Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 03/28/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
Rank (prior week)
- 1 (2). STRANGERS, Belle Burden (Dial)
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. - 2 (1). STRIPPED DOWN, Bunnie Xo (Dey Street)
The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals. - 3 (-). STAND, Cory Booker (St. Martin's)
The Democratic senator from New Jersey overviews our nation's struggles and divisions past and present, and shares his views on potential remedies. - 4 (4). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 5 (6). A WORLD APPEARS, Michael Pollan (Penguin Press)
The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness. - 6 (3). YOU WITH THE SAD EYES, Christina Applegate (Little, Brown)
The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories. - 7 (5). KIDS, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS!, Liza Minnelli, as told to Michael Feinstein, with Josh Getlin and Heidi Evans (Grand Central)
The EGOT icon shares some of the highs and lows of her life and career. - 8 (-). WHO NEEDS FRIENDS, Andrew McCarthy (Grand Central)
The actor and travel writer charts his journey across the country and his conversations with men about their male friendships. - 9 (12). THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press)
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. - 10 (-). RAISING HARE, Chloe Dalton (Vintage)
A political adviser and foreign policy specialist tells the story of taking care of a wild hare during the pandemic lockdown. - 11 (8). NOBODY'S GIRL, Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Knopf)
The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. - 12 (-). HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, John Kennedy (Broadside)
The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state. - 13 (-). WE THE WOMEN, Norah O'Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower (Ballantine)
A collection of portraits of women whose lives and work helped shape American history. - 14 (-). 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking)
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. - 15 (-). THE DEMON OF UNREST, Erik Larson (Crown)
The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.
