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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

August 8, 2021

1

Black Iceby Brad Thor
The 20th book in the Scot Harvath series. The American spy faces dangers in the Arctic Circle.

2

The Last Thing He Told Meby Laura Dave
Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.

3

The Cellistby Daniel Silva
The 21st book in the Gabriel Allon series. A private intelligence service plans an act of violence that will aid Russia and divide America.

4

The Paper Palaceby Miranda Cowley Heller
After an extramarital dalliance, Elle must choose between her husband and her childhood love.

5

Malibu Risingby Taylor Jenkins Reid
An epic party has serious outcomes for four famous siblings.

6

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.

7

The President's Daughterby James Patterson and Bill Clinton
Matthew Keating, a past president and former Navy SEAL, goes on his own to find his abducted teenage daughter.

8

False Witnessby Karin Slaughter
Leigh Collier’s past may come to light when a wealthy man she knows asks her to represent him in a rape case.

9

Fallingby T.J. Newman
A kidnapper demands that a pilot crash his plane with 144 passengers onboard to save his family.

10

The Personal Librarianby Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
A Black woman who becomes one of the most powerful people in the art and book world is forced to hide her true identity.

11

Nine Livesby Danielle Steel
After tragedy upsets her stable family life, Maggie must decide if she will take a risk with a thrill seeker.

12

It's Better This Wayby Debbie Macomber
Julia Jones begins a new life after discovering her husband’s infidelity almost six years ago.

13

The Maidensby Alex Michaelides
A therapist suspects a Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University of committing murder.

14

Golden Girlby Elin Hilderbrand
A Nantucket novelist gets one final summer to watch what happens from the great beyond.

15

Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir
Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

August 8, 2021

1

American Marxismby Mark R. Levin
The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.

2

I Alone Can Fix Itby Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters examine Trump’s final year in office, with a focus on the key players around him.

3

Landslideby Michael Wolff
The author of “Fire and Fury” and “Siege” portrays events during the final days of Trump’s presidency.

4

How I Saved the Worldby Jesse Watters
The Fox News host recounts his career and prescribes ways to defend against what he considers left-wing radicalism.

5

This is Your Mind on Plantsby Michael Pollan
A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants.

6

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

7

What Happened to You?by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.

8

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

9

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

10

Killing the Mobby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The 10th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century.

11

Frankly, We Did Win This Electionby Michael C. Bender
A senior White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal looks at Trump’s 2020 campaign and final year in office.

12

Crying in H Martby Michelle Zauner
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

13

The Bomber Mafiaby Malcolm Gladwell
A look at the key players and outcomes of precision bombing during World War II.

14

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.

15

The Anthropocene Reviewedby John Green
A collection of personal essays that review different facets of the human-centered planet.