New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 8, 2026 

1. The Invisible Coup
by Peter Schweizer

The author of Blood Money puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.
2. Football
by Chuck Klosterman

The author of The Nineties considers the ways in which the sport has impacted American life.
3. 1929
by Andrew Ross Sorkin

The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
4. Nobody's Girl
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
5. 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.
6. How to Test Negative for Stupid
by John Kennedy

The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
7. The Other Side of Change
by Maya Shankar

The cognitive scientist and host of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans posits ways to redefine upheavals.
8. Junglekeeper
by Paul Rosolie

A conservationist and explorer gives an account of his time spent in the Amazon rainforest.
9. Outlive
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
10. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad

In his nonfiction debut, El Akkad looks at how the West responds to mass suffering.
11. Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green

The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
12. Black AF History
by Michael Harriot

A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
13. The Gales of November
by John U. Bacon

An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
14. 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.
15. Poems & Prayers
by Matthew McConaughey

The actor and author of Greenlights explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
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A version of this list appears in the February 8, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 24, 2026.
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