2026 is almost halfway over and the hits in entertainment are starting to be calculated. With a little more than six months to go on the year reading behemoth Goodreads is ranking their most popular reads of the year thus far. The number one, most popular fiction book for 2026 (so far!) is the debut novel Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke according to a ranking released by Goodreads.
View this post on InstagramThe buzz for Burke's novel, a twisty, psychological satire focused on a tradwife influencer, was palpable even before its release. Amazon Studios and Academy Award winning actress Anne Hathaway snatched up the rights prior to the book's publication, with Hathaway set to both star and produce in the adaptation. Hathaway is also thanked by Burke in the acknowledgments for the novel.
Yesteryear focuses on the wildly successful and conservative Natalie Heller Mills. Natalie is a "tradwife" influencer who one day wakes up in 1855 rather than modern times, and is forced to live the harsh, pioneer-esque life she curated online to millions of followers via her Yesteryear ranch account. Natalies questions if she's time-traveled, is being forced onto a reality show, being tested by God, all while trying to get back to her "real" life. The story grapples with online culture, social media, faith, performance, womanhood, and the fine line that exists between reality and fiction.
View this post on InstagramYesteryear was released to commercial acclaim, becoming a number one New York Times bestseller. The debut novel was also a Good Morning America book pick and received a coveted starred Kirkus review calling it, "a remarkable debut—both a book for the moment and one that will endure."
Released the first week of April of 2026, the book has already been "shelved" on Goodreads over 600,000 times and has over 280,000 ratings in just two months.
Yesteryear is available wherever books are sold.
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