Le Casse du siècle by Sara Knafo (Fayard) continues to be the best-selling book in France, with 42,023 copies sold in the latest week and a total of 201,985 copies sold so far. It holds the top spot unchanged, although the second and third positions in the top ten are now occupied by new entries. One Piece – Original Edition, Volume 113: The Birth of Loki, written by Eiichiro Oda and translated by Djamel Rabahi and Julien Favereau (Glénat), ranks second with 26,926 copies sold. Another version of the same volume, also from Glénat, comes in just below with 18,602 sales, totaling 45,528 copies in their first week. C'était ça ou mourir by Thélyson Orélien (Grasset), which has been at the center of controversy over allegations of AI use and plagiarism, reaches fourth place with 15,013 copies sold. The novel has been on the list for six weeks and now has a cumulative total of 58,164 copies sold.
Agnès Martin-Lugand holds two consecutive positions with two different formats of her books. Return to Folegandros (Michel Lafon), which was second the previous week, drops to fifth place with 11,416 copies sold. A paperback edition of Les Renaissances (Pocket), published a week earlier, climbs six positions to sixth place with 10,910 sales. Le Dîner by Freida McFadden, translated by Karine Xaragai (City), moves from fourth to seventh place with 10,568 weekly sales, bringing its total to 417,803 copies. This makes it the best-selling title in cumulative sales among the top ten. The Notebooks of Douai by Arthur Rimbaud (Hatier) falls five positions to eighth place with 9,103 copies sold. The third new entry in the top ten is Les Évadées, Part 1 by Marc Levy (Robert Laffont/Versilio), which enters directly at ninth place with 8,455 additional readers. Rain and Wind on Télumée Miracle by Simone Schwarz-Bart (Points) rounds out the top ten, gaining one position with 7,483 sales for the week and reaching 40,500 copies in total after four weeks.
The Top / Flop of the Week highlights On aurait pu se rencontrer by François Cheng (Albin Michel), which shows the strongest weekly increase, climbing 97 positions from 151st to 54th place with 2,809 copies sold. It is now in its third week on the list. On the other end, Grammar Through Exercises – 6th, Student Workbook by Joëlle Paul (Bordas) experiences the most significant drop in the Top 200, falling 162 positions from 26th to 188th place with 1,306 copies sold.
From 21 to 27 September, the French book market sold 4.561 million copies, a decline of about 8% compared to the previous week and 6% compared to the same period last year. The total turnover was 56.941 million euros, down slightly over 4% from the previous week and 7% compared to the same period in 2025. Specialized bookstores remain the leading sales channel, accounting for 52% of copies sold, followed by all-level bookstores at 36% and large food supermarkets at 12%. The distribution by value is similar, with 52% of the turnover going to specialized bookstores, 38% to bookstores, and 10% to large food supermarkets. Despite the overall decline, Le Casse du siècle continues to hold the top position, while the release of One Piece Volume 113 renews the other two spots on the podium.
ActuaLitté and Edistat, a statistics service for the French publishing market, provide an overview of the best-selling books every Friday, listing 200 titles across all segments. This list can be printed using the Print option in the sharing bar above or downloaded in PDF format, allowing comparisons of stock levels and market trends. The barcode on the list facilitates ordering if needed and functions directly on screen.
Best-Selling Books in France: One Piece Volume 113 Enters Top Ten as Market Declines
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