Paperback Trade Fiction
Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of May 9
The New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction bestseller list, week of May 9, 2026.
βA man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.β
βRyland 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.β
βThe sixth book in the Dream Harbor series. A flower shop might be the source of bad luck or love.β
βRenley Gossage, who bought a failing candy shop, and Theo Williams, who got engaged on a drunken dare, spend the summer in close proximity.β
βA widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there; the basis of the movie.β
βA Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriendβs cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.β
βThe sixth book in the Kings of Sin series. Maya Singh must work with her sworn enemy, who is the heir to a culinary empire.β
βThe third book of the Into Darkness series. Tyler seeks revenge against his father and pretends to be Stellaβs boyfriend.β
βThe Mossad agent Nir Tavor and his team must stop a threat against Israel.β
βAn advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.β
βTroubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters; the basis of the movie.β
βAn influencer known for her baking secrets tries to keep her offline secrets hidden.β
βRyan asks his friend Beckett to help his sister, who is caring for her twin children in Telluride.β