Matt Dinniman tops Publishers Weekly bestseller list

Matt Dinniman’s “A Parade of Horribles” landed at No. 1 on Publishers Weekly’s May 25, 2026 bestseller list, giving the author the top overall book in the country. Publishers Weekly’s online report, posted May 22 and edited by Carolyn Juris, said the novel is Dinniman’s new “Dungeon Crawler Carl” installment. The trade publication also said four Dinniman novels appeared on its lists that week. Gad Saad’s “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind” separately led the hardcover nonfiction list. ### How big was Dinniman’s debut? Publishers Weekly’s hardcover frontlist fiction list showed “A Parade of Horribles” debuting at No. 1 with 94,741 units sold. The book was published by Ace Books at a listed price of $32.00 and runs 704 pages, according to the ranking page. Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Overall list also placed it at No. 1 for the week dated May 25. (publishersweekly.com) The May 25 list marked the book’s first week on the chart. Publishers Weekly’s item described it as the eighth book in Dinniman’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” litRPG series and said it was the No. 1 book in the country. ### What else did Publishers Weekly say about Dinniman’s week? Publishers Weekly said four Matt Dinniman novels appeared on its lists that week. (publishersweekly.com) The publication highlighted that broader showing in the text accompanying the May 25 roundup, not just the top placement for “A Parade of Horribles.” (publishersweekly.com) The overall chart showed “A Parade of Horribles” ahead of “Theo of Golden,” which moved to No. 2 after holding the top spot the prior week. “Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol.” ranked No. 3 on the same overall list, according to Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 page. ### Where did Gad Saad place, and on which list? Gad Saad’s “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind” ranked No. 1 on Publishers Weekly’s hardcover frontlist nonfiction list for the week dated May 25. (publishersweekly.com) The list page showed 18,251 units sold, with Broadside Books as publisher and a listed price of $32.99. Publishers Weekly’s weekly roundup singled out Saad’s book as the leader in hardcover nonfiction. (publishersweekly.com) The same item paired that result with Dinniman’s No. 1 overall finish and noted the conclusion of Gege Akutami’s “Jujutsu Kaisen” manga series on the lists. ### What exactly is this Publishers Weekly list measuring? (publishersweekly.com) Publishers Weekly’s bestseller pages say the publication now publishes Circana BookScan bestseller lists. The site’s bestseller hub states that, as of January 2024, Publishers Weekly only publishes the Circana BookScan lists displayed there. The May 25, 2026 package broke out rankings by category, including Top 10 Overall, Hardcover Frontlist Fiction and Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction. (publishersweekly.com) Each chart page included rank, weeks on list, publication date, units sold and year-to-date totals. ### When was the May 25 list published, and where can readers find it? Publishers Weekly posted “This Week’s Bestsellers: May 25, 2026” online on May 22, 2026, under its bookselling coverage. (publishersweekly.com) The article was edited by Carolyn Juris and linked out to the underlying category charts on the publication’s bestseller pages. (publishersweekly.com) The next step for readers tracking the rankings is the back-issue archive on Publishers Weekly’s bestseller pages, where the May 25, 2026 lists remain available by category, including overall, fiction and nonfiction. (publishersweekly.com 1) (publishersweekly.com 2)