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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

May 21, 2017

1

16th Seductionby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
In San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club face their toughest case yet.

2

Into the Waterby Paula Hawkins
In this psychological thriller by the author of “The Girl on the Train,” women are found drowned in a river in an English town.

3

Against All Oddsby Danielle Steel
A mother must learn to let her adult children make their own decisions.

4

The Fixby David Baldacci
The detective Amos Decker (“Memory Man”) witnesses a murder-suicide that turns out to be a matter of national security.

5

Golden Preyby John Sandford
Lucas Davenport, now a U.S. Marshal, pursues a thief who robbed a drug cartel and killed a child in Biloxi, Miss.

6

The Broken Roadby Richard Paul Evans
A successful man who is questioning his life gets a second chance. The first book in a new trilogy.

7

The Black Bookby James Patterson and David Ellis
After a raid on a brothel that serviced Chicago’s elite, the madam’s black book has disappeared.

8

Anything is Possibleby Elizabeth Strout
A novel-in-stories about the lives of the inhabitants of the rural Illinois hometown of Lucy Barton, the protagonist of Strout’s previous novel.

9

A Gentleman in Moscowby Amor Towles
A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.

10

Beartownby Fredrik Backman
A hockey star is caught up in a scandal.

11

Robert B. Parker's Little White Liesby Ace Atkins
Spenser is on the trail of a con man who has duped lovers, investors and military contractors; a continuation of the series by Parker, who died in 2010.

12

All by Myself, Aloneby Mary Higgins Clark
On a luxury cruise ship, a wealthy aristocrat is found murdered, and her emerald necklace is gone.

13

One Perfect Lieby Lisa Scottoline
A high school baseball coach hiding his real identity poses a threat to an idyllic suburban community.

14

Norse Mythologyby Neil Gaiman
A retelling of Norse folklore.

15

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

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Hardcover Nonfiction

May 21, 2017

1

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

2

Option Bby Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
Insight on facing adversity and building resilience.

3

Shatteredby Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
An examination of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

4

Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

5

This Fight is Our Fightby Elizabeth Warren
The Massachusetts senator offers a program for Democratic resistance to President Trump.

6

The Operatorby Robert O'Neill
The 400-mission career of a SEAL Team operator.

7

Hillbilly Elegyby JD Vance
A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

8

Old Schoolby Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein
A defense of “old school” traditional values versus “snowflakes."

9

The American Spiritby David McCullough
A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values.

10

Hallelujah Anywayby Anne Lamott
The importance of mercy in our lives.

11

The Magnolia Storyby Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino

12

Black Privilegeby Charlamagne Tha God
The radio personality presents his life story and offers advice for success.

13

The Secrets of My Lifeby Caitlyn Jenner with Buzz Bissinger

14

You Don't Look Your Age ... and Other Fairy Talesby Sheila Nevins
A TV producer’s miscellaney about women and work, family and aging.

15

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.