Liz Tomforde's In Her Own League has climbed to the top of Goodreads' most read books for the week ending March 20, 2026, tying with Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary in readership numbers. Both titles drew 27,000 readers, boosted by a film adaptation for the latter. Freida McFadden's Dear Debbie followed closely with nearly 23,000 readers.
The Goodreads rankings for the most read books this week, published on March 20, 2026, show a mix of romance, sci-fi, and thrillers dominating reader interest. In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde took the number one position. This baseball romance, a spin-off from her Windy City series, features Reese, the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, who faces skepticism from field manager Emmett. Despite perceptions of her as cold and business-focused, their close interactions spark romance. It was read by 27,000 users and holds a 4.5 average rating. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir matched that readership of 27,000 and rating. The 2021 hard sci-fi novel, akin to The Martian, follows Ryland Grace, a junior high teacher and former molecular biologist, as the last hope for Earth while alone in space. Interest surged due to its movie adaptation starring Ryan Gosling, released on March 20. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, her latest thriller, saw almost 23,000 readers and a 4.0 rating. It centers on an advice columnist who, after job loss and discovering her husband's secrets, seeks revenge. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, a 2025 sleeper hit grown via word-of-mouth and selected by Katie Couric's book club, had 19,000 readers and a 4.5 rating. It depicts a woman reevaluating a painful past after receiving a letter. My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney rounded out the top five with 16,000 readers and a 4.1 rating. Linked to the TV series His & Hers adaptation airing since January, it involves a woman finding her key does not fit her home's lock, met by a stranger claiming to be her husband's wife. Overlap exists with StoryGraph's popular books, including the top two.