The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 04/18/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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• 1 (-). FAMESICK, Lena Dunham (Random House)
  The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
• 2 (1). 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 (-). POISONED IVIES, Elise Stefanik (Threshold Editions)
  The Republican congresswoman from New York shares her perspective on higher education in America.
• 4 (2). 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.
• 5 (-). THE FUTURE IS PEACE, Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon (Crown)
  A Palestinian and an Israeli share reflections from the journey they took together over the course of a week.
• 6 (-). LAST BRANCH STANDING, Sarah Isgur (Crown)
  The editor of SCOTUSblog gives insights into how the current Supreme Court functions.
• 7 (8). A WORLD APPEARS, Michael Pollan (Penguin Press)
  The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
• 8 (5). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
  How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
• 9 (-). INTO THE WOOD CHIPPER, Nicholas Enrich (Summit)
  An account of the impact Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had on the United States Agency for International Development.
• 10 (-). GHOSTS OF SICILY, Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr (Harper Select)
  The authors of “Ghosts of Honolulu” describe an alliance between the Office of Naval Intelligence and the mob during World War II.
• 11 (-). THE STORY OF US, Olivia Levin (Simon & Schuster)
  A Taylor Swift superfan looks at the loyalty of Swifties as they followed the pop and country icon through different eras.
• 12 (6). 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.
• 13 (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 (12). A WALK IN THE PARK, Kevin Fedarko (Scribner)
  The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
• 15 (-). 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.