New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 15, 2025

1. Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

An account of Joe Biden's initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences.
2. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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.
3. Mark Twain
by Ron Chernow

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit.
4. Abundance
by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson 

A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
5. Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
by Nate Bargatze

The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career.
6. Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three
by Dawn Staley

The three-time Olympic gold medalist and six-time W.N.B.A. All-Star, who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, describes obstacles she encountered on and off the court.
7. Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
by Patrick McGee

A journalist depicts the development of Apple's supply chain and its increasingly precarious relationship with China.
8. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green

The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
9. The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
by Rick Atkinson

The author of The British Are Coming portrays the middle years of the American Revolution.
10. My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner

The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it.
11. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
12. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The author of Braiding Sweetgrass illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
13. Steve Martin Writes the Written Word: Collected Written Word Works
by Steve Martin

The comedian brings together previously and newly published words he wrote such as strudel, Filofax and socks.
14. Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II
by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter

The authors of The Monuments Men document the stories of a dozen people who lived during World War II.
15. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
by Karen Hao

An examination of the disruptions made and resources taken by artificial intelligence.
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A version of this list appears in the June 15, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 31, 2025.
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