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Hardcover Fiction: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week | Weeks on List |
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| 1 | Our Perfect Storm | Carley Fortune | Viking | $38.00 | - | 1 |
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| 2 | Fury Bound | Sable Sorensen | Requited | $42.00 | - | 1 |
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| 3 | The Correspondent | Virginia Evans | Crown | $37.99 | 1 | 20 |
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| 4 | 26 Beauties | James Patterson | Little Brown & Co. | $42.00 | - | 1 |
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| 5 | Carl's Doomsday Scenario | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $39.99 | 2 | 7 |
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| 6 | The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $39.99 | 3 | 6 |
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| 7 | The Gate of the Feral Gods | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $39.99 | 4 | 2 |
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| 8 | The Butcher's Masquerade | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $48.00 | 5 | 2 |
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| 9 | The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $52.00 | 7 | 2 |
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| 10 | John of John | Douglas Stuart | Knopf Canada | $38.00 | - | 1 |
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Hardcover Non-Fiction: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | Strangers | Belle Burden | The Dial Press | $39.99 | 2 |
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| 2 | London Falling | Patrick Radden Keefe | Bond Street Books | $40.00 | 3 |
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| 3 | Famesick | Lena Dunham | Doubleday Canada | $42.00 | - |
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| 4 | Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About | Isabel Klee | William Morrow & Co. | $37.00 | 1 |
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| 5 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins; Sawyer Robbins | Hay House | $39.99 | 4 |
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| 6 | Birth Vibes | Jen Hamilton | Grand Central Publishing | $40.00 | - |
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| 7 | When We See You Again | Rachel Goldberg-Polin; Jon Polin | Random House | $41.99 | 5 |
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| 8 | There Are Moms Way Worse Than You | Glenn Boozan; Priscilla Witte | Workman Publishing Co. | $20.00 | - |
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| 9 | The Book of Birds | Robert Macfarlane; Jackie Morris | Anansi International | $42.00 | - |
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| 10 | Start with Yourself | Emma Grede | Avid Reader Press | $42.00 | 6 |
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Paperback Fiction: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | Meet Me at the Lake | Carley Fortune | Viking | $26.95 | - |
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| 2 | The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett | Doubleday Canada | $28.00 | - |
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| 3 | Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | Ballantine Books | $29.99 | 2 |
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| 4 | Dream Harbor #6: The Daisy Chain Flower Shop | Laurie Gilmore | Harper Collins | $24.99 | - |
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| 5 | Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke | Knopf Canada | $27.00 | 3 |
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| 6 | Theo of Golden | Allen Levi | Simon & Schuster | $26.99 | 4 |
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| 7 | Dungeon Crawler Carl | Matt Dinniman | Ace | $27.99 | 5 |
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| 8 | Rules for the Summer | Meghan Quinn | Bloom Books | $29.99 | - |
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| 9 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt | Ecco | $24.99 | - |
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| 10 | King of Gluttony | Ana Huang | Bloom Books | $28.99 | 1 |
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Canadian Fiction: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | Our Perfect Storm | Carley Fortune | Viking | $38.00 | 1 |
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| 2 | Meet Me at the Lake | Carley Fortune | Viking | $26.95 | - |
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| 3 | Wildwood | Elinor Florence | Simon & Schuster | $25.99 | 2 |
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| 4 | Liberty Street | Heather Marshall | Doubleday Canada | $26.99 | 6 |
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| 5 | The Chambermaid's Key | Genevieve Graham | Simon & Schuster | $25.99 | 3 |
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| 6 | Heated Rivalry | Rachel Reid | Carina Press | $23.99 | 4 |
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| 7 | The Long Game | Rachel Reid | Carina Press | $23.99 | 9 |
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| 8 | Every Summer After | Carley Fortune | Viking | $26.95 | - |
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| 9 | The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer | Atria/Emily Bestler Books | $26.99 | 8 |
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| 10 | Finding Flora | Elinor Florence | Simon & Schuster | $24.99 | - |
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Canadian Non-Fiction: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | The High Road | Hank Idsinga | Simon & Schuster | $26.99 | 1 |
