Presented here is this week’s Independent Press Top 40 fiction bestsellers, derived from sales across hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide and graciously provided by the American Booksellers Association. The list has been assembled, laid out, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus.
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1. The Calamity Club, authored by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)
2. The Odyssey, originally by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (Transl.) (W.W. Norton)
3. I Who Have Never Known Men, authored by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books)
4. The Poison Daughter, authored by Sheila Masterson (Slowburn)
5. John of John, authored by Douglas Stuart (Grove Press)
6. Heart the Lover, authored by Lily King (Grove Press)
7. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1, authored by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
8. Stoner, authored by John Williams (NYRB Classics)
9. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2, authored by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
10. Small Things Like These, authored by Claire Keegan (Grove Press)
11. I See You’ve Called in Dead, authored by John Kenney (Zibby Publishing)
12. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3, authored by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
13. On the Calculation of Volume (Book I), translated by Solvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.) (New Directions)
14. Helen of Nowhere, authored by Makenna Goodman (Coffee House Press)
15. Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel, authored by Shuang-zi Yang (Graywolf Press)
16. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
17. Lights Out (Into Darkness Series #1) by Navessa Allen (Slowburn)
18. Writers & Lovers by Lily King (Grove Press)
19. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
20. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower (Rhysdon Press)
21. Fruit Fly by Josh Silver (Crooked Lane)
22. Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (Spiegel & Grau)
23. Scythe & Sparrow (Collector’s Edition) (The Ruinous Love Trilogy) by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn)
24. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Catapult)
25. Foster by Claire Keegan (Grove Press)
26. The Overstory by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton)
27. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press)
28. Victorian Psycho: A Novel by Virginia Feito (Liveright)
29. Saving the Rain: Deluxe Limited Edition (Crimson Ridge #4) by Elliott Rose (Kensington)
30. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions)
31. The Plight Before Christmas: Deluxe Limited Edition: An Un-EX-pected Sugar and Spice Christmas Romance (Holiday Hijinx #1) by Kate Stewart (Kensington)
32. The Employees by Olga Ravn (New Directions)
33. The Butcher Legacy: A Dr. Wren Muller Novel by Alaina Urquhart (Zando)
34. Game On by Navessa Allen (Slowburn)
35. The Anniversary: A Novel by Andrea Bajani (Other Press)
36. Carmilla, Deluxe Edition: The Dark Sapphic Romance that Inspired Dracula by Sheridan Le Fanu (Pushkin Press)
37. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Beacon Press)
38. Portrait of a Witch Undone by K. S. Shay (Erewhon Books)
39. We Were Forbidden by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit)
40. Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn)
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