40 Fiction Bestsellers from The Independent Press

Here is this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, derived from sales across hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. The compilation, layout, and distribution are handled by The Independent Publishers Caucus.

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1. The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (Transl.) (W.W. Norton).
2. The Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau).
3. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books).
4. The Iliad, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (Transl.) (W.W. Norton).
5. Heart the Lover, by Lily King (Grove Press).
6. John of John, by Douglas Stuart (Grove Press).
7. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1, by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press).
8. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Grove Press).
9. On the Calculation of Volume (Book I), translated by Solvej Balle and Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.) (New Directions).
10. I See You’ve Called in Dead, by John Kenney (Zibby Publishing).
11. Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel, by Shuang-zi Yang (Graywolf Press).
12. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2, by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press).
13. Stoner, by John Williams (NYRB Classics).
14. Lights Out (Into Darkness Series #1), by Navessa Allen (Slowburn).
15. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3, by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press).
16. We Were Forbidden, by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit).
17. Harvest Season, (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy #2), by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn).
18. Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler (Beacon Press).
19. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4, by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press).
20. The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters (Catapult).
21. Game On, by Navessa Allen (Slowburn).
22. The Odyssey, by Homer (University of Chicago Press).
23. Writers & Lovers, by Lily King (Grove Press).
24. The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson (NYRB).
25. The Employees, by Olga Ravn (New Directions).
26. The Very Definition of Love (The Bancroft Sisters), by Sophia Benoit (Slowburn).
27. Witch Hat Atelier 1, by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics).
28. Foster, by Claire Keegan (Grove Press).
29. Three Bags Full (A Sheep Detective Story), by Leonie Swann (Soho Crime).
30. Culpability, by Bruce Holsinger (Spiegel & Grau).
31. The Overstory, by Richard Powers (Norton).
32. My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions).
33. At the Edge of the Woods: A Novel, by Kathryn Bromwich (Two Dollar Radio).
34. Astronaut!, by Oana Aristide (W. W. Norton).
35. Hungerstone, by Kat Dunn (Zando).
36. The Wax Child, by Olga Ravn (New Directions).
37. The King in Yellow, Deluxe Edition, by Robert W. Chambers (Pushkin Press).
38. Carmilla, Deluxe Edition: The Dark Sapphic Romance That Inspired Dracula, by Sheridan Le Fanu (Pushkin Press).
39. Tourist Season, (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy #1), by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn).
40. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5, by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press).

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