This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Apr 9, 2026 Apr 9, 2026 0 1 of 2 "The Meaning of Your Life" by Arthur C. Brooks (Penguin Random House/TNS) Penguin Random House/TNS/TNS "Starside" by Alex Aster. (HarperCollins Publishers/TNS) HarperCollins Publishers/TNS/TNS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 4, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.kAmW#6AC:?E65 7C@> !F3=:D96CD (66<=J[ AF3=:D965 3J !(IJK {{r] © a_ae[ !(IJK {{r]Xk^AmkAmwp#sr~'t# uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q$E2CD:56 Ws6=FI6 {:>:E65 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p=6I pDE6C WpG@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAma] Q%96 }:89E (6 |6E Ws6=FI6 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p33J y:>6?6K Wu@C6G6CX {2DE H66<i `k^Am People are also reading… 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Lexington wins Good Life Cup CPS reformats after-school and preschool programs, raises tuition Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported State troopers trying to locate man who ran from traffic stop near Overton Gothenburg High School speech team overjoyed with state results Sarah Neben: Learning Adventures Childcare plans culturally diverse summer curriculum TRACK: Cozad boys win team title at Ogallala Geiser family opens hardware store in Lexington Lexington falls to No. 1 Schuyler in Pinnacle Cup Final Gothenburg golf wins home dual over North Platte St. Pat's Priscilla Quill's book launch at Lexington Public Library Lexington YMCA hosts egg hunt Overton boys golf takes third at Hi-Line invite kAmb] Q%96 r@CC6DA@?56?Ei p }@G6=Q 3J ':C8:?:2 tG2?D WrC@H?X {2DE H66<i bk^AmkAmc] Q%96 z66A6Ci p }@G6=Q 3J %2?2 uC6?49 W':<:?8X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmd] QyF586 $E@?6i p }@G6=Q 3J ':@=2 s2G:D 2?5 y2>6D !2EE6CD@? W{:EE=6[ qC@H?X {2DE H66<i ak^AmkAme] Q&AH2C5 q@F?5i p }@G6=Q 3J (@@5J qC@H? Ww@82CE9X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmf] Qr:?56C '2=6Q 3J r2C@=:?6 !64<92> 2?5 $FD2??6 '2=6?E: Wz:?8’D w@==@HX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmg] Q#2:? @7 $925@HD 2?5 t?5:?8D Ws6=FI6 $A64:2= t5:E:@?XQ 3J |6=:DD2 z] #@69C:49 Wz6?D:?8E@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qq6EH66? %H@ u:C6DQ 3J r9C:DE@A96C qF69=>2? W}:89E7:C6X {2DE H66<i `hk^AmkAm`_] Q%9:D z:?85@> (:== }@E z:== |6Q 3J x=@?2 p?5C6HD W%@CX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmwp#sr~'t# }~}uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q%96 |62?:?8 @7 *@FC {:76i u:?5:?8 !FCA@D6 :? 2? p86 @7 t>AE:?6DDQ 3J pCE9FC r] qC@@<D W!@CE7@=:@X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAma] Q!92D6Di p |6>@:CQ 3J qC2?5J Ww2?@G6C $BF2C6X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmb] Q%96 p?2E@>J @7 pH2<6?:?8i %96 d w:556? r@56D E@ p4E:G2E6 $6=7\w62=:?8[ &?=@4< *@FC w:896C r@?D4:@FD?6DD[ 2?5 {:G6 *@FC s:G:?6 s6DE:?JQ 3J $F6 |@CE6C Ww2J w@FD6X {2DE H66<i `k^Am kAmc] Q$EC2?86CDi p |6>@:C @7 |2CC:286Q 3J q6==6 qFC56? Ws:2=X {2DE H66<i fk^AmkAmd] Q!DJ49656=:4 %96C2AJi p #6G@=FE:@?2CJ pAAC@249 E@ #6DE@C:?8 *@FC |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 #64=2:>:?8 *@FC {:76Q 3J (:== '2? s6CG66C 2?5 z6:E9 zFC=2?56C W$92>392=2X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAme] Q{6EVD v6E r@@<:?8i tG6CJ52J |62=D[ %:ADJ u2G@C:E6D 2?5 r@>7@CE u@@5 rC2G:?8DQ 3J #6>: rCFK !2CD@?D W$:>@? t=6>6?EX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmf] Q$EC:AA65 s@H?i &?7:=E6C65 2?5 &?2A@=@86E:4Q 3J qF??:6 )@ Ws6J $EC66EX {2DE H66<i bk^Am kAmg] Q~A6? E@ (@C<i w@H E@ v6E p9625 :? E96 p86 @7 pxQ 3J #J2? #@D=2?D<J 2?5 p?66D9 #2>2? Ww2CA6C qFD:?6DDX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qr2A:E2=:D> u@C p==i x?4=FD:G6 t4@?@>:4D 2?5 E96 uFEFC6\!C@@7:?8 @7 p>6C:42Q 3J y@9? w@A6 qCJ2?E W(:=6JX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAm`_] Qp (@C=5 pAA62CDi p y@FC?6J :?E@ r@?D4:@FD?6DDQ 3J |:4926= !@==2? W!6?8F:? !C6DDX {2DE H66<i hk^AmkAm000k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular George Takei’s book chosen for ‘West Coast’s largest book club’ SEATTLE — George Takei was 5 years old when he heard U.S. soldiers, who carried rifles with bayonets, pounding on the door of his home in Los … Julia Cooke shares a secret about writing ‘Starry and Restless’ Julia Cooke is the author of the books “Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am” and “The Other Side of Paradise: Life in…
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