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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

July 19, 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

The Vanishing Halfby Brit Bennett
The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine.

3

28 Summersby Elin Hilderbrand
A relationship that started in 1993 between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light while she is on her deathbed and his wife runs for president.

4

Sex and Vanityby Kevin Kwan
A nod to “A Room With a View” in which Lucie Tang Churchill is torn between her WASPy billionaire fiancé and a privileged hunk born in Hong Kong.

5

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.

6

The Guest Listby Lucy Foley
A wedding between a TV star and a magazine publisher on an island off the coast of Ireland turns deadly.

7

The Summer Houseby James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
Jeremiah Cook, a veteran and former N.Y.P.D. cop, investigates a mass murder near a lake in Georgia.

8

Home Before Darkby Riley Sager
When Maggie Holt inherits the Vermont estate that was the setting of her father’s horror memoir she is confronted by some of the people and relics he chronicled.

9

Mexican Gothicby Silvia Moreno-Garcia
In 1950s Mexico, a debutante travels to a distant mansion where family secrets of a faded mining empire have been kept hidden.

10

Friends and Strangersby J. Courtney Sullivan
Complications ensue when a New York journalist downshifts to become a mom in a small town and hires a senior at the local women’s college to babysit.

11

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

12

Fair Warningby Michael Connelly
The third book in the Jack McEvoy series. A reporter tracks a killer who uses genetic data to pick his victims.

13

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

14

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

15

Daddy's Girlsby Danielle Steel
After a California rancher‘s sudden death, his three daughters discover things they did not know about their father.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

July 19, 2020

1

The Room Where It Happenedby John Bolton
The former national security advisor gives his account of the 17 months he spent working for President Trump.

2

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

3

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

4

Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates
Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction. A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story, framed as a letter to the author's teenage son.

5

Begin Againby Eddie S. Glaude Jr
An appraisal of the life and work of James Baldwin and their meaning in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement and the Trump presidency.

6

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

7

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

8

Me and White Supremacyby Layla F. Saad
Ways to understand and possibly counteract white privilege.

9

I'm Still Hereby Austin Channing Brown
A Black woman who was given a white man's name by her parents shares her journey to finding her own worth and what stands in the way of racial justice.

10

Countdown 1945by Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss
The Fox News Sunday anchor gives an account of the key people involved in and events leading up to America’s attack on Hiroshima in 1945.

11

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

12

Breathby James Nestor
A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.

13

Blitzby David Horowitz
The author of “Big Agenda” explains why he thinks President Trump will be re-elected.

14

Hood Feminismby Mikki Kendall
A critique of how today's mainstream feminism overlooks basic needs such as access to food, education, living wages and medical care.

15

United States of Socialismby Dinesh D'Souza
The conservative commentator makes his case that identity politics are woven into what he considers socialism in America.