Paperback Trade Fiction
Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Sep 5
The New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction bestseller list, week of September 5, 2026.
“A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.”
“A dermatologist who took a bullet through her skull tries to piece together her memories and determine if someone close to her is a threat.”
“A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.”
“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 woman washes ashore on a tiny island near Antarctica, where the only inhabitants are a man and his three children.”
“Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.”
“Reverie Adams attempts to put her dark past behind her but Dreadful Sharpe’s desire for revenge brings it back.”
“The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.”
“A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.”
“Darrow, a member of the lowest rung of a society on Mars in the future, mixes in with humanity’s overlords in the hopes of taking them down.”
“Hannah Wells makes a deal with the captain of the college hockey team in exchange for tutoring him that may complicate their relationship.”
“The third book in the Salacious Legacy series. Illicit temptation may become too hard to ignore between Amelia Kade and her father's best friend.”
“A young professor agrees to pretend to be a third-year Ph.D. candidate’s boyfriend.”