NYT Nonfiction Bestsellers
May 2025
 
Many of these books are on our Bestsellers Shelves or available as eBooks.
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Abundance: What Progress Takes
by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
 
The authors offer a compelling exploration of how systemic scarcity in areas like housing, healthcare and climate action stems from outdated solutions, emphasizing the need for a mindset shift toward abundance and proactive systems to drive transformative progress.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green

The author tells the story of Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone, against the backdrop of the scientific and social histories of tuberculosis, the world's deadliest disease, with commentary about how humanity's choices can shape the disease's future.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt

The New York Times bestselling co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind offers an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health - and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. 
Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir
by Mark Hoppus
 
The singer and bassist for the pop-punk band Blink-182 reviews his life and career, from his formative years as a latchkey kid in the 1980s, hooked on punk rock, skateboards and MTV to his celebrated career, public fight with cancer and lifelong battle with anxiety - all recounted with humor and honesty.
 
Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
by Jonathan Allen
 
The bestselling authors of Shattered give a backstage account of the 2024 presidential campaigns - bloodsport politics in its rawest form - the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness in this graphic view of the characters, their motivations and their innermost thoughts as they battled to claim the ultimate prize and define a political era. 
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Wynn-Williams offers readers this insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, with a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades and the people who made them.
John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs
by Ian Leslie
 
Ian Leslie views the 23-year relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney through the lens of the songs they wrote together in this myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world - at its heart, the dynamic between the two musicians.
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia

Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, the visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health.
I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home
by Maria Shriver

Shriver weaves her hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry as she reminds readers that there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass explains how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been against This
by Omar El Akkad

After reporting on the War on Terror, Black Lives Matter protests and the war in Gaza, the award-winning novelist and immigrant to the West concludes that much of what the West promises is a lie - that there will always be groups outside the boundaries of privilege who will not be considered fully human.

 
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