Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 8, 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. Kathryn Stockett. Spiegel & Grau

2. The Unknown. Riley Sager. Dutton

3. Yesteryear. Caro Claire Burke. Knopf

4. Whistler. Ann Patchett. Harper

5. The Lion & the Deathless Dark. Carissa Broadbent. Bramble

6. Daggermouth. H.M. Wolfe. Scarlett

7. You’ll Be Sorry. Lisa Gardner. Grand Central

8. A Trade of Blood. Robert Jackson Bennett. Del Rey

9. The Amateur. Chris Bohjalian. Doubleday

10. The Country Road Murders. Patterson/Lupica. Little, Brown

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Regime Change. Haberman/Swan. Simon & Schuster

2. Welcome to Your Life. Roland Orzabal. Dey Street

3. Your Fellow Americans. Peter Santenello. Simon & Schuster

4. You Can Do Beautiful Things. Galey Alix. Rodale

5. How Lucky Am I. Christian Watson. Clarkson Potter

6. Strangers. Belle Burden. Dial

7. Biological War. Annie Jacobsen. Dutton

8. More, Please! Rachel Mansfield. Simon Element

9. London Falling. Patrick Radden Keefe. Doubleday

10. The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. W. Lee Warren. Tyndale Refresh

TRADE PAPERBACK

1. Adversary to the Villain. Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Red Tower

2. Theo of Golden. Allen Levi. Atria

3. Dungeon Crawler Carl. Matt Dinniman. Ace

4. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario. Matt Dinniman. Ace

5. Just for the Plot. Meghan Quinn. Bloom

6. Death Row. Freida McFadden. Poisoned Pen

7. The Divorce. Freida McFadden. Poisoned Pen

8. The Widow. John Grisham. Vintage

9. Kagurabachi, Vol. 8. Takeru Hokazono. Viz

10. Murdoku. Manuel Garand. Puzzlewright

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