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Indie Next List

May 2026

Brought to you by IndieBound.org and the American Booksellers Association, the May 2026 Indie Next list features the bestselling books recommended by independent bookstores.

Indie Next List May 2026

Make Believe
Make Believe
Mac Barnett

from: $10.39

The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett

from: $25.49

The Lost Book of Lancelot
The Lost Book of Lancelot
John Glynn

from: $17.59

Enormous Wings
Enormous Wings
Laurie Frankel

from: $21.76

We Burned So Bright
We Burned So Bright
T.J. Klune

from: $19.68

Mad Mabel
Mad Mabel
Sally Hepworth

from: $16.08

The Things We Never Say
The Things We Never Say
Elizabeth Strout

from: $22.39

John of John
John of John
Douglas Stuart

from: $21.35

Ghost Town
Ghost Town
Tom Perrotta

from: $13.19

The Duke
The Duke
Anna Cowan

from: $15.84

Homebound
Homebound
Portia Elan

from: $14.89

Platform Decay
Platform Decay
Martha Wells

from: $15.20

Five
Five
Ilona Bannister

from: $21.79

Small Boat
Small Boat
Vincent Delecroix

from: $19.26

Seek the Traitor's Son
Seek the Traitor's Son
Veronica Roth

from: $13.29

Thistlemarsh
Thistlemarsh
Moorea Corrigan

from: $22.38

The Foursome
The Foursome
Christina Baker Kline

from: $19.29

American Rambler
American Rambler
Isaac Fitzgerald

from: $21.79

The Caretaker
The Caretaker
Marcus Kliewer

from: $19.89

Patient, Female
Patient, Female
Julie Schumacher

from: $20.12

Last Night in Brooklyn
Last Night in Brooklyn
Xóchitl González

from: $15.58

The Radiant Dark
The Radiant Dark
Alexandra Oliva

from: $20.89

Good News
Good News
Alexa Yasemin Brahme

from: $15.39

The Mountains We Call Home
The Mountains We Call Home
Kim Michele Richardson

from: $15.40

Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl
Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl
Lauren Osborn

from: $14.09

Now in Paperback May 2026

Girls Who Grew Big
Girls Who Grew Big
Leila Mottley

from: $15.84

The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben

from: $8.59

Make Me Famous
Make Me Famous
Maud Ventura

from: $9.69

Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time
Annie B. Jones

from: $10.79

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