Paperback Trade Fiction
Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of May 23
The New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction bestseller list, week of May 23, 2026.
“A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.”
“Hannah Wells makes a deal with the captain of the college hockey team in exchange for tutoring him that may complicate their relationship.”
“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.”
“A bull rider goes on a reality dating show to save his family’s farm but falls for the show’s location consultant who is also his rival’s sister.”
“A 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.”
“The second book in the Off-Campus series. A college hockey player attempts to redeem himself to a rising sophomore.”
“A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.”
“The third book in the Off-Campus series. A brokenhearted senior resists the charms of a hockey star.”
“The second book in the Hollywood Renaissance series. More than a decade after their breakup, a screenwriter and a musician work together on a Hollywood Renaissance biopic.”
“Sybil Delling, who is gifted with the power of foresight, forms an alliance with a heretical knight when her sister Diviners disappear.”
“The fourth book in the Off-Campus series. Pregnancy complicates things between a college senior and a hockey player.”
“The sixth book in the Dream Harbor series. A flower shop might be the source of bad luck or love.”
“A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.”