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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

January 25, 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 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.

3

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

4

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.

5

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

6

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.

7

Rings of Fateby Melissa de la Cruz
The fate of two kingdoms depends on the actions taken by a barmaid looking for freedom and a prince who carries powerful ancient weapons.

8

Mona's Eyesby Thomas Schlesser
A 10-year-old who may get permanent vision loss is bolstered by her grandfather’s quest to bring beauty into her life; translated by Hildegarde Serle.

9

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.

10

Dungeon Crawler Carlby Matt Dinniman
A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

11

Atmosphereby Taylor Jenkins Reid
In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.

12

The Viperby Brad Meltzer
The third book in the Escape Artist series. A murder in pursuit of a priceless object brings up a cold case involving the death of Nola’s mother.

13

The Invisible Womanby James Patterson and Susan DiLallo
An F.B.I. agent goes undercover to look into an art dealer’s potential connection to organized crime.

14

Twiceby Mitch Albom
Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.

15

Gone Before Goodbyeby Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

January 25, 2026

1

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.

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

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

4

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.

5

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.

6

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

7

Firestormby Jacob Soboroff
The MS NOW reporter describes events during the 2025 fires in Los Angeles and what they might portend about future catastrophes.

8

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.

9

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

10

A Marriage at Seaby Sophie Elmhirst
In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple’s dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Family of Spiesby Christine Kuehn
The story of a family that worked as Japanese and Nazi spies during World War II.

15

Homeschooledby Stefan Merrill Block
Block gives an account of his experiences with his mother after being taken out of school.