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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

February 8, 2026

1

Twelve Monthsby Jim Butcher
The 18th book in the Dresden Files series. Chicago’s only professional wizard faces various dangers and becomes betrothed.

2

Half His Ageby Jennette McCurdy
A 17-year-old named Waldo has an inexplicable attraction to her creative writing teacher.

3

The Correspondentby Virginia Evans
Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

4

My Husband's Wifeby Alice Feeney
In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.

5

The Things We Leave Unfinishedby Rebecca Yarros
After a divorce, Georgia Stanton returns to Colorado and tries to protect her great-grandmother’s incomplete manuscript.

6

The Widowby John Grisham
When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.

7

The First Time I Saw Himby Laura Dave
Hannah’s husband turns up five years after he disappeared, which forces her to go on the run with her daughter.

8

The Secret of Secretsby Dan Brown
As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.

9

Alchemisedby SenLinYu
After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.

10

Anatomy of an Alibiby Ashley Elston
Two women enact a plan to uncover truths a man may have been hiding, but things go awry when he is found murdered.

11

The Intruderby Freida McFadden
During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.

12

Brimstoneby Callie Hart
The second book in the Fae & Alchemy series. To save those close to them, Saeris and Fisher face a new set of dangers.

13

The Elsewhere Expressby Samantha Sotto Yambao
A magical train appears to lost souls who find it is full of wonders but also danger.

14

Carl's Doomsday Scenarioby Matt Dinniman
The second book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.

15

The Devil's Daughterby Danielle Steel
In an effort to reconcile, the estranged sisters Mickie and Billie try to overcome their different personalities and difficult family history.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 8, 2026

1

The Invisible Coupby Peter Schweizer
The author of “Blood Money” puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.

2

Footballby Chuck Klosterman
The author of “The Nineties” considers the ways in which the sport has impacted American life.

3

1929by Andrew Ross Sorkin
The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

4

Nobody's Girlby Virginia Roberts Giuffre
The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

5

The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

6

How to Test Negative for Stupidby John Kennedy
The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.

7

The Other Side of Changeby Maya Shankar
The cognitive scientist and host of the podcast "A Slight Change of Plans" posits ways to redefine upheavals.

8

Junglekeeperby Paul Rosolie
A conservationist and explorer gives an account of his time spent in the Amazon rainforest.

9

Outliveby Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

10

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against Thisby Omar El Akkad
In his nonfiction debut, El Akkad looks at how the West responds to mass suffering.

11

Everything is Tuberculosisby John Green
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.

12

Black Af Historyby Michael Harriot
A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

13

The Gales of Novemberby John U. Bacon
An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.

14

When Breath Becomes Airby Paul Kalanithi
A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

15

Poems & Prayersby Matthew McConaughey
The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.