1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153

2. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312

3. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424

4. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361

5. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260

6. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531

7. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936

8. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128

9. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293

10. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264

11. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897

12. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558

13. Swim Team: A Graphic Novel
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763

14. When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller, Yearling, $8.99, 9781524715731

15. Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880

 

YOUNG ADULT

1. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489

2. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Square Fish, $14.99, 9781250866035

3. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806

4. Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160

5. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746

6. Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439

7. Legendborn (Indies Introduce)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613

8. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illus.), Zest Books, $17.99, 9781728458991

9. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588

10. Nick and Charlie
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101

11. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279

12. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207

13. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636

14. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062498540

15. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544340688

 

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908

3. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718

4. Bluey: The Pool
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685

5. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926

6. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409

7. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801

8. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628

9. Bluey: Camping
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103

10. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431

11. Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray!
Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908

12. Bluey: The Beach
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094

13. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274

14. Where's Bluey?
Penguin Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593385692

15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905

 

CHILDREN'S SERIES

1. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet

3. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic

4. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion

5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion

6. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers

7. I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic

8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember

9. The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

10. Heartstopper
Alice Oseman, Graphix