Hardcover Fiction
Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Oct 3
The New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list, week of October 3, 2026.
“Thirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon.”
“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.”
“Celebrity permeates lives onscreen and off for two rising stars appearing in the biopic “Andy Warhol Never Gets Old.””
“After a betrayal and a financial crisis, John and Helen Koh move with their three children from Korea to Australia to California in the 1990s.”
“As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.”
“A woman who runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness and her husband, who is a police polygraph expert, face a crisis in their marriage.”
“Astarion Ancunin, who is trapped in the service of a vampire, forms an unlikely alliance in the hopes of breaking free.”
“The third book in the Gods and Monsters series. After a battle, Dianna makes sacrifices to save Samkiel.”
“The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight; the basis of the TV series.”
“Three horror stories: “Never Kill the Medium,” “The Nightmare House” and “All Curses Are Final.””
“A senior editor at Vanity Fair interviews a high-tech billionaire and faces off against a shipping magnate in St. Barts.”
“Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.”
“Decades after their time together, a woman reconnects with her stepfather and they look back at the directions their lives have taken.”