New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
February 1, 2026

1. 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.
2. Anatomy of an Alibi
by Ashley Elston

Two women enact a plan to uncover truths a man may have been hiding, but things go awry when he is found murdered. 
 
3. The Devil's Daughter
by Danielle Steel

In an effort to reconcile, the estranged sisters Mickie and Billie try to overcome their different personalities and difficult family history.
 
4. Hollow
by Celina Myers

A bookseller who dies in a car crash comes back as a vampire and is caught between rival clans.
5. The First Time I Saw Him
by Laura Dave

Hannah’s husband turns up five years after he disappeared, which forces her to go on the run with her daughter.
6. The Widow
by John Grisham

When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
 
7. The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
8. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
9. Brimstone
by Callie Hart

The second book in the Fae & Alchemy series. To save those close to them, Saeris and Fisher face a new set of dangers.
10. The Intruder
by Freida McFadden

During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
11. Enchantra
by Kaylie Smith

The second book in the Wicked Games series. Genevieve Grimm goes to a cursed palace and gets caught up in a deadly game.
 
12. Heart the Lover
by Lily King

Decades after getting caught up in a love triangle, a woman examines choices she once made.
13. Twice
by Mitch Albom

Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.
14. Mona's Eyes
by Thomas Schlesser

A 10-year-old who may get permanent vision loss is bolstered by her grandfather’s quest to bring beauty into her life; translated by Hildegarde Serle.
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.
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A version of this list appears in the February 1, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 17, 2026.
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