This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service on Oct 8, 2026

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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) Last week: —

2. "The French Illusion: A Novel" by John Grisham (Doubleday) Last week: —

3. "American Hagwon: A Novel" by Min Jin Lee (Cardinal) Last week: —

4. "The Calamity Club: A Novel" by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) Last week: 4

5. "Hollywood, Ending: A Novel" by John Green (Dutton) Last week: 7

6. "Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion" by T. Kingfisher (Random House Worlds) Last week: —

7. "Dawn of the Cursed Queen (Deluxe Special Edition)" by Amber V. Nicole (Kensington) Last week: —

8. "Hollow Bones: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) Last week: 3

9. "Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror" by Jeneva Rose (Blackstone) Last week: 2

10. "Heated Rivalry Collector’s Edition" by Rachel Reid (Harlequin) Last week: —

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "The Steps: A Memoir" by Sylvester Stallone (Morrow) Last week: —

2. "PlantYou Quickies: 140+ Nourishing Plant-Based Recipes for Busy People" by Carleigh Bodrug (Balance) Last week: —

3. "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" by Charles Spencer (Penguin Press) Last week: 1

4. "Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body" by Andrew D. Huberman (Simon Element) Last week: 2

5. "Tough Enough: How to Lead a Team to Greatness Without Being a Jerk" by John Baird and Matt Hunter (Basic Venture) Last week: —

6. "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) Last week: —

7. "Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters" by Jimmy Chin (Celadon) Last week: —

8. "Fictional Selves: A Memoir" by Kyle MacLachlan (Crown) Last week: —

9. "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East" by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Knopf) Last week: —

10. "The Art of Gravity Falls" by Alex Hirsch and Rob Renzetti (Hyperion Avenue) Last week: 8

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