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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

April 29, 2018

1

Circeby Madeline Miller
Zeus banishes Helios' daughter to an island, where she must choose between living with gods or mortals.

2

After Annaby Lisa Scottoline
A woman marries a widower and reunites with her teenage daughter who is murdered soon after, and the husband is put on trial for it.

3

I've Got My Eyes on Youby Mary Higgins Clark
A high school guidance counselor tries to uncover the identity of her sister’s murderer.

4

The Thiefby J.R. Ward
The 16th book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Sola Morte falls for a man who sells weapons to a group of vampire warriors.

5

Shoot Firstby Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington searches for the person who plotted to kill the woman behind a cutting-edge software startup.

6

The Female Persuasionby Meg Wolitzer
The relationship between a college freshman and a famous feminist reveals the challenges of intergenerational feminism.

7

The Sixth Dayby Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
The fifth book in the A Brit in the F.B.I. series. After the German vice chancellor dies, special agents investigate one of Dracula’s descendants.

8

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

9

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

10

Red Alertby James Patterson and Marshall Karp
The fifth book in the NYPD Red series. Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald investigate the death of a documentary filmmaker and an explosion at a charity benefit.

11

The Disappearedby C.J. Box
A Wyoming game warden teams up with his daughter to find a missing British businesswoman.

12

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

13

Varinaby Charles Frazier
As the Confederacy and her marriage to Jefferson Davis fall apart, a woman flees Richmond with her children.

14

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.

15

Macbethby Jo Nesbo
In this adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, police in a 1970s industrial town take on a pair of drug lords.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

April 29, 2018

1

Fascism: a Warningby Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival.

2

Russian Rouletteby Michael Isikoff and David Corn
Details of the 2016 presidential election, with an emphasis on Russia's possible involvement.

3

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

4

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

5

Factfulnessby Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund
A look at our biases and how the world is in a better state than we might think.

6

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

7

Natural Causesby Barbara Ehrenreich
A look at aging, the ways people try to control the inevitable and strategies for accepting mortality.

8

Secret Empiresby Peter Schweizer
The author of “Clinton Cash” describes what some politicians might do to enrich themselves while in office.

9

Tiger Woodsby Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian

10

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

11

This is Meby Chrissy Metz
A star of “This Is Us” describes her journey toward self-acceptance.

12

Dear Madam Presidentby Jennifer Palmieri

13

Make Troubleby Cecile Richards with Lauren Peterson
A memoir by the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and former labor organizer.

14

Killing the Deep Stateby Jerome R. Corsi
The conservative commentator describes a secret conspiracy to undermine the Trump presidency. From the author of "The Obama Nation."

15

Our 50-state Border Crisisby Howard Buffett
An Illinois sheriff describes the close connection he sees between national security and the opioid crisis.