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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

April 26, 2020

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

American Dirtby Jeanine Cummins
A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

3

The Boy from the Woodsby Harlan Coben
When a girl goes missing, a private investigator’s feral childhood becomes an asset in the search.

4

Redhead by the Side of the Roadby Anne Tyler
Micah Mortimer’s orderly existence is thrown off kilter when his partner faces eviction and a teenager claims to be his son.

5

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

6

Valentineby Elizabeth Wetmore
A Texas town on the verge of an oil boom in 1976 becomes divided when a teenage girl is brutally attacked.

7

The Glass Hotelby Emily St. John Mandel
Years after an international Ponzi scheme falls apart, one of its victims investigates the disappearance of a woman from a container ship.

8

The Book of Lost Friendsby Lisa Wingate
The stories of three women struggling to get from Louisiana to Texas during Reconstruction are discovered by a first-year teacher living a century later.

9

The Giver of Starsby Jojo Moyes
In Depression-era Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books.

10

Texas Outlawby James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
A Texas Ranger goes to a small town to investigate whether an accidental death was actually a murder.

11

Chosen Onesby Veronica Roth
A funeral reunites a group of teens who saved the world from an evil force a decade ago.

12

The Mirror & the Lightby Hilary Mantel
The third book in the Wolf Hall trilogy. After Anne Boleyn’s execution, Thomas Cromwell’s enemies assemble.

13

The Dutch Houseby Ann Patchett
A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.

14

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampiresby Grady Hendrix
After being attacked by an elderly neighbor, Patricia Campbell suspects more trouble is at hand in the form of her attacker's handsome nephew.

15

In Five Yearsby Rebecca Serle
A Manhattan lawyer finds herself confronting a vision she had when elements of it come to life on schedule.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

April 26, 2020

1

Untamedby Glennon Doyle
The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

2

The Splendid and the Vileby Erik Larson
An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.

3

The Last Book on the Leftby Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski
A survey of serial killers from the creators of the Last Podcast on the Left.

4

Hidden Valley Roadby Robert Kolker
From 1945 to 1965, a family in Colorado had 12 children, six of whom went on to develop schizophrenia.

5

Fortitudeby Dan Crenshaw
The Texas congressman and former Navy SEAL prescribes ways to overcome adversity.

6

The Mamba Mentalityby Kobe Bryant
Various skills and techniques used on the court by the late Los Angeles Lakers player.

7

Arguing with Socialistsby Glenn Beck
The conservative commentator espouses free-market capitalism.

8

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

9

More Myselfby Alicia Keys with Michelle Burford
The Grammy Award-winning musician retraces her path to discovering her own worth.

10

Front Row at the Trump Showby Jonathan Karl
The ABC News chief White House correspondent gives his perspective on our current president and describes the shifts within their relationship.

11

Becomingby Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

12

Open Bookby Jessica Simpson with Kevin Carr O’Leary
The singer, actress and fashion designer discloses times of success, trauma and addiction.

13

Nothing General About Itby Maurice Benard with Susan Black
The Emmy Award-winning soap opera star opens up about his mental health issues and how they affected his marriage.

14

Hiding in Plain Sightby Sarah Kendzior
A journalist elucidates a connection between Donald Trump's decades-long rise to power, the increase of consolidated corruption and attacks on civil liberties by foreign powers.

15

Apropos of Nothingby Woody Allen
A memoir by the filmmaker and comedian.