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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 8, 2026

1

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.

2

The Astral Libraryby Kate Quinn
A hidden door at the Boston Public Library leads to a secret library where new worlds and potential danger come to life.

3

Cross & Sampsonby James Patterson and Brian Sitts
The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.

4

The Hard Lineby Mark Greaney
The 15th book in the Gray Man series. As he tries to stop hit squads, Court Gentry becomes the target of an assassin known as Whetstone.

5

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelterby Heather Fawcett
When their businesses are imperiled, the manager of a cat rescue and an infamous magician team up.

6

Operation Bounce Houseby Matt Dinniman
A colonist named Oliver must defend his planet, New Sonora, against war machines from Earth operated by gamers who paid for the privilege.

7

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

8

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

9

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.

10

The Devil's Bibleby Steve Berry
The 20th book in the Cotton Malone series. An 800-year-old book is at the center of a complicated international situation.

11

Crown of War and Shadowby J.R. Ward
An outcast makes a deal with a mercenary to help cross the Badlands to return the queen’s crown.

12

Worse Than a Lieby Ben Crump
In 2008, the lawyer Beau Lee Cooper takes on a case involving a Black former police officer who was shot during a traffic stop.

13

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

14

It's Not Herby Mary Kubica
Courtney Gray’s vacation is interrupted by two murders and a disappearance of relatives that bring up secrets involving her family and the town.

15

The Night Princeby Lauren Palphreyman
The second book in the Wolf King series. The Kingdom of Wolves and the Kingdom of Men both come under threat.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 8, 2026

1

Stripped Downby Bunnie Xo
The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.

2

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

3

American Struggleby Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines national divisions and debates over the last four centuries.

4

Manufacturing Delusionby Buck Sexton
A conservative radio host and former C.I.A. analyst argues that mass delusion has begun to take hold in America.

5

The Lookby Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop
A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.

6

The Greatest Sentence Ever Writtenby Walter Isaacson
The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence.

7

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.

8

A Hymn to Lifeby Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon
Pelicot recounts her legal fight against her husband and dozens of men on the grounds of sexual assault; translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver.

9

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

10

Strangersby Belle Burden
Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

11

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.

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

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.

14

Devoutby David Archuleta
The “American Idol” finalist and international pop star depicts struggles he had as a closeted Mormon teenager.

15

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