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.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.)
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
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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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