This Week’s Bestsellers: November 10, 2025

Fiction Highlights

Louise Penny’s 20th Chief Inspector Gamache mystery, The Black Wolf, is #2 on the hardcover fiction list. Our starred review called it “exemplary.” In March, Penny, who is Canadian, canceled her U.S. tour plans, citing “the ongoing threat of an unprovoked trade war” and “other things the U.S. president is doing that make visiting the U.S. unpalatable.” As a gesture of cross-border solidarity, she concluded a Canadian tour with two sold-out events at the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, located on the Vermont-Quebec border.

Manga and Graphic Novels

Eisner-nominated manga creator Mokumokuren debuts at #6 on our trade paperback list with volume six of The Summer Hikaru Died, a coming-of-age horror series featuring queer themes. Yen Press began English translations in 2023, and Netflix premiered the anime adaptation in July.

Nonfiction and Cookbooks

Ree Drummond returns with The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes, topping the hardcover nonfiction list. This is her ninth cookbook, continuing her broad appeal. Her previous collection, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready!, has sold nearly 304,000 print copies since its release two years ago.

“The ongoing threat of an unprovoked trade war” and “other things the U.S. president is doing that make visiting the U.S. unpalatable.” – Louise Penny

Author Toni Chapman also appears this week, though details about her work were incomplete.

Summary: Louise Penny’s latest mystery and Mokumokuren’s new manga highlight this week’s bestselling titles, while Ree Drummond continues her success in the cookbook market with a top nonfiction pick.

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Publishers Weekly — 2025-11-08