Books
Atomic Habits: James Clear is rank 1 on Open Library Trending Books for October 18, 2026, snapshot 06:01:35.388875, the same slot as October 17. The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene jumps from rank 4 to rank 2. Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill is new at rank 9. Twilight: Stephenie Meyer is new at rank 10. Crime and Punishment and The Laws of Human Nature drop off. Display titles use colons in place of the API dash characters.
Top trending books on Open Library: October 18
Atomic Habits: James Clear
Holdover habit-formation title at rank 1, same slot. Recurring Open Library fixture. No October 18 reprint news is attached.
The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene
Strategy title at rank 2 after rank 4, up 2. Largest named climb inside the holdovers. Greene's Laws of Human Nature left the ten.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Holdover personal-finance title at rank 3 after rank 2, down 1. Same author slot, lower rank.
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Dale Carnegie
Holdover classic at rank 4 after rank 3, down 1. 1936 title still on the daily board.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: J. K. Rowling
Holdover novel at rank 5, same slot. Only children's-fantasy holdover.
The Psychology of Money: Morgan Housel
Holdover finance title at rank 6 after rank 7, up 1. Sits next to Kiyosaki rather than Esquire.
Haunting Adeline: H. D. Carlton
Holdover romance title at rank 7 after rank 9, up 2. Only dark-romance row after Laws of Human Nature left.
Esquire's The New Rules for Men: Esquire
Holdover magazine book at rank 8 after rank 6, down 2. Display title keeps the possessive.
Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill
New 1937 success title at rank 9. The row was not in yesterday's ten. No October 18 edition news is attached.
Twilight: Stephenie Meyer
New 2005 novel at rank 10. Second fantasy row after Harry Potter. Replaces yesterday's Dostoyevsky row.
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What changed on Open Library since yesterday
New: Think and Grow Rich at 9, Twilight at 10. Drop-off: Crime and Punishment (rank 8), The Laws of Human Nature (rank 10). Big movers of 5 or more ranks: none. Other moves: 48 Laws 4 to 2, Rich Dad 2 to 3, Carnegie 3 to 4, Housel 7 to 6, Haunting Adeline 9 to 7, Esquire 6 to 8. Held: Atomic Habits 1, Harry Potter 5. Clock 08:01:39.006720 on October 17 to 06:01:35.388875 on 2026-10-18.
What today's Open Library trends reveal
Self-help still owns the top. Atomic Habits, 48 Laws, Rich Dad, Carnegie, Housel, and Hill put six money-or-habit titles on the ten. Twilight at 10 is the only new fiction franchise. The Russian-language Crime and Punishment row is gone. See the Open Library trending books API page.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Open Library Trending Books and limit 10. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.
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- Data source: Open Library trending books API
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