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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 17, 2019

1

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.

2

The Chefby James Patterson and Max DiLallo
Caleb Rooney, a police detective and celebrity food truck chef, must clear his name of murder allegations.

3

The Borderby Don Winslow
The third book in the Power of the Dog series. Art Keller’s fight to keep drugs out of the country has taken a complicated turn.

4

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

5

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

6

Chocolate Cream Pie Murderby Joanne Fluke
Hannah Swensen teams up with a former lover to find out who left a dead body in her bedroom.

7

Nine Perfect Strangersby Liane Moriarty
A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.

8

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

9

Never Tellby Lisa Gardner
D.D. Warren and Flora Dane investigate whether a pregnant woman shot and killed her husband.

10

Fire and Bloodby George R.R. Martin
Set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

11

The Priory of the Orange Treeby Samantha Shannon
Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from a dragon.

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 17, 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

The Threatby Andrew G. McCabe
The former deputy director of the F.B.I. describes major events of his career and the ways the agency works to protect Americans.

4

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

5

Grateful Americanby Gary Sinise with Marcus Brotherton
The Oscar-nominated actor describes how he has entertained troops and helped veterans.

6

Spearheadby Adam Makos
An American tank gunner faces enemies in Cologne, Germany, during World War II.

7

Say Nothingby Patrick Radden Keefe
A look at the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

8

Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou

9

The Uninhabitable Earthby David Wallace-Wells

10

The Source of Self-regardby Toni Morrison
A collection of essays and speeches written over four decades, including a eulogy for James Baldwin and the author's Nobel lecture.

11

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

12

Imby Isaac Mizrahi
The designer and witty television personality describes some of his lifelong struggles.

13

Leadershipby Doris Kearns Goodwin

14

The Empire and the Five Kingsby Bernard-Henri Lévy
An analysis of the ways the United States has stepped back from global leadership.

15

Astrophysics for People in a Hurryby Neil deGrasse Tyson