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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

April 14, 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 Cornwalls Are Goneby James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
An Army intelligence officer must commit a crime or lose her kidnapped husband and daughter.

3

Run Awayby Harlan Coben
A family is torn apart when the daughter becomes addicted to drugs and goes missing.

4

Celtic Empireby Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
The 25th book in the Dirk Pitt series.

5

The American Agentby Jacqueline Winspear
The 15th book in the Maisie Dobbs series. While the Germans attack the British Isles, Maisie must solve a case and protect a young evacuee.

6

Tiamat's Wrathby James S.A. Corey
The eighth book in the Expanse series.

7

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

8

Wild Cardby Stuart Woods
The 49th book in the Stone Barrington series.

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

The Last Secondby Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
The sixth book in the A Brit in the F.B.I. series. Special agents must prevent the use of a deadly weapon on a French satellite.

13

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

14

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.

15

Dark Tributeby Iris Johansen
The 24th book in the Eve Duncan series. A violin prodigy with a tragic past is kidnapped.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

April 14, 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 Right Side of Historyby Ben Shapiro
The conservative political commentator reflects upon what he considers most impactful to Western civilization.

4

Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou

5

Doing Justiceby Preet Bharara
The former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York describes some of his career highlights and gives insights into our legal system.

6

Shortest Way Homeby Pete Buttigieg
A memoir by the current mayor of South Bend, Ind., and the first openly gay Democratic candidate to run for president of the United States.

7

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

8

Mama's Last Hugby Frans de Waal

9

The Uninhabitable Earthby David Wallace-Wells

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

Inside the Empireby Bob Klapisch and Paul Solotaroff

14

Blueprintby Nicholas A. Christakis
The physician and sociologist makes his case that genes affect the ways we make societies and natural selection guides us toward creating a good society.

15

Kushner, Inc.by Vicky Ward
The HuffPost editor at large gives her perspective on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s agenda inside the White House.