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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

February 24, 2019

1

The Silent Patientby Alex Michaelides
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

2

Where the Crawdads Singby Delia Owens
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

3

Connections in Deathby J.D. Robb
Eve Dallas scours tattoo parlors and strip joints for clues to the cause of Lyle Pickering’s mysterious death.

4

Black Leopard, Red Wolfby Marlon James
A loner named Tracker teams up with a group of unusual characters in search of a mysterious boy.

5

Devotionsby Mary Oliver
A collection of more than 200 poems spanning 50 years of the author’s career.

6

An Anonymous Girlby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Jessica Farris’s life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields’s psychology study.

7

The Wedding Guestby Jonathan Kellerman
Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware investigate the death of a stranger at a wedding reception.

8

The Reckoningby John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.

9

Fire and Bloodby George R.R. Martin
The first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

10

Liar Liarby James Patterson and Candice Fox
Detective Harriet Blue has become a dangerous fugitive from the law as she pursues the murderer Regan Banks.

11

Stranger Things: Suspicious Mindsby Gwenda Bond
Terry Ives signs up to be a test subject of a government experiment to get to the bottom of a conspiracy.

12

The Last Romanticsby Tara Conklin
A family crisis tests the bonds and ideals of a renowned poet and her siblings.

13

The Lost Manby Jane Harper
Nathan and Bub Bright find their other brother dead at the border of their cattle ranches in the Australian outback.

14

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

15

I Owe You Oneby Sophie Kinsella
A series of debts between Fixie Farr and a handsome stranger involves her childhood crush.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 24, 2019

1

Becomingby Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

2

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

3

Women Rowing Northby Mary Pipher
Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow older.

4

From the Ground Upby Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon

5

Figuringby Maria Popova
The achievements and private relationships of several interconnecting historical figures.

6

The First Conspiracyby Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
The story of a secret plot to kill George Washington in 1776.

7

Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.

8

The Unwinding of the Miracleby Julie Yip-Williams
After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, a lawyer and mother of two chronicles her life.

9

The Library Bookby Susan Orlean
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.

10

Let Me Finishby Chris Christie with Ellis Henican
The former governor of New Jersey describes his relationship with President Trump and the tensions among others close to the president.

11

The Truths We Holdby Kamala Harris
A memoir by a daughter of immigrants who was raised in Oakland, Calif., and became the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate.

12

Team of Vipersby Cliff Sims
The former special assistant to President Trump recalls what he considers his successes and failures in the White House.

13

Maidby Stephanie Land

14

The Point of It Allby Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer
A collection of essays, speeches and unpublished writings by the late conservative columnist.

15

Zuckedby Roger McNamee