Skip to main content

NYTimes Best Sellers: Paperback Trade Fiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Find THE HOUSEMAID in LINKcat

#1 102 weeks on the list
 

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden | Grand Central

Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.


Find THE CRASH in LINKcat

#2 10 weeks on the list
 

The Crash

by Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen

A pregnant woman, who suffers an injury during a blizzard, is taken in by a couple who might put her life in further jeopardy.


Find WARD D in LINKcat

#3 5 weeks on the list
 

Ward D

by Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen

Patients and staff at a hospital’s mental health unit begin to disappear.


Find LIGHTS OUT in LINKcat

#4 22 weeks on the list
 

Lights out

by Navessa Allen | Slowburn

As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.


Find THE HOUSEMAID'S SECRET in LINKcat

#5 46 weeks on the list
 

The Housemaid's Secret

by Freida McFadden | Mobius

The second book in the Housemaid series. The sound of crying and the appearance of blood portend misdeeds.


Find A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES in LINKcat

#6 52 weeks on the list
 

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury

After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.


Find THE STRAWBERRY PATCH PANCAKE HOUSE in LINKcat

#7 3 weeks on the list
 

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

by Laurie Gilmore | HarperCollins

The fourth book in the Dream Harbor series. A woman with a spotty work history becomes the live-in nanny for the daughter of a single dad.


Find THE NIGHTINGALE in LINKcat

#8 112 weeks on the list
 

The Nightingale

by Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Griffin

Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance.


Find QUICKSILVER in LINKcat

#9 18 weeks on the list
 

Quicksilver

by Callie Hart | Forever

Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.


Find STORY OF MY LIFE in LINKcat

#10 4 weeks on the list
 

Story of My Life

by Lucy Score | Bloom

A romance writer suffering from writer’s block moves away from Manhattan and finds inspiration in Story Lake, Pa.


Find FOURTH WING in LINKcat

#11 28 weeks on the list
 

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.


Find THE FROZEN RIVER in LINKcat

#12 20 weeks on the list
 

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon | Vintage

In Maine, 1789, a midwife seeks to uncover the true cause of the death of a man discovered entombed in the Kennebec River.


Find FUNNY STORY in LINKcat

#13 6 weeks on the list
 

Funny Story

by Emily Henry | Berkley

After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.


Find THE BOYFRIEND in LINKcat

#14 23 weeks on the list
 

The Boyfriend

by Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen

A series of recent deaths causes Sydney Shaw to become suspicious of the handsome doctor she started dating.


Find HAUNTING ADELINE in LINKcat

#15 25 weeks on the list
 

Haunting Adeline

by H.D. Carlton | Zando

The first book in the Cat and Mouse Duet series.