Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 07/25/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
Rank (prior week)
- 1 (1). REGIME CHANGE, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster)
Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term. - 2 (3). 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. - 3 (-). THIS IS THE PLAN, Ben Wikler (Norton)
The former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin shares his perspectives on what it takes to win elections. - 4 (6). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 5 (5). A MARRIAGE AT SEA, Sophie Elmhirst (Riverhead)
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. - 6 (4). LONDON FALLING, Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday)
The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life. - 7 (7). COMMUNION, JD Vance (Harper)
The vice president and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life. - 8 (-). DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT, Isabel Klee (Morrow)
Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications. - 9 (2). THE DAY AFTER, Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper)
The author of “Shameless” looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency. - 10 (10). THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE, David Sedaris (Little, Brown)
Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. - 11 (8). CANCEL ME IF YOU CAN, Dave Portnoy (Gallery)
The founder of Barstool Sports describes how he grew his business from a four-page newspaper into the digital media company it is today. - 12 (9). REVOLUTION, Eric Metaxas (Odysseus)
The author of “Martin Luther” and “Bonhoeffer” gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America. - 13 (-). 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. - 14 (-). ALL ABOUT LOVE, bell hooks (Morrow)
The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love. - 15 (14). FAMESICK, Lena Dunham (Random House)
The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
