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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

September 20, 2020

1

All the Devils Are Hereby Louise Penny
The 16th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. When his billionaire godfather is attacked, Gamache uncovers secrets hidden throughout Paris.

2

The Lying Life of Adultsby Elena Ferrante
In this coming-of-age story, Giovanna seeks her true reflection in two kindred cities.

3

Transcendent Kingdomby Yaa Gyasi
A Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience looks to the hard sciences and her childhood faith to potentially help her grieving Ghanaian immigrant family.

4

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.

5

The Harbinger Iiby Jonathan Cahn
Nouriel, Ana Goren and a figure known as "the prophet" return as revelations are unlocked.

6

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.

7

Squeeze Meby Carl Hiaasen
A dead dowager, hungry pythons and occupants of the winter White House shake up the Palm Beach charity ball season.

8

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.

9

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Risingby Timothy Zahn
In this Star Wars saga, a young military officer is sent to find the unseen enemies who attacked the Chiss capital.

10

Thick As Thievesby Sandra Brown
Arden Maxwell returns home to uncover the truth about her father’s involvement in a heist that went wrong 20 years ago.

11

Royalby Danielle Steel
In 1943, the 17-year-old Princess Charlotte assumes a new identity in the country and falls in love.

12

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

13

The Last Story of Mina Leeby Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Margot Lee pieces together consequential events in her mother's life from being a Korean War orphan to what brought about her suspicious death.

14

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.

15

Dark Songby Christine Feehan
The 34th book in the Carpathian series. Will the vampire who held Elisabeta captive get in the way of her bond with Ferro?

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Hardcover Nonfiction

September 20, 2020

1

Melania and Meby Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
The former director of special events at Vogue describes parting ways with the First Lady after being made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities.

2

Casteby Isabel Wilkerson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

3

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

4

Donald Trump V. the United Statesby Michael S. Schmidt
The New York Times Washington correspondent details actions by officials who attempted to contain the president.

5

Too Much and Never Enoughby Mary L. Trump
The clinical psychologist gives her assessment of events and patterns inside her family and how they shaped President Trump.

6

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

7

Live Free or Dieby Sean Hannity
The Fox News host offers his assessment on what is at stake in the 2020 election.

8

His Truth is Marching onby Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer creates a portrait of Representative John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and congressman for Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District.

9

Hoaxby Brian Stelter
The CNN anchor and chief media correspondent examines the inner workings of Fox News and its relationship with President Trump.

10

The Dynastyby Jeff Benedict

11

Twilight of the Godsby Ian W. Toll
The third book in the Pacific War trilogy describes the last year of World War II in the Pacific.

12

I Have Something to Tell Youby Chasten Buttigieg
The educator and advocate describes growing up gay in a small Midwestern town and meeting his husband, Pete.

13

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

14

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.

15

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