New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
April 12, 2026

Cover of The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez
1. The Night We Met
by Abby Jimenez

Larissa makes a choice after a concert to ride home with Chris’s best friend, which may cause life-changing results.
Cover of Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
2. Judge Stone
by Viola Davis and James Patterson

Judge Mary Stone oversees an ethically complex case in her courtroom in Union Springs, Ala.
Cover of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. 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.
Cover of Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
4. 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.
Cover of Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict
5. Daughter of Egypt
by Marie Benedict

The daughter of a prominent Egyptologist faces dangers as she searches for Hatshepsut’s secret tomb.
Cover of The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
6. 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.
Cover of Beneath by Ariel Sullivan
7. Beneath
by Ariel Sullivan

In a prequel to Conform, Sasha Cadell undertakes difficult training for a secret mission.
Cover of The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
8. 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. 
Cover of The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen
9. The Traitor Queen
by Danielle L. Jensen

The second book in the Bridge Kingdom series. Lara seeks to free Ithicana’s king and release the Bridge Kingdom from her father’s clutches.
Cover of Kin by Tayari Jones
10. Kin
by Tayari Jones

Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.
Cover of Alchemised by SenLinYu
11. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
Cover of The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
12. 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.
Cover of My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
13. My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney

In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.
Cover of Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
14. Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher

In 1899, the scientific illustrator Sonia Wilson takes a job working for Dr. Halder, whose discoveries have a dark side.
Cover of The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
15. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman

The sixth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. On the eighth floor, Carl and Donut must capture a lethal monster.
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A version of this list appears in the April 12, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 28, 2026.
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