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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

March 28, 2021

1

Life After Deathby Sister Souljah
In a sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time served and seeks revenge.

2

The Four Windsby Kristin Hannah
As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and farm or heading West.

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

Klara and the Sunby Kazuo Ishiguro
An “Artificial Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion to an ailing 14-year-old girl.

5

Dark Skyby C.J. Box
The 21st book in the Joe Pickett series. The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a tech baron on an elk hunting trip.

6

2034by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis
The global balance of power shifts after new cyberweaponry lowers the defenses of U.S. planes and ships.

7

Fast Iceby Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
The 18th book in the NUMA Files series. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala uncover a decades-old conspiracy when they search for a missing former colleague in Antarctica.

8

The Affairby Danielle Steel
A French author's extramarital relationship affects various members of his wife’s family.

9

We Begin at the Endby Chris Whitaker
Trouble might start for the chief of police and a self-proclaimed outlaw teenager when a man is released from prison.

10

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.

11

The Lost Apothecaryby Sarah Penner
An aspiring historian in London finds a clue that might put to rest unsolved apothecary murders from 200 years ago.

12

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.

13

A Court of Silver Flamesby Sarah J. Maas
The fifth book in A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Nesta Archeron is forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian.

14

The Sanatoriumby Sarah Pearse
Elin Warner must find her estranged brother’s fiancée, who goes missing as a storm approaches a hotel that was once a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.

15

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.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 28, 2021

1

The Code Breakerby Walter Isaacson
How the Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit DNA.

2

The Sum of Usby Heather McGhee
The chair of the board of the racial justice organization Color of Change analyzes the impact of racism on the economy.

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

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.

6

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

8

Think Againby Adam Grant
An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

9

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.

10

Walk in My Combat Bootsby James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas.

11

Hunt, Gather, Parentby Michaeleen Doucleff
A look at different approaches to rearing children from various parts of the planet.

12

Four Hundred Soulsby Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
A compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of African-American history.

13

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

14

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

15

Unmaskedby Andy Ngo
A former writer for the online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the activist movement antifa.