The New York Times: Fiction Bestsellers

The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Fiction" titles for 02/21/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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  • 1 (1). THEO OF GOLDEN, Allen Levi (Atria)
    A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.
  • 2 (4). PROJECT HAIL MARY, Andy Weir (Ballantine)
    Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.
  • 3 (-). THE HARD LINE, Mark Greaney (Berkley)
    The 15th book in the Gray Man series. As he tries to stop hit squads, Court Gentry becomes the target of an assassin known as Whetstone.
  • 4 (5). THE CORRESPONDENT, Virginia Evans (Crown)
    Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
  • 5 (3). DEAR DEBBIE, Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)
    An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.
  • 6 (6). HEATED RIVALRY, Rachel Reid (Carina)
    The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
  • 7 (-). THE ASTRAL LIBRARY, Kate Quinn (Morrow)
    A hidden door at the Boston Public Library leads to a secret library where new worlds and potential danger come to life.
  • 8 (10). THE HOUSEMAID, Freida McFadden (Grand Central)
    Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.
  • 9 (12). DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman (Ace)
    A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
  • 10 (-). THE DEVIL'S BIBLE, Steve Berry (Grand Central)
    The 20th book in the Cotton Malone series. An 800-year-old book is at the center of a complicated international situation.
  • 11 (2). CROSS & SAMPSON, James Patterson and Brian Sitts (Little, Brown)
    The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.
  • 12 (13). THE LONG GAME, Rachel Reid (Carina)
    The sixth book in the Game Changers series. Ten years into their relationship, Ilya is tired of Shane keeping it a secret.
  • 13 (-). MY HUSBAND'S WIFE, Alice Feeney (Pine & Cedar)
    In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.
  • 14 (-). LIGHTS OUT, Navessa Allen (Slowburn)
    As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
  • 15 (-). GAME CHANGER, Rachel Reid (Carina)
    The captain of a hockey team worries about public perceptions after he starts a relationship with a guy who works at a smoothie shop.