The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
Here is the Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 12, 2026.
1. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $22.00, 9781501183065
2. American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
Isaac Fitzgerald, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593537794
3. This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
Beverly Gage, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668033104
4. On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Rick Steves, Rick Steves, $19.99, 9781641717458
5. Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
Michael Schur, Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $35.00, 9798217045112
6. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
7. The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land
Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon, Crown, $30.00, 9798217086511
8. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [50th Anniversary Edition]: An Inquiry into Values
Robert M. Pirsig, Mariner Books Classics, $21.99, 9780063342330
9. A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
10. Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America
Lauren Hough, Pantheon, $30.00, 9780593686621
11. The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
Eva zu Beck, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781668223673
12. Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More
Mike Bezemek, Sourcebooks, $18.99, 9781464226908
13. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
William Finnegan, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143109396
14. The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces
Rachel Karp, Beacon Press, $29.95, 9780807023440
15. Travels with Charley in Search of America
John Steinbeck, Penguin Books, $14.00, 9780140053203
16. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780679785897
17. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525434658
18. How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (Natural Navigation)
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $18.95, 9798893031423
19. Grandma Joy and Me: A Journey of Healing, One National Park at a Time
Brad Ryan, Simon & Schuster, $29.00, 9781668099261
20. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest: A Local's Curated Guide to Year-Round Getaways
Kara Patajo, Sasquatch Books, $24.99, 9781632175939
21. A Bite-Sized History of Italy: Gastronomic Tales of the Roman Empire, Renaissance, and Republic
Danielle Callegari, New Press, $27.99, 9781620979235
22. The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
John O'Connor, Sourcebooks, $17.99, 9781464216664
23. The Hidden Nations of Animals: A Grand Tour of Earth's Wild Civilizations
Ryan Huling, Oliver Uberti (Illus.), Avery, $32.00, 9780593716847
24. Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America
Andrew McCarthy, Grand Central Publishing, $29.00, 9781538768945
25. Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys
Mariana Enriquez, Hogarth, $30.00, 9780593733516