Books
Atomic Habits by James Clear is rank 1 on Open Library Trending Books at as_of 2026-09-09T08:01:30.097974+00:00 (microseconds 097974). The 48 Laws of Power holds 2. How to Win Friends and Influence People is new at 5. Pride and Prejudice is new at 6. A Nation of Idiots climbs 10 to 7. Three titles left versus the September 8 Open Library roundup: A Reformed Rake, Glass Sword, and Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen. API names with em dashes are rewritten with colons in this list.
Top trending books on Open Library: September 9
Atomic Habits: James Clear: Habit-formation title, holds 1. Display uses a colon in place of the API em dash.
The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene, Robert Greens: Strategy title, holds 2. Dual author string is the API value.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter: Personal-finance title, holds 3.
The Psychology of Money: Morgan Housel: Holds 4.
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Dale Carnegie: New at 5. 1936 self-help staple. No dated September 9 edition news was isolated; the rank is the board add.
Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen: New at 6. No 2026 film or series drop was isolated for September 9.
A Nation of Idiots: Daksh Tyagi: 10 to 7, a 3-rank climb. Holdover from yesterday's 10.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: J. K. Rowling: 5 to 8.
L'etranger: Albert Camus: New at 9. Display drops the API em dash. No September 9 translation event was isolated.
Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill: 9 to 10.
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What changed on Open Library since yesterday
Three names are new: How to Win Friends at 5, Pride and Prejudice at 6, L'etranger at 9. Three left: A Reformed Rake (yesterday 6), Glass Sword (7), Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen (8).
Atomic Habits holds 1. 48 Laws holds 2. Rich Dad holds 3. Psychology of Money holds 4. A Nation of Idiots 10 to 7. Harry Potter 5 to 8. Think and Grow Rich 9 to 10. No 5-rank mover.
What today's Open Library trends reveal
The September 9 list is still a self-help core (Clear, Greene, Kiyosaki, Housel, Carnegie, Hill) with Austen and Camus as canon adds. Romance and YA that entered yesterday (Reformed Rake, Glass Sword, Frankl) left.
A Nation of Idiots climbing 10 to 7 is the only holdover move of note. Harry Potter sliding 5 to 8 made room for Carnegie and Austen.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Open Library Trending Books and limit 10, pulled at as_of 2026-09-09T08:01:30.097974+00:00 (microseconds 097974). The Open Library Trending Books API page documents the feed.
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Related trend reports
Yesterday's order is in the September 8 Open Library daily. The Open Library Trending Books API page is the live source contract. An Exploding Topics pricing comparison sits next to discovery tools.