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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

July 15, 2018

1

The President is Missingby James Patterson and Bill Clinton
President Jonathan Duncan takes on adversaries at home and abroad.

2

All We Ever Wantedby Emily Giffin
A scandal sends members of two Nashville families into chaos.

3

The Outsiderby Stephen King
A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy’s body is found.

4

The Perfect Coupleby Elin Hilderbrand
A body is found in Nantucket Harbor hours before a picture-perfect wedding.

5

Shelter in Placeby Nora Roberts
Survivors of a mass shooting outside a mall in Portland, Me., develop different coping mechanisms.

6

Tom Clancy Line of Sightby Mike Maden
Jack Ryan Jr. risks his life to protect a woman in a country on the brink of civil war.

7

The Death of Mrs. Westawayby Ruth Ware
A tarot card reader mistakenly receives an inheritance letter and attends the funeral of the deceased.

8

There Thereby Tommy Orange
A multigenerational story exploring the plight of the urban Native American.

9

When Life Gives You Lululemonsby Lauren Weisberger
Emily Charlton plans a comeback from the suburbs.

10

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

11

Something in the Waterby Catherine Steadman
A documentary filmmaker and an investment banker must decide whether they should protect a secret.

12

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

13

The Fallenby David Baldacci
Amos Decker puts his talents toward solving a string of murders.

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

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

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Hardcover Nonfiction

July 15, 2018

1

Calypsoby David Sedaris
A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section.

2

The Soul of Americaby Jon Meacham
The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history.

3

How to Change Your Mindby Michael Pollan

4

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

5

Believe Itby Nick Foles with Joshua Cooley

6

Trump's Americaby Newt Gingrich
The former speaker of the House’s views on the achievements of and obstacles facing the current administration.

7

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson

8

Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou

9

The Plot to Destroy Democracyby Malcolm Nance
The former U.S. intelligence officer describes the tools and techniques used by Vladimir Putin to affect the 2016 election.

10

Yes We (still) Canby Dan Pfeiffer
The former White House communications director prescribes a way forward for Democrats.

11

Barracoonby Zora Neale Hurston
A previously unpublished, first-person account of a man who was enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned.

12

The Sun Does Shineby Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin
A wrongfully imprisoned man on death row becomes a beacon to his fellow inmates.

13

Lincoln's Last Trialby Dan Abrams and David Fisher
The 1859 courtroom battle in which Abraham Lincoln defended the murderer of his protégé.

14

The World As It isby Ben Rhodes
A memoir by the former speechwriter and deputy national security advisor to President Obama.

15

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