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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

June 16, 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

Queen Beeby Dorothea Benton Frank
A beekeeper’s quiet life is unsettled by her demanding mother, outgoing sister and neighboring widower.

3

The 18th Abductionby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The 18th book in the Women's Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.

4

The Guest Bookby Sarah Blake
Evie Milton uncovers a story going back a couple generations that may shatter a family myth.

5

Ask Again, Yesby Mary Beth Keane
The lives of neighboring families in a New York City suburb intertwine over four decades.

6

Redemptionby David Baldacci
The fifth book in the Memory Man series. The first man Amos Decker put behind bars asks to have his name cleared.

7

Sunset Beachby Mary Kay Andrews
Drue Campbell inherits a run-down beach bungalow and takes a job at her estranged father’s personal injury attorney office.

8

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.

9

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

10

Blessing in Disguiseby Danielle Steel
Isabelle McAvoy faces challenges as she raises three daughters from three separate fathers on her own.

11

The Stiehl Assassinby Terry Brooks
The third book in the Fall of Shannara series.

12

Normal Peopleby Sally Rooney
The connection between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity College in Dublin.

13

Cari Moraby Thomas Harris
Hans-Peter Schneider pauses his ghastly deeds to seek a dead man’s gold hidden under a Miami mansion, but its caretaker’s surprising skills prove daunting.

14

Neon Preyby John Sandford
The 29th book in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.

15

The Sentence is Deathby Anthony Horowitz
Detective Daniel Hawthorne teams up with the author Anthony Horowitz to solve the mysterious killing of a celebrity divorce lawyer.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

June 16, 2019

1

Unfreedom of the Pressby Mark R. Levin
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.

2

Howard Stern Comes Againby Howard Stern
The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.

3

The Pioneersby David McCullough
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.

4

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

5

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.

6

Sea Storiesby William H. McRaven
A memoir by the retired four-star Navy admiral, including the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.

7

Rangeby David Epstein

8

The Second Mountainby David Brooks
A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life.

9

The British Are Comingby Rick Atkinson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.

10

Anthony Bourdain Rememberedby CNN
A collection of photographs and remembrances by some who were impacted by the chef and television host.

11

The Moment of Liftby Melinda Gates
The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society.

12

Spying on the Southby Tony Horwitz
A retracing of Frederick Law Olmsted's time as an undercover correspondent during the 1850s in the South for The New York Times and one of the designers of Central Park.

13

Furious Hoursby Casey Cep
Harper Lee’s work on the true-crime story about a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members in the 1970s.

14

Sacred Dutyby Tom Cotton
The veteran and Republican senator from Arkansas describes the services enacted by the Army unit known as the Old Guard.

15

Theodore Roosevelt for the Defenseby Dan Abrams and David Fisher
The 1915 courtroom fight between William Barnes and the former president who had accused him of political corruption.