by Virginia Evans (Crown, ISBN: 9780593798430); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 28 "A woman tries to heal old wounds and make sense of the world the only way she knows how--through letters--in this charming, laugh out loud debut novel about a life fully lived. A May 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by George Saunders (Random House, ISBN: 9780525509622); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 4 "An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next. The #1 Indie Next Pick for February 2026."

by Kate Quinn (William Morrow, ISBN: 9780063244788); Weeks on List: 1 "From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures. This stunning Deluxe Limited Edition is only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, illustrated endpapers, and jacket effects."

by Lily King (Grove Press, ISBN: 9780802165176); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 21 "From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2025."

by Heather Fawcett (Del Rey, ISBN: 9780593973257); Weeks on List: 1 "A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series. A March 2026 Indie Next Pick."

by Matt Dinniman (Ace, ISBN: 9780593820308); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 2 "A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl. A February 2026 Indie Next Pick."

by Jennette McCurdy (Ballantine Books, ISBN: 9780593723739); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 5 "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we'll go to in order to get what we want."

by Kiran Desai (Hogarth, ISBN: 9780307700155); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 20 "A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss. An October 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by Charlotte McConaghy (Flatiron Books, ISBN: 9781250827951); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 27 "From the bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. The #1 Indie Next Pick for March 2025."

by Matt Dinniman (Ace, ISBN: 9780593820261); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 3 "Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they fight fantastical creatures and deadly mobs to make it to the next level and build the kind of fan following the dungeon masters can't ignore."