New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
March 22, 2026

1. 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.
2. Felicia's Favorites
by Danielle Steel

Felicia Morgan Weston’s will contains revelations that might impact the lives of her five surviving daughters.
3. My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney

In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.
4. Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman

In 1348, a disgraced knight shepherds an orphan of the Black Death and winds up on a battlefield of conflicting forces.
5. Dire Bound
by Sable Sorensen

Hoping to rescue her kidnapped sister, Meryn Cooper must survive four months of training while being bound to a feral direwolf. 
6. 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.
7. The Crossroads
by C.J. Box

The 26th book in the Joe Pickett series. After Joe takes a gunshot to the head, his daughters seek to find out who did it.
8. Lady Tremaine
by Rachel Hochhauser

In a spin on the Cinderella story, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley discovers a royal family secret.
9. Cross & Sampson
by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.
10. 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.
11. The Widow
by John Grisham

When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
 
12. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
13. 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. 
14. When He Was Wicked
by Julia Quinn

The sixth book in the Bridgerton series. Will things between Francesca Bridgerton and Michael Stirling grow into something more or will she marry his cousin?
15. To Cage A Wild Bird 
by Brooke Fast

A bounty hunter’s plan to save her brother includes getting arrested but she did not anticipate having feelings for a prison guard.
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A version of this list appears in the March 22, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 7, 2026.
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