NYT Bestsellers
Week of November 8, 2026
The week's New York Times bestselling books across Hardcover Fiction, Combined Print & E-Book Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction. Auto-curated weekly by Well Read from the NYT Books API. Source: nytimes.com
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Rebecca Yarros
Thirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon.
#1 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 4 weeks on list
Red Tower
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Louise Penny
The 21st book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. Mysteries from the past confound Gamache and his team’s murder investigation.
#1 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 1 week on list
Minotaur
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Sophia Bush
The actress, activist and host of the "Work in Progress With Sophia Bush" podcast shares stories from her life and career.
#1 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 1 week on list
Flatiron
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Lee Child and Andrew Child
The 31st book in the Jack Reacher series. Gen. Susan Turner needs Reacher’s help to solve the murder of a team member on covert duty.
#2 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 1 week on list
Bantam
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Collin Gosselin with Allie Kingsley Baker
A dark tell-all by one of the sextuplets from the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
#2 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 3 weeks on list
Grand Central
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Abby Jimenez
A collection of three holiday novellas: “Sweater Weather,” “Stealing Christmas” and “Marry Little Christmas.”
#3 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 1 week on list
Forever
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Matthew Cole
An account of the financial and political alliances between Jared Kushner, Erik Prince, Mohamed bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Salman.
#3 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 1 week on list
Atria/One Signal
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James Patterson
The 36th book in the Alex Cross series. A family crisis and the D.C. underworld put the psychologist in a tight spot.
#4 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 1 week on list
Little, Brown
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Adam Grant
The author of “Think Again” delves into what might reinforce the strengths or exacerbate the weaknesses of bonds within relationships.
#4 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 3 weeks on list
Viking
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Brian Kilmeade
A co-host of “Fox & Friends” portrays contributions made by six key people around the time of the formation of our country.
#5 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 3 weeks on list
Morrow
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Allen Levi · 2025
A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.
#5 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 47 weeks on list
400 pages
Atria
Fiction
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John Grisham
When a couple is kidnapped during a honeymoon trip in the French countryside, a young lawyer is used as part of a C.I.A. operation.
#6 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 4 weeks on list
Doubleday
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Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell examines why there are so many homicides in the United States and what stops us from fixing this issue.
#6 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 5 weeks on list
Little, Brown
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Freida McFadden
Circumstances force Julia Barlow to retreat to her family’s estate, which contains the dark energy of a 1692 witchcraft execution.
#7 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 3 weeks on list
Poisoned Pen
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Andy Cohen
The Emmy Award–winning host shares recollections and photographs from reality TV over two decades.
#7 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 2 weeks on list
Andy Cohen
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Briar Boleyn
The fourth book in the Bloodwing Academy series. A secret dwarven quest, the presence of dragons and an ancient prophecy may force sacrifices to be made.
#8 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 1 week on list
MIRA
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Sylvester Stallone
The Hollywood icon describes the challenges he encountered during his childhood and the start of his career.
#8 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 5 weeks on list
Morrow
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Meghan Quinn
The third book in the How My Neighbor Stole Christmas series. Taran is caught between brothers this holiday season.
#8 on NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction · 1 week on list
Bloom
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Kathryn Stockett · 2026
As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.
#9 on NYT Hardcover Fiction · 25 weeks on list
Spiegel & Grau
Fiction
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Michael Lewis
The author of “The Fifth Risk” tells the story of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency through the lens of six public servants.
#9 on NYT Hardcover Nonfiction · 4 weeks on list
Norton
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