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NYT Fiction Bestsellers January 2026 |
Many of these books are on our Bestsellers Shelves or available as eBooks Call us to hold available copies: 415.789.2661 |
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The Widow by John Grisham Simon Latch, a struggling lawyer in rural Virginia, takes on Eleanor Barnett, a widow with hidden wealth, but when her circumstances unravel and she is hospitalized, Simon is accused of murder; to prove his innocence and avoid prison, he must uncover the truth and identify the real killer.
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The Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownWhen Katherine Solomon vanishes and her manuscript disappears following a murder in Prague, symbologist Robert Langdon races across three cities to uncover a hidden truth about consciousness, pursued by ancient myths, secret societies and a revelation that could upend humanity's understanding of the mind.
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The Correspondent by Virginia EvansThrough this epistolary novel, readers see how Sybil, now in the winter of her life at seventy-three, has always made sense of the world through writing letters, coming to terms with her past and present in order to learn forgiveness.
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Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser Ten‑year‑old Mona, facing the possibility of losing her sight, spends fifty‑two Wednesdays with her grandfather visiting masterpieces in Paris museums, where each work of art teaches her lessons about history, love, loss and resilience, transforming her understanding of beauty and deepening the bond between granddaughter and grandfather in a journey through five centuries of Western art.
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Alchemised by SenlinyuHelena Marino, once an alchemist and now a prisoner with missing memories, is forced to confront necromancers and corrupt guilds in a war-torn world, while the High Reeve seeks the secrets hidden in her past, leaving her to fight for survival and uncover whether her forgotten history holds the key to resisting destruction.
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Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller by James PattersonIn this companion to Along Came a Spider, Detective Alex Cross revisits his earliest case against serial killer Gary Soneji after police uncover a detailed “murder book” chronicling Soneji’s crimes and possible investigative missteps, forcing Cross to retrace the past and confront the deadly rivalry that began years earlier in order to face the return of the spider.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman In this opening novel of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Coast Guard veteran Carl and a former partner’s cat navigate a deadly, game-like dungeon after an alien invasion turns Earth’s survivors into contestants on a televised intergalactic competition, blending dark humor, fantasy action and survival challenges.
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden During a violent storm, Casey shelters in her isolated cabin, only to find an injured, silent girl outside her kitchen window, clutching a knife; as the night unfolds and unsettling evidence emerges, Casey realizes the stranger’s past is dangerous and probing it may put her own life at risk.
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Twice by Mitch AlbomAfter discovering at age eight that he can rewind moments and live them again, Alfie Logan grows up refining choices, relationships and risks, until he learns that undoing love carries a permanent cost; years later, under investigation for casino fraud, he recounts how this power shaped his life, marriage and final decision.
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Nash Falls by David BaldacciAfter the successful investment executive Walter Nash is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate a money-laundering operation led by international criminal Victoria Steers, his cover is exposed, necessitating his abandonment of his former life and taking drastic measures to survive, protect his family and bring down the network threatening him.
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Gone before Goodbye by Reese WitherspoonWhen disgraced combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secretive job treating a powerful man overseas, his sudden disappearance pulls her into a deadly conspiracy, forcing her on the run to uncover the truth and clear her name.
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Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins ReidA reserved professor is content with her life until an ad for NASA’s space shuttle program sparks a newfound ambition. Chosen to train as an astronaut in 1980, Joan’s journey not only challenges her understanding of science but also ignites unexpected passions and connections, forcing her to reconsider her place in the vast universe.
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Remain: A Supernatural Love Story by Nicholas SparksWhen architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, seeking a fresh start, a mysterious connection with a woman tied to an unsettling family secret forces him to question his skepticism about the supernatural, as well as his own understanding of love, loss and the boundaries between life and death.
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