Bestseller Lists for October 17, 2026 This report presents the top 10 books across various genres as of October 17, 2026. The lists, including Hardcover Fiction, Non-Fiction, Paperback Fiction, Canadian Fiction, Non-Fiction, Juvenile, and Self-Improvement, showcase the most popular titles with their respective authors, publishers, and prices. Each category highlights the bestsellers, revealing trends in the publishing world for the given date. Sign up for our Books newsletter for the latest reviews, author interviews, industry news and more. Hardcover Fiction: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week Weeks on List 1 Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection) Rebecca Yarros Entangled Publishing $34.99 1 2 2 The Witch Freida McFadden Poisoned Pen Press $41.99 - 1 3 Other Worlds Than These Stephen King; Peter Straub; Gabriel Rodriguez Scribner $49.00 - 1 4 Partita Barbara Kingsolver Harper $42.00 - 1 5 The French Illusion John Grisham Doubleday $48.99 2 2 6 Victorious V.E. Schwab Tor Books $43.99 - 1 7 Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid Harlequin Enterprises $39.50 - 1 8 The Gate of the Feral Gods Matt Dinniman Ace $39.99 7 3 9 Return to the Shack Wm.Paul Young Apiary $40.00 - 1 10 Life Out of Order Audrey Niffenegger Knopf Canada $40.00 - 1 Hardcover Non-Fiction: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 Into the Breach Wayne Eyre Simon & Schuster $45.00 - 2 Swan Song Charles Spencer Penguin Press $48.99 1 3 Protocols Andrew D. Huberman Simon & Schuster $49.00 3 4 End Times Fascism Naomi Klein; Astra Taylor Knopf Canada $38.00 5 5 The American Way of Killing Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown & Co. $45.00 4 6 How to Win at Chess, Next Level Levy Rozman Ten Speed Press $44.00 - 7 One Helluva Ride Michael Douglas Grand Central Publishing $46.00 - 8 The Steps Sylvester Stallone William Morrow & Co. $42.99 2 9 Devil on My Shoulder Alice Cooper; Daniel Richler Da Capo Press $42.00 - 10 Blockers Michael Lewis W.W.Paperback Fiction BestsellersNorton & Co. $40.99 - Paperback Fiction: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 The Calamity Club Kathryn Stockett Doubleday Canada $28.00 1 2 Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke Knopf Canada $27.00 2 3 Theo of Golden Allen Levi Simon & Schuster $26.99 3 4 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman Ace $27.99 5 5 Bound and Unbound Ali Hazelwood Berkley $28.99 - 6 The Pirate Queen Ariel Lawhon Doubleday $27.95 6 7 Verity Colleen Hoover Grand Central Publishing $24.99 7 8 Carl's Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman Ace $29.00 - 9 Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 2 Matt Dinniman; Actus; Aethon; Laurel Pursuit Studios, Kuzomari Vault Comics $26.99 - 10 Brain Damage Freida McFadden Poisoned Pen Press $28.99 - Canadian Fiction: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid Harlequin Enterprises $39.50 2 2 Return to the Shack Wm.Paul Young Apiary $40.00 - 3 Exit Party Emily St. John Mandel Harper Avenue $38.99 3 4 Dodge City Patrick deWitt House of Anansi Press $29.99 4 5 Eliza Sunshine Michelle Good Random House Canada $27.00 7 6 Getting Away with Murder Shari Lapena Doubleday Canada $26.99 5 7 The Paris Files Eva Jurczyk Doubleday Canada $26.99 - 8 Dive Bar at the End of the Road Kelley Armstrong St. Martin's Press $25.99 - 9 A New Kind of Clean Iain Reid; Ellie Foumbi Scribner $32.99 - 10 Return to Breakneck Island Tom Ryan Simon & Schuster $26.99 - Canadian Non-Fiction: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 Murdoku Manuel Garand Puzzlewright $24.99 1 2 Into the Breach Wayne Eyre Simon & Schuster $45.00 - 3 Murdoku: Back in Time Manuel Garand Puzzlewright $24.99 4 4 End Times Fascism Naomi Klein; Astra Taylor Knopf Canada $38.00 3 5 The American Way of Killing Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown & Co. $45.00 2 6 Just a Girl Cassie Campbell-Pascall; Sean Fitz-Gerald McClelland & Stewart $38.00 - 7 Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World Bob Rae James Lorimer & Co. Ltd., Publishers $27.95 7 8 We Breed Lions Rick Westhead Random House of Canada $26.00 - 9 Why Not You Jennifer Botterill; Kristina Rutherford Viking $38.00 - 10 Operation Sparrow Jason Bell Harper Collins Canada $38.99 5 Juvenile: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 The Sixth Faction Veronica Roth Harper Collins $33.99 - 2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K.Canadian Non-Fiction RankingsRowling; Levi Pinfold Bloomsbury Children's Books $68.00 - 3 Trust Fall Lynn Painter Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers $29.99 1 4 Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novels #13: Karen's New Year D.K. Yingst; Ann M. Martin Graphix $20.99 - 5 The Baby-sitters Club Super Special Graphic Novels #1: Baby-sitters on Board!Raina Telgemeier; Gale Galligan; Ann M. Martin Graphix $23.99 3 6 Spooky Cutie Coco Wyo Random House Books for Young Readers $13.99 4 7 Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle; Jill McElmurry Clarion Books $17.50 7 8 Cozy Love and Christmas Crime Anouk Filippini; Djohr Guedra Éditions et Diffusions Auzou Ltée $27.99 6 9 Guinness World Records 2027 Craig Glenday; Guinness World Records Guinness World Records $36.95 9 10 Cozy Season Coco Wyo Random House Books for Young Readers $13.99 10 Self-Improvement: Oct. 17, 2026 Rank Title Author Publisher List Price Last Week 1 Protocols Andrew D. Huberman Simon & Schuster $49.00 1 2 The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene; Joost Elffers Penguin Books $35.00 2