New York Times bestsellers: October 16, 2026

The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for October 16, 2026.

1. The Witch by Freida McFadden

2. Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros

3. Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub 

4. Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

5. The French Illusion by John Grisham

6. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

7. Verity by Colleen Hoover

8. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

9. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Book 1 by Matt Dinniman

10. Bound and Unbound by Ali Hazelwood