New York Times Fiction Bestsellers

The preeminent list of best selling fiction in the United States.
Updated June 5, 2026
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The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD * Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "A cause for celebration"--an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this "propulsive" (Entertainment Weekly),...
Theo of Golden
Allen Levi
Paper Book
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENONEMON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick * A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick "[A] word-of-mouth smash hit." --The New York Times "A treasure." --Hoda Kotb One spring...
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
Paper Book
You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what's worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic...
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now a Netflix Film A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today "Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an...
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they fight fantastical creatures and deadly mobs to make it to the next level and build the kind of fan following the dungeon masters can't ignore in the second book in the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl...
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Matt Dinniman
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Welcome to the Iron Tangle! Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, have to team up with other contestants not just to survive, but to solve a deadly puzzle in this third, mind-twisting novel in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--now with bonus...
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Follow Carl, Princess Donut, and Mongo as they fight their way to the next level in the fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You...
The Knight and the Moth
Rachel Gillig
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!  From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes a sensational romantasy, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her...
Every Summer After
Carley Fortune
Paper Book
The blockbuster bestseller now available as a gorgeous new hardcover! "A radiant debut."--Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Six...
Our Perfect Storm
Carley Fortune
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer. ...
The Final Target
Nora Roberts
Paper Book
A young author becomes the object of a fan's desire--and rage--in the gripping thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Nature. He showed up at Arden Bowie's debut author appearance with a copy of her novel and an eager smile. He showered her...
The Calamity Club: A Novel
Kathryn Stockett
Paper Book
"So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end."--Oprah Daily INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting...
The Midnight Train
Matt Haig
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES | TODAY | SHEREADS | WOMAN'S WORLD | PARADE | THE NERD DAILY | HER CAMPUS | BOOKPAGE When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop? No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you...
The Deal
Elle Kennedy
Paper Book
This limited Collector's Edition printing will include a new hardcase design, printed edges, designed endpapers, and colored character art throughout of your fave OG hockey couple, Hannah and Garrett! The series that inspired Amazon Prime's Off-Campus - Now Streaming! She's about to...
Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) * A traditional American woman, a "tradwife" influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855--where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an...
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Sarah A. Parker
Paper Book
Order now to receive the stunning limited deluxe edition. The collector's hardcover features sprayed edges and full-colored endpapers. The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon When the Moon Hatched<...
The Brothers McKay: A Longmire Mystery
Craig Johnson
Paper Book
A masterful new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series When Pepper McKay, one of the most hated men in Absaroka County, is found murdered on his ranch in Crazy Woman Canyon, suspects aren't in short supply. But Sheriff Walt Longmire's attention is...
The Mistake
Elle Kennedy
Ebook
The Score
Elle Kennedy
Ebook
A Parade of Horribles
Matt Dinniman
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl...
Ironwood
Michael Connelly
Paper Book
Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully...
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It
Brooke Averick
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she's about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she's determined to finally lose it . . . if her own anxiety doesn't slow her down. The can't-miss...

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