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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

October 1, 2017

1

A Column of Fireby Ken Follett
A pair of lovers find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict while Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne.

2

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eyeby David Lagercrantz
Stieg Larsson's character Lisbeth Salander seeks to uncover the secrets of her childhood.

3

Enemy of the Stateby Kyle Mills
Vince Flynn's character Mitch Rapp goes on a manhunt.

4

The Romanov Ransomby Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
Sam and Remi Fargo search for two missing filmmakers in North Africa and uncover a group seeking to create the Fourth Reich.

5

A Legacy of Spiesby John le Carré
Peter Guillam, formerly of the British Secret Service, is pulled out of retirement to defend intelligence operations during the cold war.

6

Secrets in Deathby J.D. Robb
Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a professional gossip; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

7

Little Fires Everywhereby Celeste Ng
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

8

Enigmaby Catherine Coulter
F.B.I. agents Savich and Sherlock team up with Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot to capture an international criminal and solve a John Doe case.

9

Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton
The 25th Kinsey Millhone mystery novel. A former student from an elite private school is released from prison and a sociopath returns to haunt the detective.

10

Camino Islandby John Grisham
A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island.

11

The Right Timeby Danielle Steel
The author Alexandra Winslow, writing under the pseudonym Alexander Green, creates a double life that isolates her.

12

Glass Housesby Louise Penny
When a body is discovered in Three Pines, Chief Superintendent Gamache regrets not acting on a hunch.

13

Before We Were Yoursby Lisa Wingate
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.

14

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

15

My Absolute Darlingby Gabriel Tallent
A remarkably self-sufficient 14-year-old girl must fight to save herself from her abusive survivalist father.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

October 1, 2017

1

What Happenedby Hillary Clinton
An inside look at her campaign and how she recovered in its aftermath.

2

Unbelievableby Katy Tur
The NBC News correspondent describes her work covering the 2016 campaign of the Republican nominee for president and his behavior toward her.

3

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

Al Franken, Giant of the Senateby Al Franken
A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former “Saturday Night Live” writer.

6

Fantasylandby Kurt Andersen
The politics and culture of 21st-century America are put in the context of five centuries of historical events and movements, including elements of conspiracy theories, crackpot ideas and hucksterism.

7

Unstoppableby Maria Sharapova with Rich Cohen

8

Why Buddhism is Trueby Robert Wright
The latest research in neuroscience and psychology is used to support the assertion that Buddhist meditation and practice can lead to a deeper understanding of the world.

9

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

10

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.

11

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.

12

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

13

The Vietnam Warby Geoffrey C. Ward
A companion to the PBS series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that looks at the events and the legacy of the war.

14

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

15

Gritby Angela Duckworth