New York Times Bestsellers

1. 

   The Witch
   Freida McFadden
   Circumstances force Julia Barlow to retreat to her family’s estate, which contains the dark energy of a 1692 witchcraft execution.
2. 

   Threshing Day
   Rebecca Yarros
   Thirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon.
3. 

   Other Worlds Than These
   Stephen King and Peter Straub
   In the finale to the Talisman trilogy, an older Jack Sawyer faces off against a gang of infected teenagers and other destructive forces.
4. 

   Partita
   Barbara Kingsolver
   When she receives an unexpected phone call from an old lover, Livia contends with memories she put aside many years ago.
5. 

   The French Illusion
   John Grisham
   When a couple is kidnapped during a honeymoon trip in the French countryside, a young lawyer is used as part of a C.I.A. operation.
6. 

   The Calamity Club
   Kathryn Stockett
   As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.
7. 

   Hollywood, Ending
   John Green
   Celebrity permeates lives onscreen and off for two rising stars appearing in the biopic “Andy Warhol Never Gets Old.”
8. 

   Hollow Bones
   Jodi Picoult
   A woman who runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness and her husband, who is a police polygraph expert, face a crisis in their marriage.
9. 

   Return to the Shack
   Wm. Paul Young
   Years after the murder of his daughter, Mack is summoned to death row to visit the serial killer who took her life.
10. 

    American Hagwon
    Min Jin Lee
    After a betrayal and a financial crisis, John and Helen Koh move with their three children from Korea to Australia to California in the 1990s.

1. 

   One Helluva Ride
   Michael Douglas with Shane Salerno and Michael Fleming Jr
   The Hollywood icon shares stories about his career and relationships.
2. 

   Blockers
   Michael Lewis
   The author of “The Fifth Risk” tells the story of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency through the lens of six public servants.
3. 

   The Steps
   Sylvester Stallone
   The Hollywood icon describes the challenges he encountered during his childhood and the start of his career.
4. 

   Devil on my Shoulder
   Alice Cooper with Daniel Richler
   The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee describes his struggles to overcome his demons.
5. 

   Swan Song
   Charles Spencer
   The ninth Earl Spencer shares personal stories about his sister, Diana, from childhood through her untimely death.
6. 

   The American Way of Killing
   Malcolm Gladwell
   Gladwell examines why there are so many homicides in the United States and what stops us from fixing this issue.
7. 

   The Rush
   Nathaniel Philbrick
   The author of “Travels With George” looks at how America’s modern contradictions were born out of California’s Gold Rush.
8. 

   So Ordered
   Samuel A. Alito Jr
   An associate justice of the United States Supreme Court defines his approach to the Constitution and describes what he considers threats to our liberties.
9. 

   Not Today, Fascists
   Jennifer Welch
   A co-host of the “I’ve Had It” podcast describes what she sees as a rise of theocracy and fascism in America.
10. 

    Sleeping Beauties
    David Byrne
    The co-founder of Talking Heads and multidisciplinary artist shares insights on how innovations get reawakened.

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Last updated: October 15, 2026