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Here is the Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 19, 2025. 

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day shares a date with Inauguration Day. Here’s what some of our member stores have planned.

Pixel + Ink Creative creates charming sidelines like enamel pins, bookmarks, stickers, and more, and is based in southwest Louisiana.

Bookselling This Week spoke with Pixel + Ink’s Daneisha Davis to learn more about the company’s designs and origins. 

“Don't let the duppy get you…Honeysuckle and Bone transports you to the canicular heat of Jamaica as the secrets heat up with each turning page. From the secrets to the lies, you’ll feel like our main character, Carina, eavesdropping behind every wall,” said Morgan Haywood-Joy of Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.

Here is the Indie Poetry Bestseller List based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 5, 2025. 

 “This atmospheric mystery was brimming with red herrings and conspiracies, all shrouded in a sinister fae mist; perfect for fans of Holly Black and Melissa Albert,” said Jessica Hahl of Books Inc. in San Leandro, California.

“Kaya of the Ocean is an absolutely gorgeous story, shining a light on the very real struggles of growing up and feeling like you are different. With incredibly heartfelt writing and a vivid setting, Kaya’s story can help young people that struggle with anxiety feel seen and heard,” said Jonathan Pope of Prologue Bookshop in Columbus, Ohio.