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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

May 10, 2015

1

Memory Manby David Baldacci
A police detective uses his extraordinary memory when tackling the case of his family's murder.

2

The Girl on the Trainby Paula Hawkins
A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

3

All the Light We Cannot Seeby Anthony Doerr
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.

4

The Bone Treeby Greg Iles
In the second book of a trilogy, following “Natchez Burning,” the prosecutor Penn Cage’s attempt to find his father, a doctor who has gone into hiding after the murder of his African-American nurse, brings him up against the Ku Klux Klan.

5

God Help the Childby Toni Morrison
Her mother’s rejection shapes the life of a dark-skinned woman who is successful in business but personally unhappy.

6

The Liarby Nora Roberts
After her husband’s death, a woman returns to her hometown, only to discover that her husband was a fraud who implicated her in his deceptions.

7

Every Fifteen Minutesby Lisa Scottoline
A psychiatrist becomes the target of a sociopath.

8

The Strangerby Harlan Coben
When a woman's devastating secret is mysteriously revealed to her husband, much more than their marriage is suddenly in danger.

9

The Nightingaleby Kristin Hannah
Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance.

10

At the Water's Edgeby Sara Gruen
In the course of a search for the Loch Ness monster, a Philadelphia socialite uncovers secrets about her husband.

11

Garden of Liesby Amanda Quick
The head of a secretarial service in Victorian London teams up with a client to discover why an employee was murdered.

12

Beauty's Kingdomby A.N. Roquelaure
Twenty years after the end of the Beauty trilogy, Queen Beauty and King Laurent return to the kingdom of Bellavalten as erotic reformers; by Anne Rice, writing pseudonymously.

13

A Spool of Blue Threadby Anne Tyler
Four generations of a family are drawn to a house in the Baltimore suburbs.

14

Miracle at Augustaby James Patterson and Peter De Jonge
A troubled famous golfer finds redemption in mentoring a talented teenager.

15

The Patriot Threatby Steve Berry
When stolen Treasury documents threaten America's very foundation, Cotton Malone, a retired intelligence officer, gets on the trail.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

May 10, 2015

1

The Road to Characterby David Brooks
The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.

2

And the Good News is ...by Dana Perino
The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career and shares lessons
 she has learned.

3

Bill O'reilly's Legends and Liesby David Fisher
Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

4

Missoulaby Jon Krakauer
The author of “Into the Wild” discusses cases of acquaintance rape in Missoula, Mont., home of the University of Montana.

5

Dead Wakeby Erik Larson
The last voyage of the Lusitania, by the author of "The Devil in the White City."

6

Dealing with Chinaby Henry M. Paulson Jr

7

The Residenceby Kate Andersen Brower
Fifty years of White House style and lore, based on interviews with butlers, maids, chefs and other staff members.

8

Being Mortalby Atul Gawande
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.

9

Between You & Meby Mary Norris
A memoir of a career in the New Yorker's storied copy department, along with grammar advice.

10

A Curious Mindby Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman
The Oscar-winning producer describes the importance of curiosity in his life, and how others can harness its power.

11

H is for Hawkby Helen Macdonald
Overwhelmed by her father’s death, a British woman decides to raise a goshawk, a bird that is fierce and notoriously difficult to tame.

12

Capital Damesby Cokie Roberts
Women in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.

13

What If?by Randall Munroe

14

Born with Teethby Kate Mulgrew
A memoir by the actress, a star of “Orange Is the New Black.”

15

Yes Pleaseby Amy Poehler
A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, an “S.N.L.” alumna and the star of “Parks and Recreation.”