This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service on Sep 3, 2026

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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 29, 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: 2

2. "Big Little Truths" by Liane Moriarty (Crown) Last week: —

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

4. "Whistler: A Novel" by Ann Patchett (Harper) Last week: 5

5. "Delusional: A Michael Bennett Thriller" by James Patterson and James O. Born (Little, Brown) Last week: 4

6. "The Poison Daughter" by Sheila Masterson (Slowburn) Last week: 1

7. "Daggerbound" by T. Kingfisher (Bramble) Last week: —

8. "Theo of Golden: A Novel" by Allen Levi (Atria) Last week: 13

9. "Heart of Glass: A Novel" by Jennifer Hillier (Minotaur) Last week: —

10. "The Sound of Regret: A Novel" by Trey Gowdy and Christopher Greyson (Harper Influence) Last week: —

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Everyday Eats: 100 Simple and Healthy Recipes for Real Life" by Alex Snodgrass (Morrow) Last week: —

2. "Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas" by Ted Cruz (Sentinel) Last week: —

3. "Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide" by Alex Irvine (Pikachu) Last week: —

4. "No One Works Here: How AI-Driven Enterprises Are Raising the Bar for Business, Leadership, and Competition" by Paul Cheek (Wiley) Last week: —

5. "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 2

6. "Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience, and the Science of Feeling Deeply" by Sasha Hamdani (Flatiron) Last week: —

7. "The Protein Meal Prep Plan: 30 Weekly Plans + 180 Recipes to Eat Better, Stress Less, and Save Money" by Cassy Joy Garcia (Voracious) Last week: —

8. "Pardon My Book: Ten Years of the Best (and Worst) in Sports from Pardon My Take" by Dan Katz and Eric Sollenberger (Harper) Last week: 1

9. "Star of the Show: My Life on Stage" by Dolly Parton (Ten Speed) Last week: —

10. "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State" by Jill Lepore (Liveright) Last week: —

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