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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 18, 2026 |
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| 1. Threshing Day by Rebecca YarrosThirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon. |
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| 2. The French Illusion by John GrishamWhen a couple is kidnapped during a honeymoon trip in the French countryside, a young lawyer is used as part of a C.I.A. operation. |
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| 3. Hollywood, Ending by John GreenCelebrity permeates lives onscreen and off for two rising stars appearing in the biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old. |
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| 4. American Hagwon by Min Jin LeeAfter a betrayal and a financial crisis, John and Helen Koh move with their three children from Korea to Australia to California in the 1990s. |
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| 5. The Calamity Club by Kathryn StockettAs things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances. |
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| 6. Hollow Bones by Jodi PicoultA woman who runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness and her husband, who is a police polygraph expert, face a crisis in their marriage. |
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| 7. Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. KingfisherAstarion Ancunin, who is trapped in the service of a vampire, forms an unlikely alliance in the hopes of breaking free. |
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| 8. Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. NicoleThe third book in the Gods and Monsters series. After a battle, Dianna makes sacrifices to save Samkiel. |
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| 9. Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidThe second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight; the basis of the TV series. |
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| 11. Ruthless by Danielle SteelA senior editor at Vanity Fair interviews a high-tech billionaire and faces off against a shipping magnate in St. Barts. |
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| 12. Yesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeNatalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855. |
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| 13. Whistler by Ann PatchettDecades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken. |
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| 14. The Pirate Queen by Ariel LawhonIn 16th-century Ireland, Grace O’Malley endures betrayal and hardship before leading a fleet of ships to defend her land. |
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| 15. Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosViolet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. |
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