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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 or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

August 28, 2016

1

The Underground Railroadby Colson Whitehead
A slave girl heads toward freedom on the network, envisioned as actual tracks and tunnels.

2

Insidiousby Catherine Coulter
Two cases — one concerning an attempted poisoning in Washington and another about the hunt for a serial killer in Los Angeles — are the focus of Coulter’s 20th F.B.I. thriller.

3

Truly Madly Guiltyby Liane Moriarty
Tense turning points for three couples at a backyard barbecue gone wrong.

4

Bullseyeby James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Detective Michael Bennett must stop a team of assassins prowling the Upper West Side.

5

Three Sisters, Three Queensby Philippa Gregory
The ties and conflicts among three royal women in the court of Henry VIII.

6

The Woman in Cabin 10by Ruth Ware
A travel writer on a cruise is certain she has heard a body thrown overboard, but no one believes her.

7

Sweet Tomorrowsby Debbie Macomber
The journeys of the characters at the Rose Harbor Inn come to a close in this last book of the series.

8

The Black Widowby Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon, the Israeli art restorer and spy, recruits a doctor from Jerusalem to help capture a secret ISIS terrorist in France.

9

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.

10

The Girlsby Emma Cline
In the summer of 1969, a California teenager is drawn to a Manson-like cult.

11

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

12

Before the Fallby Noah Hawley
After a private jet crashes, a firestorm of media madness ensues.

13

Family Treeby Susan Wiggs
After a tragedy destroys her life in Los Angeles, a woman returns to the Vermont farm where she grew up.

14

Dark Matterby Blake Crouch
A quantum physicist is drawn into an alternate reality of tech-savvy criminals.

15

Behind Closed Doorsby B. A. Paris
What cracks exist in an "it couple's" relationship?

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Hardcover Nonfiction

August 28, 2016

1

Hillbilly Elegyby JD Vance
The Yale Law School graduate and 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

2

When Breath Becomes Airby Paul Kalanithi

3

Armageddonby Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
The political strategist offers a game plan for how to defeat Hillary Clinton.

4

Hillary's Americaby Dinesh D'Souza
The conservative author and pundit warns of disaster if Hillary Clinton is elected president.

5

Crisis of Characterby Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
A former Secret Service officer claims to have witnessed scandalous behavior by the Clintons.

6

Liarsby Glenn Beck
The author says progressive politicians gain power and control by exploiting Americans' fears.

7

Hamilton: the Revolutionby Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
The libretto of the award-winning musical, with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

8

Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates
Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction. A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story, framed as a letter to the author's teenage son.

9

Gritby Angela Duckworth

10

American Heiressby Jeffrey Toobin
The story of Patty Hearst’s kidnapping in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army, her crimes and her trial.

11

The Making of Donald Trumpby David Cay Johnston
An in-depth look at the presidential nominee, his real estate career and pivot to politics, drawing on decades of interviews and financial records.

12

Powerhouseby James Andrew Miller
The history of the Creative Artists Agency and its role in Hollywood and popular culture over the past 50 years.

13

White Trashby Nancy Isenberg
The role of the white poor in American history.

14

Adnan's Storyby Rabia Chaudry
A friend of Adnan Syed, whose murder case was the focus of the popular podcast “Serial,” maintains his innocence.

15

Shoe Dogby Phil Knight