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Spiegel bestseller list trends

Overview

The Spiegel bestseller lists for late September and early October 2026 show various new entries across multiple genres.

In late September, the lists included Romantasy, psychology, and non-fiction. Notable rankings included Lena Kiefer at number 1 in Paperback Fiction with ‘Royal Lies’, Manfred Lütz at number 2 in Hardcover Non-Fiction with ‘Churchills Augen’, and Devney Perry and Jan Weiler in the Hardcover Fiction category.

By early October, the rankings shifted to feature more crime fiction and social novels. New entries included Michael Robotham at number 2 in Paperback Fiction with ‘Bruderherz’ and Ragnar Jónasson at number 8 with ‘Stille’. In Hardcover Fiction, Maja Lunde and Klaus-Peter Wolf also appeared on the list.

Entities

Jan Weiler · SPIEGEL · Lena Kiefer · Devney Perry · Michael Robotham

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Spiegel Bestsellerliste: New crime and fiction titles dominate October

    New releases from Michael Robotham, Ragnar Jónasson, Maja Lunde, and Klaus-Peter Wolf are dominating the early October Spiegel bestseller lists.

  2. [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Spiegel bestseller list features four new book entries

    Four new books have entered the Spiegel bestseller list for late September 2026, led by Lena Kiefer in paperback fiction and Manfred Lütz in hardcover non-fiction.

Sources

fehmarn24.de · hna.de · leinetal24.de · meinegemeinde.vol.at · merkur.de · nordbayern.de · op-online.de · tz-online.de