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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

July 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

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

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavorby Hank Green
Mysterious books hint at what caused the untimely demise of April May and the sudden disappearance of robots known as the Carls.

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

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.

8

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

9

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.

10

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.

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

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

14

Memoirs and Misinformationby Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon
A character named Jim Carrey navigates stardom and its excesses in a satire that borrows heavily from the life of the celebrity Jim Carrey.

15

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

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Hardcover Nonfiction

July 26, 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

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

4

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

5

Separatedby Jacob Soboroff
The NBC News correspondent examines the Trump administration’s systematic separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border and the living conditions of the children in custody.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

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

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

The Beauty in Breakingby Michele Harper
A female, African-American emergency room physician finds success in a predominantly white male field and examines ways to heal mind, body and spirit.

13

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

14

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.

15

Hamilton: the Revolutionby Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
The libretto of the award-winning musical, with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.