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| 2 | Rainbow Wisdom | Mischa Oak | Page Two Books | $28.00 | - |
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| 3 | The Wealthy Barber | David Chilton | Financial Awareness Corp. | $26.95 | 3 |
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| 4 | The Hidden Life of Trees | Peter Wohlleben; Jane Billinghurst; Tim Flannery; Suzanne Simard | Greystone Books | $25.95 | - |
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| 5 | The Injury Guide | Erin Boynton | Penguin Canada | $34.00 | - |
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| 6 | Joyful, Anyway | Kate Bowler | Doubleday Canada | $27.00 | 5 |
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| 7 | When the Forest Breathes | Suzanne Simard | Allen Lane | $39.00 | 2 |
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| 8 | Brassy Bit of Aging Crumpet | Mary Walsh | Harper Avenue | $36.99 | - |
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| 9 | Nourishing Menopause | Andrea Donsky | Simon & Schuster | $38.00 | - |
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| 10 | Values | Mark Carney | Signal | $28.00 | 6 |
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Juvenile: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | The New Girl #2: First Crush | Cassandra Calin | Graphix | $20.99 | - |
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| 2 | The Baby-Sitters Club #19: Dawn on the Coast | Arley Nopra; Ann M. Martin | Graphix | $20.99 | 1 |
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| 3 | Baby-Sitters Little Sister #12: Karen's Surprise | Shauna J. Grant; Ann M. Martin | Graphix | $20.99 | - |
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| 4 | Dragon Masters #31: Defending the Swamp Dragon | Tracey West; Matt Loveridge | Scholastic | $10.99 | - |
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| 5 | The Academy VI: Rise of the Scorpions | T.Z. Layton | Sourcebooks | $14.99 | - |
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| 6 | Cozy Corner | Coco Wyo | Random House Books for Young Readers | $12.50 | 2 |
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| 7 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Seuss | Random House Books for Young Readers | $24.99 | 5 |
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| 8 | Sweet Valley Twins: First Place | Francine Pascal; Knack Whittle; Nicole Andelfinger | Penguin Random House | $19.99 | - |
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| 9 | Comfy Corner | Coco Wyo | Random House Books for Young Readers | $13.99 | 4 |
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| 10 | Dog Man #14: Big Jim Believes | Dav Pilkey | Graphix | $21.99 | 8 |
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Self-Improvement: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price | Last Week |
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| 1 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins; Sawyer Robbins | Hay House | $39.99 | 1 |
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| 2 | Birth Vibes | Jen Hamilton | Grand Central Publishing | $40.00 | - |
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| 3 | Start with Yourself | Emma Grede | Avid Reader Press | $42.00 | 2 |
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| 4 | The Wealthy Barber | David Chilton | Financial Awareness Corp. | $26.95 | 4 |
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| 5 | The 48 Laws of Power | Robert Greene; Joost Elffers | Penguin Books | $35.00 | 5 |
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| 6 | The Injury Guide | Erin Boynton | Penguin Canada | $34.00 | - |
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| 7 | Joyful, Anyway | Kate Bowler | Doubleday Canada | $27.00 | 7 |
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| 8 | The New Perimenopause | Mary Claire Haver | Rodale Books | $44.00 | 6 |
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| 9 | Nourishing Menopause | Andrea Donsky | Simon & Schuster | $38.00 | - |
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| 10 | 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think | Brianna Wiest | Thought Catalog Books | $20.99 | - |
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Mystery: May 16, 2026
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | List Price |
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| 1 | My Husband's Wife | Alice Feeney | Pine & Cedar | $25.99 |
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| 2 | 26 Beauties | James Patterson | Little Brown & Co. | $42.00 |
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| 3 | Caller Unknown | Gillian McAllister | William Morrow Paperbacks | $27.00 |
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| 4 | Want to Know a Secret? | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press | $28.99 |
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| 5 | It's Not What You Think | Clare Mackintosh | Harper Collins | $25.99 |
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| 6 | A Deadly Episode | Anthony Horowitz | Harper Collins Canada | $24.99 |
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| 7 | Dear Debbie | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press | $26.99 |
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| 8 | Hope Rises | David Baldacci | Grand Central Publishing | $42.00 |
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| 9 | The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides | Celadon Books | $21.99 |
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| 10 | The Housemaid's Secret | Freida McFadden | Bookouture | $24.99 |
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