The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 05/09/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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• 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 (-). THE CASE FOR AMERICA, Bret Baier (Mariner)
  The chief political anchor for Fox News shares his perspectives on our national character during divisive times.
• 3 (-). THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, Melissa Murray (37 Ink)
  The co-author of “The Trump Indictments” gives historical context for each of the amendments in the Constitution.
• 4 (-). TRUE CRIME, Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central)
  The author, known for her Kay Scarpetta thrillers, shares moments from her life that shaped her writing career.
• 5 (3). FAMESICK, Lena Dunham (Random House)
  The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
• 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 (1). DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT, Isabel Klee (Morrow)
  Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.
• 8 (-). INSIDE THE BOX, David Epstein (Riverhead)
  The author of “Range” evaluates the benefits of limitations and constraints.
• 9 (6). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
  How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
• 10 (-). MAKE BELIEVE, Mac Barnett (Little, Brown)
  The children’s book author considers the impact of children’s literature and how it provides a lens into the lives of children.
• 11 (-). ROOKIE, Joshua Taylor Bassett (Authors Equity)
  The singer and actor details moments from his life in verse.
• 12 (5). WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN, Rachel Goldberg-Polin (Random House)
  A mother recounts the capture of her son, Hersh, from the Nova Music Festival and his subsequent execution.
• 13 (11). THIS VAST ENTERPRISE, Craig Fehrman (Avid Reader)
  A revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition viewed from the perspectives of 10 people connected to it.
• 14 (-). BACKTALKER, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (Simon & Schuster)
  A memoir by the scholar and writer who advanced the ideas of intersectionality and critical race theory.
• 15 (9). 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.