The latest top selling hardcover nonfiction books from Indie Bound
October 8th, 2025

by Kamala Harris (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668211656); Weeks on List: 1 "For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history."
Author: Kamala Harris
by Samin Nosrat (Random House, ISBN: 9781984857781); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 2 "From the bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat--and one of America's most beloved chefs and teachers--125 meticulously tested, flavor-forward, soul-nourishing recipes that bring joy and a sense of communion."
Author: Samin Nosrat
by Brené Brown (Random House, ISBN: 9781984855749); Weeks on List: 1 "#1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership."
Author: Brené Brown
by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593540985); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 3 "Gilbert's new book is a landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love--or to any other passion, substance, or craving--and who yearns, at long last, for liberation."
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
by Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins (Hay House LLC, ISBN: 9781401971366); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 40 "If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. This book puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands."
Author: Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins
by Matthew McConaughey (Crown, ISBN: 9781984862105); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 2 "From the Academy Award-winning actor and the bestselling author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief."
Author: Matthew McConaughey
by Jen Hatmaker (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668083680); Weeks on List: 1 "From Jen Hatmaker--beloved New York Times bestselling author and host of the For the Love podcast--a brutally honest, funny, and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of her twenty-six-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story. An October 2025 Indie Next Pick."
Author: Jen Hatmaker
by Mary Roach (W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN: 9781324050629); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 2 "From the bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy."
Author: Mary Roach
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.) (Scribner, ISBN: 9781668072240); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 45 "A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024."
Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.)
by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668098998); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 2 "In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays--many never published before--Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of American ideals."
Author: David McCullough