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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 25, 2018

1

The Escape Artistby Brad Meltzer
Nola Brown, a painter and trained soldier, discovers a military secret that traces back to Harry Houdini.

2

Star Wars: the Last Jediby Jason Fry
An adaptation of the film, written with input from its director, Rian Johnson, which includes scenes from alternate versions of the script.

3

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

4

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

5

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.

6

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.

7

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

8

Burn Brightby Patricia Briggs
The fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series. Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham answer a call of distress.

9

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

10

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.

11

The Shape of Waterby Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus
A mute janitor working in an aerospace research center develops a relationship with an amphibious man from the Amazon.

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

The Kremlin Conspiracyby Joel C. Rosenberg
A Secret Service agent and a Russian lawyer cross paths as a nuclear war threatens.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 25, 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

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

4

Enlightenment Nowby Steven Pinker

5

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson

6

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

7

Bachelor Nationby Amy Kaufman
An insider look at the Bachelor franchise and its effect on society.

8

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

9

Unmaskedby Andrew Lloyd Webber
A memoir by the musical theater composer and impresario, whose works include “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats” and “Evita.”

10

The Future of Humanityby Michio Kaku

11

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

12

Leonardo Da Vinciby Walter Isaacson

13

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

14

Skin in the Gameby Nassim Nicholas Taleb

15

Whenby Daniel H. Pink