The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus.

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1. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon (Liveright)
2. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books)
3. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (Liveright)
4. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade (Verso)
5. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit (Haymarket Books)
6. Another Kind of Freedom by Pema Chodron (Shambhala)
7. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Beacon Press)
8. Money Unlocked: How to Make It, Keep It and Multiply It by John Lee (Hay House Business)
9. Go the Fuck to College (Go the Fuck to Sleep #4) by Adam Mansbach, Owen Brozman (Illus.) (Akashic Books)
10. A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.) (Verso)
11. Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old by Mary Beard (University of Chicago Press)
12. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron (Shambhala)
13. Ursula K. Le Guin’s Book of Cats by Ursula K. Le Guin (Library of America)
14. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams (Grove Press)
15. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5) by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press)
16. Guinness World Records 2026 by Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records)
17. Fifa World Cup 2026: The Official Guide by Keir Radnedge (Welbeck)
18. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein (Liveright)
19. On Democracy by Walt Whitman (Library of America)
20. Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team by A.M. Gittlitz (Astra House)
21. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Oregon State University Press)
22. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by John Elledge (The Experiment)
23. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (Liveright)
24. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian (Spiegel & Grau)
25. Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron (Shambhala)
26. H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Grove Press)
27. On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition by Harry G. Frankfurt (Princeton University)
28. No!: The Art and Activism of Complaining by Sara Ahmed (Feminist Press)
29. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest: A Local’s Curated Guide to Year-Round Getaways by Kara Patajo (Sasquatch Books)
30. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon (Grove Press)
31. Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York by Dylan Gottlieb (Harvard University Press)
32. Dog Days by Emily LaBarge (Transit Books)
33. The Beginning Comes After the End (Independent Bookstore Edition): Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit (Haymarket Books)
34. How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.) (Parallax Press)
35. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.) (Parallax Press)
36. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.) (Parallax Press)
37. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape by Manchán Magan (Chelsea Green)
38. How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future! by Danny Daine (Microcosm)
39. Ignite Revival: Be Set on Fire to Change the World by Kathryn Krick (Charisma House)
40. The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump by Lamar Alexander (Post Hill Press)

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