The books that all your friends are reading. Discover the best-selling books from The New York Times as well as monthly genre lists from Publishers Weekly.
New York Times lists are updated weekly on Thursday morning. Publishers Weekly on a monthly basis.
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Last Updated:
New York Times - October 5
Publisher's Weekly - September 15
Fiction
1. Dreamland, by Nicholas Sparks
2. It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover
3. Verity, by Colleen Hoover
4. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
5. Fairy Tale, by Stephen King
Full List (New York Times)
Nonfiction
1. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
2. The Divider, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
3. Starry Messenger, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
4. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
5. Dinners with Ruth, by Nina Totenberg
Full List (New York Times)
Hardcover Fiction
1. Dreamland, by Nicholas Sparks
2. Fairy Tale, by Stephen King
3. The Bullet That Missed, by Richard Osman
4. Blowback, by James Patterson and Brandon DuBois
5. Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout
Full List (New York Times)
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
2. The Divider, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
3. Starry Messenger, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
4. Dinners with Ruth, by Nina Totenberg
5. What If? 2, by Randall Munroe
Full List (New York Times)
Young Adults
1. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, by Shea Ernshaw
2. Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization, by A.W. Jantha
3. Defend the Dawn, by Brigid Kemmerer
4. The Ballad of Never After, by Stephanie Garber
5. The Girl in the Castle, by James Patterson and Emily Raymond
Full List (New York Times)
Romance
1. It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover
2. Ugly Love, by Colleen Hoover
3. Reminders of Him, by Colleen Hoover
4. November 9, by Colleen Hoover
5. Maybe Someday, by Colleen Hoover
Full List (Publisher's Weekly)
Mystery
1. All Good People Here, by Ashley Flowers
2. Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Daniel Silva
3. Shadows Reel, by C.J. Box
4. Abandoned in Death, by J.D. Robb
5. The Thursday Morning Club, by Richard Osman
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Fantasy
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
2. A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
3. Fire & Blood, by George R.R. Martin
4. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution, by R.F. Kuang
5. A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Science Fiction
1. Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith, by Adam Christopher
2. Dune, by Frank Herbert
3. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
4. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, by Becky Chambers
5. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
Full List (Publishers' Weekly)
Comics - Manga - Graphic Novels
1. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 17, by Gege Akutami
2. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
3. Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 16, by Akira Toriyama
4. Spy X Family, Vol. 2, by Tatsuya Endo
5. One Piece, Vol. 100, by Eiichiro Oda
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Biography & Memoir
1. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
2. Breaking History, by Jared Kushner
3. Night, by Elie Wiesel
4. America, A Redemption Story, by Tim Scott
5. Vacuuming in the Nude and Other Ways to Get Attention, by Peggy Rowe
Full List (Publishers Weekly)