Hardcover Fiction
Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Aug 15
The New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list, week of August 15, 2026.
“As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.”
“Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.”
“The third book in the Dr. Wren Muller series. Wren and Leroux get back to work as young girls vanish in two cities.”
“Decades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken.”
“The second book in the North Falls thriller series. Sheriff Emmy Clifton investigates a crime in which a mother was murdered and her daughter left for dead.”
“When Russia attacks their country, Ukrainian citizens find ways to fight while others must flee.”
“A century after some spiritual mediums disappeared from a remote Vermont island, a research trip for a film starts old troubles anew.”
“Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.”
“The third book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut are up against a subway system filled with monsters.”
“In a city divided by privilege and poverty, a mercenary is forced to marry the president’s son, whom she attempted to kill.”
“A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.”
“The fourth book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Obstacles abound on the fifth floor of the dungeon.”
“The fifth book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. The action moves to the sixth floor, which is known as the Hunting Grounds.”