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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

September 29, 2019

1

The Testamentsby Margaret Atwood
In a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay.

2

The Instituteby Stephen King
Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.

3

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.

4

Killer Instinctby James Patterson and Howard Roughan
The second book in the Instinct series. When an act of terror strikes New York, Dr. Reinhart and Detective Needham go after a sociopath.

5

The Oracleby Jonathan Cahn
A traveler discovers mysteries hidden behind seven locked doors.

6

The Girl Who Lived Twiceby David Lagercrantz
Mikael Blomkvist helps Lisbeth Salander put her past behind her in the latest installment of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series.

7

The Titanic Secretby Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
The 11th book in the Isaac Bell series. Dirk Pitt finds a document that brings a mystery from 1911 back to life.

8

Vendetta in Deathby J.D. Robb
The 49th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas looks into the misdeeds of a wealthy businessman while a vigilante named Lady Justice uses disguises to avenge women who were wronged.

9

A Better Manby Louise Penny
The 15th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. The search for a missing girl is imperiled by rising floodwaters across the province.

10

The Secrets We Keptby Lara Prescott
During the Cold War, members of the C.I.A.’s typing pool aid its mission to smuggle the banned book “Doctor Zhivago” behind the Iron Curtain.

11

The Nickel Boysby Colson Whitehead
Two boys respond to horrors at a Jim Crow-era reform school in ways that impact them decades later.

12

This Tender Landby William Kent Krueger
Four orphans escape a Minnesota school and encounter a cross-section of different people struggling during the Great Depression.

13

The Dark Sideby Danielle Steel
Painful childhood memories surface for Zoe Morgan when she has a child of her own.

14

One Good Deedby David Baldacci
A World War II veteran on parole must find the real killer in a small town or face going back to jail.

15

Quichotteby Salman Rushdie
While contending with a midlife crisis, a writer of spy thrillers creates a Don Quixote-esque character who goes on a quest to prove himself worthy of a TV star.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

September 29, 2019

1

Talking to Strangersby Malcolm Gladwell
Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.

2

Call Sign Chaosby Jim Mattis and Bing West
The former Marine infantry officer and secretary of defense recounts key moments from his career and imparts his leadership philosophy.

3

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

4

The Education of an Idealistby Samantha Power
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's journey from being an immigrant to being an activist outsider to serving in President Obama’s cabinet.

5

The Only Plane in the Skyby Garrett M. Graff
An oral history of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, based on transcripts, declassified documents and interviews.

6

She Saidby Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Two reporters for The New York Times recount their investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuses of power and the subsequent global disclosure of women’s traumatic stories.

7

How toby Randall Munroe
The former NASA roboticist dispenses complex and excessive solutions to common problems.

8

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?by Caitlin Doughty
A funeral director answers 35 questions from children about death.

9

Radicals, Resistance and Revengeby Jeanine Pirro
The Fox News host posits those she labels anti-Trump conspirators have committed possible crimes and a plot to destroy liberty.

10

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.

11

Lifespanby David A. Sinclair and Matthew D. LaPlante
A professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School expounds on some new technologies and lifestyle changes that may affect aging.

12

Three Womenby Lisa Taddeo
The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.

13

How to Be an Antiracistby Ibram X. Kendi
A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.

14

A Republic, if You Can Keep Itby Neil M. Gorsuch with Jane Nitze and David Feder
The associate justice of the Supreme Court shares key moments from his life and his views on the Constitution.

15

Tools and Weaponsby Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne