New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
July 19, 2026

Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick by Caro Claire Burke
1. 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.
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Calamity Club
by Kathryn Stockett

As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.
Whistler by Ann Patchett
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.
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
4. 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.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
5. 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 Correspondent by Virginia Evans
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.
12. Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
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.
13. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
8. 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.
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
9. It Could Have Been Her
by Lisa Jewell

When a teenager is reported missing, Jane Trevally visits a house that holds unsettling memories for her.
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
10. Our Perfect Storm
by Carley Fortune

After her fiancé leaves her, Frankie goes on her planned honeymoon trip with her best friend from childhood, George.
Land by Maggie O'Farrell
11. Land
by Maggie O'Farrell

While assisting his father on a project to map all of Ireland in 1865, a boy must work around the ways a disturbing encounter affects his father.
15. The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
12. 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. 
Rocket's Red Glare: A Thriller by James Patterson
13. Rocket's Red Glare
by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

A murder interrupts a presidential campaign and Nat Phillips leads a team of special operators.
Weddings by Danielle Steel
14. Weddings
by Danielle Steel

The daughter of a celebrated wedding dress designer becomes engaged and the women in the family contend with relationship complications.
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
15. A Parade of Horribles
by Matt Dinniman

The eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. A sense of normalcy might be a set-up that spells danger for Carl and Donut.
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A version of this list appears in the July 19, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 4, 2026.
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