Books and Media | May 12, 2026

Latest Bestselling Books and Audiobooks Across Multiple Platforms

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List):

1. 26 Beauties by James Patterson

2. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

3. Platform Decay by Martha Wells

4. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

5. The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore

6. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

7. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

8. Strangers by Belle Burden

9. Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick by Caro Claire Burke

10. Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen

Top Paid Audiobooks (US Bestseller List):

1. Project Hail Mary (Unabridged) by Andy Weir

2. Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick by Caro Claire Burke

3. Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham

4. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden

5. The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews

6. Theo of Golden (Unabridged) by Allen Levi

7. Our Perfect Storm (Unabridged) by Carley Fortune

8. 26 Beauties by James Patterson

9. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

10. Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure by Matt Dinniman