Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 10/31/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
Rank (prior week)
- 1 (1). IN THE SHADOW OF EIGHT, Collin Gosselin with Allie Kingsley Baker (Grand Central)
A dark tell-all by one of the sextuplets from the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” - 2 (-). PRINCES AND THIEVES, Matthew Cole (Atria/One Signal)
An account of the financial and political alliances between Jared Kushner, Erik Prince, Mohamed bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Salman. - 3 (-). AND I WILL TELL YOU MINE, Sophia Bush (Flatiron)
The actress, activist and host of the "Work in Progress With Sophia Bush" podcast shares stories from her life and career. - 4 (11). THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING, Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
Gladwell examines why there are so many homicides in the United States and what stops us from fixing this issue. - 5 (7). BLOCKERS, Michael Lewis (Norton)
The author of “The Fifth Risk” tells the story of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency through the lens of six public servants. - 6 (10). VIBE, Adam Grant (Viking)
The author of “Think Again” delves into what might reinforce the strengths or exacerbate the weaknesses of bonds within relationships. - 7 (5). UNITING THE STATES, Brian Kilmeade (Morrow)
A co-host of “Fox & Friends” portrays contributions made by six key people around the time of the formation of our country. - 8 (8). THE STEPS, Sylvester Stallone (Morrow)
The Hollywood icon describes the challenges he encountered during his childhood and the start of his career. - 9 (4). ANDY'S BRAVO SCRAPBOOK, Andy Cohen (Andy Cohen)
The Emmy Award–winning host shares recollections and photographs from reality TV over two decades. - 10 (12). ONE HELLUVA RIDE, Michael Douglas with Shane Salerno and Michael Fleming Jr (Grand Central)
The Hollywood icon shares stories about his career and relationships. - 11 (-). BAD BLOOD, John Carreyrou (Vintage)
The rise and fall of Theranos, the biotech startup that failed to deliver on its promise to make blood testing more efficient. - 12 (2). WTF AMERICA?!, Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas and Jordy Meiselas (Grand Central)
The founders of the independent news network MeidasTouch give their take on our current political and social climate. - 13 (13). SWAN SONG, Charles Spencer (Penguin Press)
The ninth Earl Spencer shares personal stories about his sister, Diana, from childhood through her untimely death. - 14 (14). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 15 (6). OUT OF THE SHADOWS, Jay Stratton (Morrow)
A former senior U.S. intelligence official gives his account of investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena and non-human intelligent life.
