Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "The Correspondent: A Novel" by Virginia Evans (Crown) Last week: 2
2. "The Astral Library: A Novel" by Kate Quinn (Morrow) Last week: —
3. "The Hard Line: A Gray Man Novel" by Mark Greaney (Berkley) Last week: —
4. "Crown of War and Shadow" by J.R. Ward (Bramble) Last week: —
5. "Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller" by James Patterson and Brian Sitts (Little, Brown) Last week: 4
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6. "Operation Bounce House" by Matt Dinniman (Ace) Last week: 3
7. "Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather Fawcett (Del Rey) Last week: —
8. "Alchemised" by SenLinYu (Del Rey) Last week: 7
9. "The Widow: A Novel" by John Grisham (Doubleday) Last week: 11
10. "The Devil’s Bible: A Cotton Malone Novel" by Steve Berry (Grand Central) Last week: —
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic" by Bunnie Xo (Dey Street) Last week: —
2. "Be Your Own Bestie: A No-Nonsense Guide to Changing the Way You Treat Yourself" by Misha Brown (Hay House) Last week: —
3. "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Knopf) Last week: 3
4. "Manufacturing Delusion: How the Left Uses Brainwashing, Indoctrination, and Propaganda Against You" by Buck Sexton (Sentinel) Last week: —
5. "The Look" by Michelle Obama (Crown) Last week: 17
6. "Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life" by Charlie Kirk (Winning Team) Last week: 1
7. "American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology" by Jon Meacham (Random House) Last week: —
8. "The Joy Exchange: Finding Life's Greatest Lessons in Those You Least Expect" by Laura Hope Whitaker (Wiley) Last week: —
9. "Heal Your Hurting Mind: Biblical Hope for Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, and the Emotions No One Talks About" by Craig Groeschel (Zondervan) Last week: —
10. "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 35
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