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The Indie Bestsellers List for the Week Ending August 18, 2025 – Daily Freeman


The Indie Bestsellers List for the Week Ending August 18, 2025 – Daily Freeman

Hardcover fiction

1. The God of the Forest: Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30

2. The Women: Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Press, $30

3. James: Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28

4. Sandwich: Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99

5. The Wedding People: Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99

6. All Fours: Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29

7. All the Colors of Darkness: Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30

8. Funny Story: Emily Henry, Berkley, $29

9. The Ministry of Time: Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99

10. Burn: Peter Heller, Knopf, $28

11. Lady Macbeth: Ava Reid, Del Rey, $28.99

12. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99

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

14. Long Island Compromise: Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30

15. The Magic Shop: Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99

Hardcover non-fiction

1. The Art of Power – My Story as the First Female Speaker of the American House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi, Simon & Schuster, $30

2. The Demon of Unrest – A saga of hubris, heartbreak and heroism at the beginning of the Civil War: Erik Larson, Crown, $35

3. Men Called Her Crazy – A Memoir: Anna Marie Tendler, Simon & Schuster, $29.99

4. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness: Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30

5. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything: Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $35

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

7. The Bookstore – A History of the American Bookstore: Evan Friss, Viking, $30

8. The Wager – A Story of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann, Doubleday, $30

9. Autocracy, Inc. – The Dictators Who Want to Rule the World: Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27

10. Atomic Habits – A simple and proven way to build good habits and avoid bad ones: James Clear, Avery, $27

11. An Unfinished Love Story – A Personal History of the 1960s: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35

12. Shameless – The deliberate dysfunction of the Republicans and the fight to preserve democracy:
Brian Tyler Cohen, Harper, $27.99

13. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Mishap in the Grand Canyon: Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50

14. On Call – A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service: Anthony Fauci, MD, Viking, $36

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

On the rise

19. What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking: Caroline Chambers, Union Square & Co., $35

The Indie Bestsellers list covers the sales week through last week and is based on reports from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States, including the Hudson Valley. Find the indie bookstore near you at indiebound.org.

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