Paperback Trade Fiction
Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Sep 26
The New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction bestseller list, week of September 26, 2026.
“A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.”
“Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth; the basis of the movie.”
“The third book in the Society of Villains series. An F.B.I. special agent and a member of a crime organization develop a forbidden relationship.”
“A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.”
“A young professor agrees to pretend to be a third-year Ph.D. candidate’s boyfriend.”
“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 nurse follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.”
“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 who runs an antiques shop and a man who might inherit his family’s farm pretend to be involved with each other.”
“The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.”
“The second book in the Ghosted series. A Grim Reaper looking to not do harm forms an unexpected alliance with a Guardian Angel.”
“A woman washes ashore on a tiny island near Antarctica, where the only inhabitants are a man and his three children.”
“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.”