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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

December 3, 2017

1

Oathbringerby Brandon Sanderson
The third volume of the Stormlight Archive. The War of Reckoning ends and the Voidbringers return.

2

Hardcore Twenty-fourby Janet Evanovich
When a homeless man is murdered, the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for the killer.

3

End Gameby David Baldacci
Jessica Reel and Will Robie fight a dangerous adversary in Colorado.

4

The Midnight Lineby Lee Child
Jack Reacher tracks down the owner of a pawned West Point class ring and stumbles upon a large criminal enterprise.

5

The Rooster Barby John Grisham
Three students at a sleazy for-profit law school hope to expose the student-loan banker who runs it.

6

Artemisby Andy Weir
A small-time smuggler living in a lunar colony schemes to pay off an old debt by pulling off a challenging heist.

7

Originby Dan Brown
A symbology professor goes on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.

8

Two Kinds of Truthby Michael Connelly
While he investigates the murder of two pharmacists, an old case comes back to haunt Harry Bosch.

9

Typhoon Furyby Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison
Juan Cabrillo chases a Filipino insurgent during a megastorm.

10

Every Breath You Takeby Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
Laurie Moran investigates the murder of a wealthy widow who was pushed from the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

11

Uncommon Typeby Tom Hanks
Seventeen short stories, each incorporating a typewriter, by the Academy Award-winning actor.

12

Sleeping Beautiesby Stephen King and Owen King
Women who fall asleep become shrouded in mysterious cocoons while the men battle one another.

13

Future Home of the Living Godby Louise Erdrich
As giving birth becomes a matter of state security, a pregnant woman travels to find her Ojibwe family.

14

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.

15

The Noel Diaryby Richard Paul Evans
A romance writer delves into a stranger's past when his estranged mother leaves her extremely stuffed house to him.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

December 3, 2017

1

Promise Me, Dadby Joe Biden
The former vice president recalls his toughest year in office, as his son battled brain cancer.

2

Obamaby Pete Souza
More than 300 pictures of the former president by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories.

3

Leonardo Da Vinciby Walter Isaacson

4

Bobby Kennedyby Chris Matthews
The New York senator's journey from his formative years to his tragic run for president.

5

Hacksby Donna Brazile
An account of the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee and the fights within the party during the 2016 campaign.

6

Grantby Ron Chernow
A biography of the Union general of the Civil War and two-term president of the United States.

7

Sisters Firstby Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
How the twin daughters of former president George W. Bush grew up in the public eye.

8

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleansby Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Major General Jackson takes on the British in Louisiana.

9

Killing Englandby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from several perspectives.

10

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

11

God, Faith, and Reasonby Michael Savage
The conservative radio host shares moments when he has experienced glimpses of the divine.

12

What Unites Usby Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
A collection of essays that define the historical changes and essential institutions of America to suggest ways to overcome divisions within the country.

13

Enduranceby Scott Kelly
A memoir by the retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station.

14

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson

15

We Were Eight Years in Powerby Ta-Nehisi Coates
A series of essays that cover each year of the Obama administration, the writer's own journey and the echoes of American history in modern times.