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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

March 18, 2018

1

The Great Aloneby Kristin Hannah
A former prisoner of war moves his family to Alaska.

2

Fifty Fiftyby James Patterson and Candice Fox
Detective Harriet Blue tries to clear her brother's name and save a small Australian town from being massacred.

3

The Woman in the Windowby A.J. Finn
A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.

4

An American Marriageby Tayari Jones
A newlywed couple's relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.

5

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

6

Raspberry Danish Murderby Joanne Fluke
After her husband disappears, Hannah Swensen Barton searches for a killer while trying to fulfill holiday baking orders.

7

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

8

Still Meby Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark moves to New York and is torn between high society and the life she enjoys at a vintage clothing store.

9

The Hushby John Hart
Johnny Merrimon fights to keep the 6,000 acres of once-sacred land in North Carolina he inherited.

10

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

11

The Wife Between Usby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The story of a love triangle is told from several points of view.

12

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

13

Look for Meby Lisa Gardner
Sergeant Detective D. D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family was gunned down.

14

The Immortalistsby Chloe Benjamin
Four adolescents learn the dates of their deaths from a psychic and their lives go on different courses.

15

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

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 18, 2018

1

Fire and Furyby Michael Wolff
A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.

2

I'll Be Gone in the Darkby Michelle McNamara
A search for "the Golden State Killer."

3

Skin in the Gameby Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4

Educatedby Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

5

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

6

Enlightenment Nowby Steven Pinker

7

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson

8

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

9

The Last Black Unicornby Tiffany Haddish
The comedian recounts growing up in South Central Los Angeles and finding success after a period of homelessness.

10

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

11

Leonardo Da Vinciby Walter Isaacson

12

The Future of Humanityby Michio Kaku

13

Everything Happens for a Reasonby Kate Bowler
A divinity school professor examines her tacit beliefs when she learns she has late-stage colon cancer.

14

Time Piecesby John Banville
A memoir based on the author's experiences and imaginings of Dublin.

15

Directorate Sby Steve Coll
How the United States failed to understand a secret wing of a Pakistani intelligence agency and doomed two wars.