Books
Wuthering Heights : Emily Bronte is new at 8 on Open Library dated 2026-09-19T08:01:36.805273, joined by Crime and Punishment : Fiodor Dostoievski at 9 and Twisted Lies : Ana Huang at 10. Atomic Habits : James Clear holds 1 and Rich Dad, Poor Dad holds 2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, A Nation of Idiots, and Esquire's The New Rules for Men drop off.
Top trending books on Open Library: September 19
Atomic Habits : James Clear: Habit-formation bestseller that has held 1 on this board through the September 18 and 19 pulls. No widely reported same-day reprint identified for September 19. Rank 1 is unchanged.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad : Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter: Personal-finance staple at 2. Unchanged versus September 18.
How to Win Friends and Influence People : Dale Carnegie: Classic advice title. Climbs 7 to 3, a 4-rank move on the Open Library trending books API board.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : Stephen R. Covey: Covey framework that climbs 6 to 4.
The Psychology of Money : Morgan Housel: Investing-behavior book. Holds 5 after sitting at 5 on September 18.
The 48 Laws of Power : Robert Greene: Strategy title. Drops 4 to 6.
Think and Grow Rich : Napoleon Hill: Older wealth-advice title. Climbs 10 to 7.
Wuthering Heights : Emily Bronte: 1847 novel. New at 8, replacing Harry Potter at yesterday's 3. No widely reported screen adaptation news identified for September 19; the rank entry is the documented trigger.
Crime and Punishment : Fiodor Dostoievski: 1866 novel (API string used a Cyrillic title). New at 9.
Twisted Lies : Ana Huang: Contemporary romance from the Twisted series. New at 10.
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What changed on Open Library since yesterday
- New: Wuthering Heights (8), Crime and Punishment (9), Twisted Lies (10).
- Movers: How to Win Friends 7 to 3; 7 Habits 6 to 4; 48 Laws 4 to 6; Think and Grow Rich 10 to 7.
- Unchanged rank: Atomic Habits at 1, Rich Dad at 2, Psychology of Money at 5.
- Dropped: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (3), A Nation of Idiots (8), Esquire's The New Rules for Men (9).
What today's Open Library books reveal
Self-help still owns 1 through 7, but the bottom three flipped from a children's classic and two recent nonfiction titles to two 19th-century novels and one romance.
How to Win Friends jumping 4 ranks is the largest move among returning books. Until a new number 1 appears, Atomic Habits is the fixture and the literary trio is the one-day change.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. Ranks 1-3 are book titles, so get_growth was skipped. Display titles use colons in place of the API's dash characters. The matching data source page is Open Library trending books API.
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