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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, our NYT Best Sellers for Teens page , or The New York Times's Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

March 31, 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

Wolf Packby C.J. Box
The Wyoming game wardens Joe Pickett and Katelyn Hamm take on killers working for the Sinaloa cartel.

3

Cemetery Roadby Greg Iles
The journalist Marshall McEwan returns to his hometown, which is shaken by two deaths and an economy on the brink.

4

Daisy Jones & the Sixby Taylor Jenkins Reid
A fictional oral history charting the rise and fall of a ’70s rock ’n’ roll band.

5

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

6

Silent Nightby Danielle Steel
After tragedy strikes, a child TV star loses her memory and ability to speak.

7

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

8

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

9

The Island of Sea Womenby Lisa See
The friendship over many decades of two female divers from the Korean Island of Jeju is pushed to a breaking point.

10

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.

11

The Malta Exchangeby Steve Berry
The 14th book in the Cotton Malone series. The former Justice Department operative tangles with a rogue cardinal and an ancient sect of knights.

12

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

13

Toxic Gameby Christine Feehan
The 15th book in the GhostWalker series. Dr. Draden Freeman and Shylah Cosmos must find a cure to a deadly virus.

14

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

15

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

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 31, 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 Uninhabitable Earthby David Wallace-Wells

4

Mama's Last Hugby Frans de Waal

5

Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou

6

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.

7

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

8

The Case for Trumpby Victor Davis Hanson
A defense stating that the current president adopted several traditional conservative positions.

9

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

10

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

11

Mostly Sunnyby Janice Dean
The "Fox & Friends" meteorologist describes overcoming sexist bosses and health issues.

12

Don't Stop Believin'by Olivia Newton-John
The Grammy Award-winner discusses her success in music and movies, and how she contended with recurrent breast cancer.

13

Madame Fourcade's Secret Warby Lynne Olson
A 31-year-old French mother led an intelligence organization that worked against Hitler and the Gestapo.

14

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

15

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.