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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

February 14, 2021

1

The Russianby James Patterson and James O. Born
The 13th book in the Michael Bennett series. An assassin killing a number of women might disrupt the detective’s wedding plans.

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

The Midnight Libraryby Matt Haig
Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

4

The Invisible Life of Addie Larueby V.E. Schwab
A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.

5

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.

6

The Pushby Ashley Audrain
A devastating event forces a mother who questions her child’s behavior and her own sanity to confront the truth.

7

The Returnby Nicholas Sparks
A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.

8

Neighborsby Danielle Steel
A Hollywood recluse’s perspective changes when she invites her neighbors into her mansion after an earthquake.

9

Ready Player Twoby Ernest Cline
In a sequel to “Ready Player One,” Wade Watts discovers a technological advancement and goes on a new quest.

10

Anxious Peopleby Fredrik Backman
A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.

11

A Time for Mercyby John Grisham
The third book in the Jake Brigance series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.

12

Before She Disappearedby Lisa Gardner
A recovering alcoholic puts herself in danger when she searches for a Haitian teenager in a Boston neighborhood.

13

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.

14

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

15

Star Wars: Light of the Jediby Charles Soule
In this installment of the High Republic series, a disaster in hyperspace may cause far greater damage.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 14, 2021

1

Just As I Amby Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford
The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of Black women through her career choices.

2

A Promised Landby Barack Obama
In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.

3

Greenlightsby Matthew McConaughey
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.

4

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

5

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

6

Let Me Tell You What I Meanby Joan Didion
A collection of 12 pieces written between 1968 and 2000 that includes observations on the underground press and the act of writing.

7

Extraterrestrialby Avi Loeb
The Harvard science professor shares his theory that a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien civilization recently visited our solar system.

8

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

9

The Devil You Knowby Charles M. Blow
The New York Times Op-Ed columnist gives a call to action for Black people to achieve equality on their own terms.

10

A Swim in a Pond in the Rainby George Saunders
A collection of essays examining the functions and importance of works of fiction.

11

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

12

Girl with No Jobby Claudia Oshry
The podcaster and social media personality looks at the ups and downs of internet celebrity.

13

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

14

Winteringby Katherine May
Personal reflections on the potential benefits of embracing and living through painful times of isolation.

15

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Manby Emmanuel Acho
A look at some questions and concepts needed to address systemic racism.