This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Apr 9, 2026 14 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 "The Meaning of Your Life" by Arthur C. Brooks (Penguin Random House/TNS) Penguin Random House/TNS/TNS "Starside" by Alex Aster. (HarperCollins Publishers/TNS) HarperCollins Publishers/TNS/TNS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 4, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.kAmW#6AC:?E65 7C@> !F3=:D96CD (66<=J[ AF3=:D965 3J !(IJK {{r] © a_ae[ !(IJK {{r]Xk^AmkAmwp#sr~'t# uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q$E2CD:56 Ws6=FI6 {:>:E65 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p=6I pDE6C WpG@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAma] Q%96 }:89E (6 |6E Ws6=FI6 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p33J y:>6?6K Wu@C6G6CX {2DE H66<i `k^Am People are also reading… Work on Exit 39 truck stop expected to move more quickly now Smyth supervisors expected to take up junkyard permit request New attorney is representing Wolfe as case moves forward Smyth officials urge US Forest Service to reopen Grindstone Campground Top Smyth DAR essay wins state competition Spanberger signs Virginia minimum wage increase Royal Oak DAR names 3 high school seniors as Good Citizens Chilhowie switches to biodegradable bags for yard waste Spanberger signs bills on probation, manufactured protein and Confederate license plates Virginia football QB Chandler Morris denied preliminary injunction in pursuit of 7th year Chilhowie man faces multiple charges in domestic violence incident $1M goal for Smyth County HealthTrust scholarship fund is near Manhunt ends with fatal shooting of Henry County suspect Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp kAmb] Q%96 r@CC6DA@?56?Ei p }@G6=Q 3J ':C8:?:2 tG2?D WrC@H?X {2DE H66<i bk^AmkAmc] Q%96 z66A6Ci p }@G6=Q 3J %2?2 uC6?49 W':<:?8X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmd] QyF586 $E@?6i p }@G6=Q 3J ':@=2 s2G:D 2?5 y2>6D !2EE6CD@? W{:EE=6[ qC@H?X {2DE H66<i ak^AmkAme] Q&AH2C5 q@F?5i p }@G6=Q 3J (@@5J qC@H? Ww@82CE9X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmf] Qr:?56C '2=6Q 3J r2C@=:?6 !64<92> 2?5 $FD2??6 '2=6?E: Wz:?8’D w@==@HX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmg] Q#2:? @7 $925@HD 2?5 t?5:?8D Ws6=FI6 $A64:2= t5:E:@?XQ 3J |6=:DD2 z] #@69C:49 Wz6?D:?8E@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qq6EH66? %H@ u:C6DQ 3J r9C:DE@A96C qF69=>2? W}:89E7:C6X {2DE H66<i `hk^AmkAm`_] Q%9:D z:?85@> (:== }@E z:== |6Q 3J x=@?2 p?5C6HD W%@CX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmwp#sr~'t# }~}uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q%96 |62?:?8 @7 *@FC {:76i u:?5:?8 !FCA@D6 :? 2? p86 @7 t>AE:?6DDQ 3J pCE9FC r] qC@@<D W!@CE7@=:@X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAma] Q!92D6Di p |6>@:CQ 3J qC2?5J Ww2?@G6C $BF2C6X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmb] Q%96 p?2E@>J @7 pH2<6?:?8i %96 d w:556? r@56D E@ p4E:G2E6 $6=7\w62=:?8[ &?=@4< *@FC w:896C r@?D4:@FD?6DD[ 2?5 {:G6 *@FC s:G:?6 s6DE:?JQ 3J $F6 |@CE6C Ww2J w@FD6X {2DE H66<i `k^Am kAmc] Q$EC2?86CDi p |6>@:C @7 |2CC:286Q 3J q6==6 qFC56? Ws:2=X {2DE H66<i fk^AmkAmd] Q!DJ49656=:4 %96C2AJi p #6G@=FE:@?2CJ pAAC@249 E@ #6DE@C:?8 *@FC |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 #64=2:>:?8 *@FC {:76Q 3J (:== '2? s6CG66C 2?5 z6:E9 zFC=2?56C W$92>392=2X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAme] Q{6EVD v6E r@@<:?8i tG6CJ52J |62=D[ %:ADJ u2G@C:E6D 2?5 r@>7@CE u@@5 rC2G:?8DQ 3J #6>: rCFK !2CD@?D W$:>@? t=6>6?EX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmf] Q$EC:AA65 s@H?i &?7:=E6C65 2?5 &?2A@=@86E:4Q 3J qF??:6 )@ Ws6J $EC66EX {2DE H66<i bk^Am kAmg] Q~A6? E@ (@C<i w@H E@ v6E p9625 :? E96 p86 @7 pxQ 3J #J2? #@D=2?D<J 2?5 p?66D9 #2>2? Ww2CA6C qFD:?6DDX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qr2A:E2=:D> u@C p==i x?4=FD:G6 t4@?@>:4D 2?5 E96 uFEFC6\!C@@7:?8 @7 p>6C:42Q 3J y@9? w@A6 qCJ2?E W(:=6JX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAm`_] Qp (@C=5 pAA62CDi p y@FC?6J :?E@ r@?D4:@FD?6DDQ 3J |:4926= !@==2? W!6?8F:? !C6DDX {2DE H66<i hk^AmkAm000k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular George Takei’s book chosen for ‘West Coast’s largest book club’ SEATTLE — George Takei was 5 years old when he heard U.S. soldiers, who carried rifles with bayonets, pounding on the door of his home in Los … Five books we can't wait to read in April There’s good news and bad news on the Anthony Horowitz book that’s hitting store and library shelves this spring. The good news is that his an…
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