New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 20, 2025

1. I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home
by Maria Shriver
The Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer weaves together life reflections with poems.
2. Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
The authors of Shattered give an account of the 2024 presidential campaigns.
 
3. 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.
 
4. 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.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
5. 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.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
6. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
by Sarah Wynn-Williams
A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
 Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
7. Autism Out Loud: Life With a Child on the Spectrum, from Diagnosis to Young Adulthood
by Kate Swenson, Carrie Cariello and Adrian Wood

Three women from different backgrounds share their stories of raising a child with autism.
 
8. The Tell: A Memoir
by Amy Griffin
The founder of the investment firm G9 Ventures recounts her efforts to recover from trauma she experienced during childhood.
Print and eAudiobook available.
9. Boat Baby
by Vicky Nguyen

The NBC News anchor and correspondent describes cultural gaps her family encountered after they fled Vietnam.
 
10. Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis (editor)
Essays by Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, W. Kamau Bell and Michael Lewis illuminate the work of federal employees and the business of government.
11. Miracles and Wonder: The Historical
Mystery of Jesus
by Elaine Pagels

The author of The Gnostic Gospels delves into explanations of aspects of the life of Jesus made by his disciples.
 
12. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
13. Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America
by Elie Mystal

The author of Allow Me to Retort examines 10 laws that he argues are negatively impacting Americans.
 
14. The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
by Shari Franke
Franke gives an account of abuse within her family, who gained a following with their YouTube channel 8 Passengers.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
15. Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by Naomi Watts
The Academy Award-nominated actress demystifies occurrences and unpacks stigmas related to menopause.
Print and eBook available.
 
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A version of this list appears in the April 20, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 5, 2025.
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