New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 20, 2020

1. Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady
by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

The former director of special events at Vogue describes parting ways with the First Lady after being made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities.
 
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2. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
 
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3. Untamed
by Glennon Doyle

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
 
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4. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump

The clinical psychologist gives her assessment of events and patterns inside her family and how they shaped President Trump.
 
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5. How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi

A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. 
 
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6. Live Free or Die: America (And the World) on the Brink
by Sean Hannity

The Fox News host offers his assessment on what is at stake in the 2020 election.
7. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction. A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story, framed as a letter to the author's teenage son.
 
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8. Becoming
by Michelle Obama

The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
 
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A version of this list appears in the September 20, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 5, 2020.