This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service on Aug 20, 2026

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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "The Calamity Club: A Novel" by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) Last week: 1

2. "Yesteryear: A Novel" by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) Last week: 3

3. "The Butcher Legacy: A Dr. Wren Muller Novel" by Alaina Urquhart (Zando) Last week: —

4. "Whistler: A Novel" by Ann Patchett (Harper) Last week: 4

5. "The True Meaning of Love: A Novel" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) Last week: —

6. "The Secrets We Hide" by Karin Slaughter (Morrow) Last week: —

7. "The Unknown: A Novel" by Riley Sager (Dutton) Last week: 2

8. "Daggermouth" by H.M. Wolfe (Scarlett) Last week: 6

9. "A Parade of Horribles" by Matt Dinniman (Ace) Last week: 11

10. "This Inevitable Ruin" by Matt Dinniman (Ace) Last week: 14

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking: Make It Fast" by Caroline Chambers (Union Square) Last week: —

2. "Everyday Hallelujah: Unlocking Deep Joy Through Everyday Acts of Worship" by Phil Wickham (Thomas Nelson) Last week: —

3. "Cooking con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking" by Omi Hopper (Ten Speed) Last week: —

4. "God Doesn't Relapse: Sex, Drugs, and the Life That Almost Killed Me" by Matt Grace (Lasega) Last week: —

5. "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 1

6. "Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies: The Art of Treyarch" by Treyarch et al. (Insight) Last week: —

7. "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World" by Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper) Last week: —

8. "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Dial) Last week: 6

9. "Courage Can Save US: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future" by Rye Barcott (Bloomsbury) Last week: —

10. "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" by JD Vance (Harper) Last week: 14

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