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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children's Best Sellers page, our NYT Best Sellers for Teens page , or The New York Times's Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

February 1, 2026

1

The Correspondentby Virginia Evans
Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

2

Anatomy of an Alibiby Ashley Elston
Two women enact a plan to uncover truths a man may have been hiding, but things go awry when he is found murdered.

3

The Devil's Daughterby Danielle Steel
In an effort to reconcile, the estranged sisters Mickie and Billie try to overcome their different personalities and difficult family history.

4

Hollowby Celina Myers
A bookseller who dies in a car crash comes back as a vampire and is caught between rival clans.

5

The First Time I Saw Himby Laura Dave
Hannah’s husband turns up five years after he disappeared, which forces her to go on the run with her daughter.

6

The Widowby John Grisham
When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.

7

The Secret of Secretsby Dan Brown
As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.

8

Alchemisedby SenLinYu
After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.

9

Brimstoneby Callie Hart
The second book in the Fae & Alchemy series. To save those close to them, Saeris and Fisher face a new set of dangers.

10

The Intruderby Freida McFadden
During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.

11

Enchantraby Kaylie Smith
The second book in the Wicked Games series. Genevieve Grimm goes to a cursed palace and gets caught up in a deadly game.

12

Heart the Loverby Lily King
Decades after getting caught up in a love triangle, a woman examines choices she once made.

13

Twiceby Mitch Albom
Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.

14

Mona's Eyesby Thomas Schlesser
A 10-year-old who may get permanent vision loss is bolstered by her grandfather’s quest to bring beauty into her life; translated by Hildegarde Serle.

15

Carl's Doomsday Scenarioby Matt Dinniman
The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 1, 2026

1

Strangersby Belle Burden
Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

2

The Other Side of Changeby Maya Shankar
The cognitive scientist and host of the podcast "A Slight Change of Plans" posits ways to redefine upheavals.

3

1929by Andrew Ross Sorkin
The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

4

Nobody's Girlby Virginia Roberts Giuffre
The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

5

The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

6

How to Test Negative for Stupidby John Kennedy
The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.

7

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against Thisby Omar El Akkad
In his nonfiction debut, El Akkad looks at how the West responds to mass suffering.

8

Outliveby Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

9

Everything is Tuberculosisby John Green
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.

10

107 Daysby Kamala Harris
The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.

11

The Gales of Novemberby John U. Bacon
An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.

12

Black Af Historyby Michael Harriot
A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

13

Firestormby Jacob Soboroff
The MS NOW reporter describes events during the 2025 fires in Los Angeles and what they might portend about future catastrophes.

14

The Greatest Sentence Ever Writtenby Walter Isaacson
The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence.

15

The Lookby Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop
A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.