The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 06/28/2025, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
- 1 (1). BEHIND THE BADGE, Johnny Joey Jones (Fox News)
The Fox News military analyst extols the first responders among his friends and family. - 2 (3). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 3 (4). 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. - 4 (2). NOT MY TYPE, E. Jean Carroll (St. Martin's)
The journalist shares moments from her life and the two trials in which she accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation. - 5 (6). MARK TWAIN, Ron Chernow (Penguin Press)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit. - 6 (8). ABUNDANCE, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (Avid Reader)
A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress. - 7 (10). ORIGINAL SIN, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson (Penguin Press)
An account of Joe Biden’s initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences. - 8 (11). EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS, John Green (Crash Course)
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. - 9 (9). ON TYRANNY, Timothy Snyder (Crown)
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny. - 10 (15). CULTISH, Amanda Montell (Harper Perennial)
The author of “The Age of Magical Overthinking” evaluates language techniques used by various groups to develop followers. - 11 (14). OUTLIVE, Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (Harmony)
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. - 12 (-). THE WAGER, David Grann (Vintage)
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events. - 13 (-). BORN A CRIME, Trevor Noah (One World)
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.” - 14 (12). BIG DUMB EYES, Nate Bargatze (Grand Central)
The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career. - 15 (-). EDUCATED, Tara Westover (Random House)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.