This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Oct 8, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 "The Steps: A Memoir" by Sylvester Stallone. (HarperCollins Publishers/TNS) HarperCollins Publishers/TNS/TNS "Threshing Day" by Rebecca Yarros. 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