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Week of March 15, 2026

#1
THE CROSSROADS

THE CROSSROADS

C.J. Box

The 26th book in the Joe Pickett series. After Joe takes a gunshot to the head, his daughters seek to find out who did it.

1 week
#2
THEO OF GOLDEN

THEO OF GOLDEN

Allen Levi

A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.

13 weeksLast week: #1
#3
PROJECT HAIL MARY

PROJECT HAIL MARY

Andy Weir

Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.

38 weeksLast week: #2
#4
AND NOW, BACK TO YOU

AND NOW, BACK TO YOU

B.K. Borison

The second book in the Heartstrings series. A pair of meteorologists with different personalities are forced to cover a big snowstorm.

1 week
#5
THE CORRESPONDENT

THE CORRESPONDENT

Virginia Evans

Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

16 weeksLast week: #4
#6
DEAR DEBBIE

DEAR DEBBIE

Freida McFadden

An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.

5 weeksLast week: #5
#7
KIN

KIN

Tayari Jones

Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.

1 week
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#8
HEATED RIVALRY

HEATED RIVALRY

Rachel Reid

The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.

12 weeksLast week: #6
#9
DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL

DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL

Matt Dinniman

A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

8 weeksLast week: #9
#10
THE HOUSEMAID

THE HOUSEMAID

Freida McFadden

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

120 weeksLast week: #8
#11
CROSS & SAMPSON

CROSS & SAMPSON

James Patterson and Brian Sitts

The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.

3 weeksLast week: #11
#12
MORE THAN ENOUGH

MORE THAN ENOUGH

Anna Quindlen

After receiving the results from an ancestry test kit, a high school English teacher questions some relationships in her life.

1 week
#13
THE LONG GAME

THE LONG GAME

Rachel Reid

The sixth book in the Game Changers series. Ten years into their relationship, Ilya is tired of Shane keeping it a secret.

9 weeksLast week: #12
#14
A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

George R. R. Martin

A collection of three official prequels to “A Song of Ice and Fire.”

3 weeks
#15
LIGHTS OUT

LIGHTS OUT

Navessa Allen

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

29 weeksLast week: #14