Fiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Fiction" titles for 09/05/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
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- 1 (-). THE KNAVE AND THE MOON, Rachel Gillig (Orbit)
The second book in the Stonewater Kingdom series. A knave who is lacking his memory may help Sybil take Benji out of power. - 2 (1). THEO OF GOLDEN, Allen Levi (Atria)
A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories. - 3 (3). THE CALAMITY CLUB, Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)
As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances. - 4 (5). DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman (Ace)
A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon. - 5 (4). YESTERYEAR, Caro Claire Burke (Knopf)
Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855. - 6 (2). BIG LITTLE TRUTHS, Liane Moriarty (Crown)
In a sequel to “Big Little Lies,” a stranger’s presence at a school may force things to the fore that had not been shared. - 7 (7). WHISTLER, Ann Patchett (Harper)
Decades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken. - 8 (-). THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES, MrBeast and James Patterson (Morrow)
A group of mysteriously summoned competitors must overcome difficult terrain and tough challengers. - 9 (-). THE DISAPPEARERS, Marlon James (Riverhead)
In 1988, a group of eight gay men are attacked in Jamaica. One of them is killed, leaving the others to respond in different ways. - 10 (6). BRAIN DAMAGE, Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)
A dermatologist who took a bullet through her skull tries to piece together her memories and determine if someone close to her is a threat. - 11 (12). THE CORRESPONDENT, Virginia Evans (Crown)
Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive. - 12 (9). MAD MABEL, Sally Hepworth (St. Martin's)
An elderly woman who was once Australia’s youngest convicted murderer tries to keep her previous life hidden. - 13 (-). TOM CLANCY: PRESSURE DEPTH, Jack Stewart (Putnam)
The 15th book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series. A routine mission uncovers an unprecedented weapon. - 14 (11). CARL'S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO, Matt Dinniman (Ace)
The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers. - 15 (10). PROJECT HAIL MARY, Andy Weir (Ballantine)
Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders; the basis of the movie.
