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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

January 8, 2017

1

The Whistlerby John Grisham
A whistleblower alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the Mob and Indian casinos.

2

Two by Twoby Nicholas Sparks
A man who became a single father when his marriage and business collapsed learns to take a chance on a new love.

3

Cross the Lineby James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross and his wife, Bree, team up to catch a killer causing chaos in Washington, D.C.

4

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

5

No Man's Landby David Baldacci
John Puller, a special agent with the Army, searches for the truth about his mother, who disappeared 30 years ago.

6

Small Great Thingsby Jodi Picoult
A medical crisis entangles a black nurse, a white supremacist father and a white lawyer.

7

Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegianceby Mark Greaney
Jack Ryan Jr., working for a secret organization, seeks to prevent complicated terrorist strikes set in motion by a hacker. Clancy died in 2013.

8

Night Schoolby Lee Child
Jack Reacher, still in the Army, becomes involved in an investigation with elite agents from the F.B.I. and C.I.A.

9

Turbo Twenty-threeby Janet Evanovich
The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum juggles the investigation of a crime in an ice cream factory and the two men in her life.

10

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.

11

Moonglowby Michael Chabon
A novel that presents itself as a memoir of an elderly World War II veteran and his wife, a Holocaust survivor, who resemble Chabon’s maternal grandparents.

12

The Chemistby Stephenie Meyer
A specialist in chemically controlled torture, on the run from her former employers, takes on one last job.

13

The Wrong Side of Goodbyeby Michael Connelly
The detective Harry Bosch aids a billionaire in search of a possible heir.

14

Commonwealthby Ann Patchett
Five decades in the lives of two families remade by divorce.

15

Catalystby James Luceno
This novel sets the stage for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," to be released this month.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

January 8, 2017

1

Killing the Rising Sunby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the final years of World War II.

2

The Magnolia Storyby Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino

3

Born to Runby Bruce Springsteen
The singer-songwriter’s autobiography.

4

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.

5

The Undoing Projectby Michael Lewis

6

Settle for Moreby Megyn Kelly
The anchor of Fox News’s “The Kelly File” discusses the personal and professional challenges she has faced.

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

Born a Crimeby Trevor Noah
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”

9

The Book of Joyby the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams
Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find joy in the face of suffering.

10

Thank You for Being Lateby Thomas L. Friedman

11

Shakenby Tim Tebow

12

Talking As Fast As I Canby Lauren Graham
Essays by the star of “Gilmore Girls” (both the original and the mini-series) and “Parenthood.”

13

When Breath Becomes Airby Paul Kalanithi

14

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattooby Amy Schumer
Humorous personal essays by the comedian, actor and writer.

15

Our Revolutionby Bernie Sanders
The Vermont senator and former candidate for the Democratic nomination for president delivers his message of social and economic justice.