Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 19, 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 Thoroughbreds" by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Little, Brown) Last week: —
2. "Dead Beat" by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron) Last week: —
3. "Hollow Bones: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) Last week: —
4. "The Calamity Club: A Novel" by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) Last week: 2
5. "The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World" by Jonathan Cahn (Frontline) Last week: 6
People are also reading…
6. "Exit Party: A Novel" by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf) Last week: —
7. "The Emperor’s Enemy (Deluxe Limited Edition)" by Jasmine Mas (Mira) Last week: —
8. "Eldritch (Deluxe Edition) by Keri Lake (Bloom) Last week: —
9. "Yesteryear: A Novel" by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) Last week: 4
10. "We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery" by Richard Osman (Viking/Dorman) Last week: —
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body" by Andrew D. Huberman (Simon Element) Last week: —
2. "The Art of Gravity Falls" by Alex Hirsch and Rob Renzetti (Hyperion Avenue) Last week: —
3. "Oversharing: Anytime Snacks, Everyday Dinners, and Cooking for Company" by Cortney LaCorte (Union Square) Last week: —
4. "Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide" by Alex Irvine (Pikachu) Last week: 35
5. "Making Peace with What I Can’t Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out" by Lysa TerKeurst (Thomas Nelson) Last week: —
6. "F*ck Failure" by Benny Blanco (Simon & Schuster) Last week: —
7. "Lost in Space: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe" by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker (National Geographic) Last week: —
8. "This Oak House: A Renovation Story with Interiors to Inspire Your Own Home" by Annie Meyers-Shyer Chronicle) Last week: —
9. "Veg Everything: Recipes for Weeknights, Parties and the Bites in Between" by Tanya Sichynsky (Ten Speed) Last week: —
10. "Confronting America: What Has to Change" by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer (St. Martin’s) Last week: —
___

