The Century Heist by Sarah Knafo has climbed to the top of the French book sales chart, selling 60,584 copies between August 31 and September 6, 2026. This surpasses Freida McFadden’s The Dinner, which had previously held the top spot. Sales for the week increased by 18% compared to the previous week, with total sales reaching 6.031 million copies. The turnover also rose by 11%, reaching 71.154 million euros. The Century Heist ends the week with nearly twice the sales of the second-place book, The Widow's Revenge by Morgane Moncomble, which sold 31,151 copies. Teaching materials dominate the top ten best-selling books in France. Douai Notebooks; 1st general & technical, French baccalaureate by Hatier ranks third, with 26,118 copies sold. Other educational titles in the top ten include Love is Not a Game by Alfred de Musset, which holds fifth place with 15,316 copies sold, and New I Bet You Can; English: 6th; workbook by Magnard, which reaches tenth with 10,132 copies. Teaching materials also remain prominent beyond the top ten, with ten of the top twenty titles falling into this category. The French book market saw an 18% increase in sales volume for the week, with specialized large-scale stores leading the way, accounting for 56% of copies sold and 55% of turnover. These stores saw a 27% increase in volume compared to the previous week. Bookstores, across all sizes, represented 31% of sales and 34% of turnover, with a 15% increase in volume. Large-scale food stores, which sell books alongside groceries, accounted for 13% of copies and 11% of turnover, but experienced a 7% decline in sales. The top ten list includes four teaching titles, with three from the Literature category (excluding pocket editions), two from the Essays & References category, and one from the Literature (pocket edition) category. Hatier is the only publisher to have two titles in the top ten, with Arthur Rimbaud appearing on two different editions of Douai Notebooks. Further down the list, Grammar Through Exercises; 6th; student notebook by Joëlle Paul, published by Bordas, made the strongest upward movement, jumping 169 places to reach rank 30, with weekly sales of 5,724 copies. ActuaLitté, in partnership with Edistat, a statistics service for the French publishing market, releases a weekly overview of the best-selling books every Friday. This list includes 200 titles across all categories. The links provided to Furet du nord and Decitre websites allow the public to purchase the books, and ActuaLitté does not receive any commission from these sales. Readers can also access excerpts of the books, when available, through the provided links. Publishers who wish to update or modify an excerpt can contact the editorial team at contact@actualitte.com.