NEIBA Bestseller List

For the week ending
Sunday, May 10th, 2026  

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HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce)
Caro Claire Burke, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593804216
2. The Things We Never Say
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $29.00, 9798217154746
3. John of John
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802167194
4. The Correspondent
Virginia Evans, Crown, $28.00, 9780593798430
5. The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett, Spiegel & Grau, $35.00, 9781954118812
6. Our Perfect Storm
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593953242
7. The Keeper
Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493465
8. Platform Decay 
Martha Wells, Tor Books, $24.99, 9781250827005
9. Kin
Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32.00, 9780525659181
10. Transcription
Ben Lerner, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25.00, 9780374618599
11. Go Gentle
Maria Semple, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $30.00, 9798217176632
12. We Burned So Bright
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $25.99, 9781250881236
13. American Fantasy
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9798217046850
14. Heart the Lover
Lily King, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802165176
15. Ghost Town
Tom Perrotta, Scribner, $28.00, 9781668080634

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385548533
2. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
Belle Burden, The Dial Press, $30.00, 9780593733318
3. Famesick: A Memoir
Lena Dunham, Random House, $32.00, 9780593129326
4. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children
Mac Barnett, Little, Brown and Company, $20.00, 9780316601122
5. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881991
6. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love
Alice Hoffman (Ed.), Scribner, $22.00, 9781668209028
7. This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
Craig Fehrman, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982174248
8. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35.00, 9781324094647
9. The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land
Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon, Crown, $30.00, 9798217086511
10. Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund
Molly Crabapple, One World, $32.00, 9780593229453
11. Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
David Epstein, Riverhead Books, $32.00, 9780593715710
12. American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
Jon Meacham, Random House, $38.00, 9780593597552
13. We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
Jill Lepore, Liveright, $39.99, 9781631496080
14. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
15. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
Charlie Mackesy, Penguin Life, $27.00, 9780593994825

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Theo of Golden
Allen Levi, Atria Books, $20.00, 9781668236512
2. Project Hail Mary (Movie Tie-In)
Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9798217299461
3. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
4. The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9780593418925
5. James
Percival Everett, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593686867
6. Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $20.00, 9780593820254
7. The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
8. The Road to Tender Hearts
Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593873465
9. I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
10. On the Calculation of Volume (Book I)
Solvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (Transl.), New Directions, $15.95, 9780811237253
11. The Names
Florence Knapp, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780593833926
12. Audition
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593852347
13. Don't Let Him In
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $19.00, 9781668033883
14. Three Days in June
Anne Tyler, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593689325
15. The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Raising Hare: A Memoir
Chloe Dalton, Vintage, $21.00, 9780593689004
2. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
3. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $22.00, 9780593800027
4. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World
Ethan Tapper, Broadleaf Books, $19.99, 9798341900196
5. Memorial Days: A Memoir
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin Books, $19.00, 9780593654002
6. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22.00, 9781571313560
7. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348768
8. The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9798888904510
9. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00, 9781501183065
10. Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
Michael Lewis (Ed.), Riverhead Books, $19.00, 9798217047826
11. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490
12. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $22.00, 9780307279286
13. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $18.95, 9781771643771
14. Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing
Lili Taylor, Crown, $20.00, 9780593728598
15. Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden
Elise Howard, Workman Publishing Company, $22.99, 9781523525911

MASS MARKET

1. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451526342
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $12.00, 9780451524935
3. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
4. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716
5. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477109
6. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $10.00, 9780553293357
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $10.99, 9780451163967
8. Dune 
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
9. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
10. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED

1. Construction Site: Firefight!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226590
2. Blueberries for Sal (Board Book)
Robert McCloskey, Viking Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9798217042074
3. It's My Bird-Day!
Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454999621
4. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
5. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $10.99, 9780140564341
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
7. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: Stamped Edges Special Edition
Jr. Martin, Bill, Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $10.99, 9781250445506
8. Good Night, Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358229278
9. Jamberry
Bruce Degen, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780694006519
10. Moo, Baa, La La La!
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9780671449018

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel 
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
2. Wombat Waiting
Katherine Applegate, Storytide, $19.99, 9780063221178
3. Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel 
Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956635
4. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga 
Dav Pilkey, Motojiro (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546151210
5. A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm
Philip C. Stead, Neal Porter Books, $18.99, 9780823458097
6. The Wild Robot: Collector's Edition
Peter Brown, Little, Brown and Company, $24.99, 9780316602464
7. The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan
Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9781250387189
8. National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027
National Geographic Kids, $17.99, 9781426224560
9. The Summer of Second Chances (Deluxe Edition)
K.L. Walther, Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99, 9781464219177
10. Change of Plans
Sarah Dessen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9798347108770

CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES

1. Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #19) 
Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781546135548
2. Karen's Surprise: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #12) 
Ann M. Martin, Shauna J. Grant (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339005133
3. The Academy VI: Rise of the Scorpions
T.Z. Layton, Sourcebooks Young Readers, $9.99, 9781464268335
4. Sweet Valley Twins: First Place (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #8)
Francine Pascal, Knack Whittle (Illus.), Random House Graphic, $14.99, 9780593807323
5. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $15.99, 9781546176183
6. Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #9)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339001265
7. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #1)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9780545942157
8. Dory Fantasmagory: Center of the Universe
Abby Hanlon, Abby Hanlon (Illus.), Dial Books, $7.99, 9780593857588
9. Defending the Swamp Dragon (Dragon Masters #31)
Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9798225003296
10. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Leuyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763678883