New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 30, 2026 

Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman
1. Regime Change
by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.
6. The Day After by Brian Tyler Cohen
2. The Day After
by Brian Tyler Cohen

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.
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
3. Strangers
by Belle Burden

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.
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried about: A Memoir by Isabel Klee
4. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About
by Isabel Klee

Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.
10. London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
5. London Falling
by Patrick Radden Keefe

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.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by J. D. Vance
6. Communion
by J.D. Vance

The vice president and author of Hillbilly Elegy describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.
Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
7. Biological War
by Annie Jacobsen

The author of Nuclear War describes potential outcomes of biological warfare, including mass death and societal breakdown.
11. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
8. The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt

A co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
9. Revolution
by Eric Metaxas

The author of Martin Luther and Bonhoeffer gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.
The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris
10. The Land and Its People
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. 
All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir by Emilee Hackney
11. All That's Unseen
by Emilee Hackney

Hackney recounts moving away from her Pentecostal upbringing in the Appalachian Mountains to attend Harvard.
12. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
12. When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
13. Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green

The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham
14. Famesick
by Lena Dunham

The author of Not That Kind of Girl evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
Cancel Me If You Can by Dave Portnoy
15. Cancel Me If You Can
by Dave Portnoy

The founder of Barstool Sports describes how he grew his business from a four-page newspaper into the digital media company it is today.
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A version of this list appears in the August 30, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 15, 2026.
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