The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers list for nonfiction highlights the most popular nonfiction titles sold in independent bookstores across the U.S. this week, based on data from the American Booksellers Association. The list includes a diverse range of topics from nature and philosophy to social justice and mindfulness, with multiple entries from authors like Rebecca Solnit and Thich Nhat Hanh. It is compiled and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus to support independent publishers and booksellers.
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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. * 1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions) 2. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon (Liveright) 3. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit (Haymarket Books) 4. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade (Verso) 5. The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams (Grove Press) 6.
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