Yolo County Library: New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: July 26, 2026

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New York Times

Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers

July 26, 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.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

2. 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.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

3. The Calamity Club
by Kathryn Stockett

As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

4. The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy
by Brigitte Knightley

The second book in the Dearly Beloathed series. Boundaries weaken between an assassin and a healer.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

5. Love You More
by Emily Giffin

Shortly after becoming engaged, Billie receives a call from her first love that compels her to return to Wisconsin.

Also available as: e-audiobook

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.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

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.

Also available as: e-book

8. 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

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

13. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

9. 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.

Also available as: e-book

10. 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.

Also available as: e-book

11. Country People
by Daniel Mason

When his wife accepts a visiting professorship in Vermont, Miles encounters a story that may have more to it than seems at first glance.

Also available as: e-book

12. He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1: Outworlder
by Travis Deverell

A middle manager at an office supplies store becomes an interdimensional adventurer.

E-book available. Print copies available soon.

12. The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

13. 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.

Also available as: e-book

15. The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman

14. 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.

Also available as: e-book

15. Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
by Ben Reeves

A man who gives comfort to those who are dying bonds with a midwife and her daughter.

Also available as: e-book and e-audiobook

A version of this list appears in the July 26, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 11, 2026.

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