New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 9, 2026
1. The Calamity Club
by
Kathryn Stockett
As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.
2. Yesteryear
by
Caro Claire Burke
Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.
3. Whistler
by
Ann Patchett
Decades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken.
4. Cool Machine
by
Colson Whitehead
In the third book in the Harlem trilogy, 1980s crime and capitalism affect Ray Carney and the people around him.
5. The Country Road Murders
by
James Patterson and Mike Lupica
A former football player returns to the town where his father was killed.
6. The Correspondent
by
Virginia Evans
Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
7. Carl's Doomsday Scenario
by
Matt Dinniman
The second book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.
8. A Forsaken Prophecy
by
Stacey McEwan
The second book in the Artisan trilogy. Nina and Patrick search for resources that may alter the course of the war.
9. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
by
Matt Dinniman
The third book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut are up against a subway system filled with monsters.
10. Prince of Swords
by
Elise Kova
The second book in the Arcana Academy series. Clara Graysword’s fate might be influenced by a secretive order known as the Worldkeepers.
11. Dungeon Crawler Carl
by
Matt Dinniman
Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
12. The Shampoo Effect
by
Jenny Jackson
When Caroline Lash is pushed out of a social circle in a small seaside town, she exposes secrets that rile up the residents.
13. Ransom
by
Daniel Silva
The 26th book in the Gabriel Allon series. A search for a British billionaire’s missing wife turns up secrets and an old enemy.
14. The Gate of the Feral Gods
by
Matt Dinniman
The fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Obstacles abound on the fifth floor of the dungeon.
15. The Butcher's Masquerade
by
Matt Dinniman
The fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. The action moves to the sixth floor, which is known as the Hunting Grounds
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A version of this list appears in the August 9, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 25, 2026.
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