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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

May 31, 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

Camino Windsby John Grisham
The line between fact and fiction becomes blurred when an author of thrillers is found dead after a hurricane hits Camino Island.

3

If It Bleedsby Stephen King
Four novellas: “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone,” “The Life of Chuck,” “Rat” and “If It Bleeds.”

4

Walk the Wireby David Baldacci
The sixth book in the Memory Man series. Decker and Jamison investigate a murder in a North Dakota town in a fracking boom.

5

The 20th Victimby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The 20th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer looks into the murders of disreputable persons in three separate cities.

6

Big Summerby Jennifer Weiner
Daphne Berg’s former best friend asks her to be the maid of honor at her wedding in Cape Cod.

7

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

8

The Last Trialby Scott Turow
An 85-year-old defense lawyer puts off his retirement to aid a Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, who is accused of insider trading, fraud and murder.

9

All Adults Hereby Emma Straub
A repressed memory triggers Astrid Strick to weigh the outcomes of her parenting of her now-grown children.

10

The Book of Longingsby Sue Monk Kidd
A scholarly young woman named Ana meets an 18-year-old Jesus and becomes caught up in a confluence of dangers.

11

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.

12

The Wedding Dressby Danielle Steel
The triumphs and losses of one family over the last century are recounted as a symbolic piece of apparel gets handed down through the generations.

13

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

14

The Henna Artistby Alka Joshi
In 1950s Jaipur, a young woman who escaped an abusive marriage and started a new life is confronted by her husband.

15

Shakespeare for Squirrelsby Christopher Moore
When the Duke orders his death, Pocket of Dog Snogging escapes to the woods where he works to become the fairy king’s replacement fool.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

May 31, 2020

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Plague of Corruptionby Judy Mikovits and Kent Heckenlively
The controversial virologist gives her account of her work over nearly four decades.

6

The Lincoln Conspiracyby Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
How Allan Pinkerton, along with undercover agents, thwarted a lesser-known assassination attempt of Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore in 1861.

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

The Rural Diariesby Hilarie Burton Morgan
The actress starts a family, transplants to a working farm and revitalizes a candy store in Rhinebeck, N.Y.

11

Pelosiby Molly Ball
An overview of the speaker of the House’s accomplishments during the Obama and Trump administrations.

12

Incomparableby Brie Bella and Nikki Bella
The identical twins and WWE Hall of Famers share some of the challenges they faced.

13

24by Willie Mays and John Shea
A memoir by the Baseball Hall of Famer told in 24 chapters to correspond with his well-known uniform number.

14

The House of Kennedyby James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen
A look at the achievements of the political family and what has been called “the Kennedy curse.”

15

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