Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 2, 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. "Yesteryear: A Novel" by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) Last week: 1
2. "The Correspondent: A Novel" by Virginia Evans (Crown) Last week: 3
3. "The Throne of Broken Gods (Deluxe Special Edition)" by Amber V. Nicole (Kensington) Last week: —
4. "Purple State: A Novel" by Dana Perino (Harper) Last week: 2
5. "Hope Rises: A Thriller" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) Last week: 4
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6. "Starside (Deluxe Limited Edition)" by Alex Aster (Avon) Last week: 6
7. "Blood Bound (Deluxe Edition)" by Ellis Hunter (Atria) Last week: —
8. "The Mother-Daughter Book Club: A Novel" by Susan Patterson and James Patterson (Little, Brown) Last week: 8
9. "We Burned So Bright" by TJ Klune (Tor) Last week: —
10. "It’s in His Kiss (Deluxe Collector's Edition)" by Julia Quinn (Avon) Last week: —
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir" by Isabel Klee (Morrow) Last week: —
2. "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Dial) Last week: 1
3. "One Scan Saved My Life: How One Woman's Story Will Change the Way We Detect Lung Cancer" by Shira Kupperman Boehler (Skyhorse) Last week: —
4. "Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans" by Sheinelle Jones (Putnam) Last week: 9
5. "Start With Yourself: A New Vision for Work & Life" by Emma Grede (Avid Reader) Last week: 3
6. "How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work" by Jodi Kantor (Little, Brown) Last week: 10
7. "Famesick: A Memoir" by Lena Dunham (Random House) Last week: 5
8. "London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth" by Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday) Last week: 7
9. "Rewired: The Breakthrough Tapping Method to Stop Overthinking, Calm Your Body, and Finally Feel at Ease" by Nick Ortner, Jessica Ortner and Alex Ortner (Hay House) Last week: —
10. "Knowing: The Journey to Certainty in an Uncertain World" by Touré Roberts (Zondervan) Last week: —
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