NYT Bestsellers

Week of August 9, 2026

The week's New York Times bestselling books across Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Combined Print & E-Book Fiction. Auto-curated weekly by Well Read from the NYT Books API. Source: nytimes.com

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  1. THE CALAMITY CLUB

    Kathryn Stockett · 2026

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

    #1 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 12 weeks on list

    Spiegel & Grau

    Fiction

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  2. REGIME CHANGE

    Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

    Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.

    #1 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 6 weeks on list

    Simon & Schuster

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  3. THEO OF GOLDEN

    Allen Levi · 2025

    A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.

    #1 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 34 weeks on list

    400 pages

    Atria

    Fiction

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  4. YESTERYEAR

    Caro Claire Burke · 2026

    Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.

    #2 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 16 weeks on list

    401 pages

    Knopf

    Fiction

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  5. BIOLOGICAL WAR

    Annie Jacobsen

    The author of “Nuclear War” describes potential outcomes of biological warfare, including mass death and societal breakdown.

    #2 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 1 week on list

    Dutton

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  6. WHISTLER

    Ann Patchett

    Decades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken.

    #3 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 8 weeks on list

    Harper

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  7. STRANGERS

    Belle Burden · 2026

    Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

    #3 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 28 weeks on list

    257 pages

    Dial

    Biography & Autobiography

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  8. COOL MACHINE

    Colson Whitehead

    In the third book in the Harlem trilogy, 1980s crime and capitalism affect Ray Carney and the people around him.

    #4 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 1 week on list

    Doubleday

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  9. DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT

    Isabel Klee · 2026

    Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.

    #4 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 8 weeks on list

    Morrow

    Biography & Autobiography

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  10. THE COUNTRY ROAD MURDERS

    James Patterson and Mike Lupica

    A former football player returns to the town where his father was killed.

    #5 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 2 weeks on list

    Little, Brown

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  11. COMMUNION

    JD Vance

    The vice president and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.

    #5 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 7 weeks on list

    Harper

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  12. PROJECT HAIL MARY

    Andy Weir · 2022

    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.

    #5 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 59 weeks on list

    497 pages

    Ballantine

    Fiction

    3.0/5

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  13. THE CORRESPONDENT

    Virginia Evans · 2025

    Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

    #6 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 39 weeks on list

    305 pages

    Crown

    Fiction

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  14. LONDON FALLING

    Patrick Radden Keefe · 2026

    The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.

    #6 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 17 weeks on list

    Doubleday

    Family & Relationships

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  15. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL

    Matt Dinniman · 2025

    A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

    #6 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 29 weeks on list

    481 pages

    Ace

    Fiction

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  16. CARL'S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO

    Matt Dinniman · 2024

    The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.

    #7 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 28 weeks on list

    385 pages

    Ace

    Fiction

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  17. THIS IS THE PLAN

    Ben Wikler

    The former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin shares his perspectives on what it takes to win elections.

    #7 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 2 weeks on list

    Norton

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  18. RANSOM

    Daniel Silva

    The 26th book in the Gabriel Allon series. A search for a British billionaire’s missing wife turns up secrets and an old enemy.

    #7 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 2 weeks on list

    Harper

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  19. A FORSAKEN PROPHECY

    Stacey McEwan

    The second book in the Artisan trilogy. Nina and Patrick search for resources that may alter the course of the war.

    #8 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 1 week on list

    S&S/Saga

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  20. REVOLUTION

    Eric Metaxas · 2026

    The author of “Martin Luther” and “Bonhoeffer” gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.

    #8 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 8 weeks on list

    640 pages

    Odysseus

    History

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