New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
July 19, 2026
1. Cancel Me If You Can
by
Dave Portnoy
The founder of Barstool Sports describes how he grew his business from a four-page newspaper into the digital media company it is today.
2. Regime Change
by
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Two White House correspondents for
The New York Times
delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.
3. Communion
by
J.D. Vance
The vice president and author of
Hillbilly Elegy
describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.
4. Strangers
by
Belle Burden
Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.
5. Revolution
by
Eric Metaxas
The author of
Martin Luther
and
Bonhoeffer
gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.
6. The Land and Its People
by
David Sedaris
Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer.
7. Careless People
by
Sarah Wynn-Williams
A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
8. London Falling
by
Patrick Radden Keefe
The author of
Say Nothing
details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.
9. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
by
Walter Isaacson
The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence.
10. Rage and the Republic
by
Jonathan Turley
The law professor and legal analyst delves into the origins of and modern challenges to American democracy.
11. 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.
12. On Courage
by
Julia Angwin
and Ami Fields-Meyer
The authors of the New Yorker essay "
So You Want to Be a Dissident?"
profile people who stood up to authoritarianism.
13. 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.
14. Suicidal Empathy
by
Gad Saad
The host of the podcast
The Saad Truth
argues that what he considers misguided compassion is having a negative impact on society.
15. Courage Can Save Us
by
Rye Barcott
Profiles of Democratic and Republican politicians who previously served in the military or the F.B.I.
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A version of this list appears in the July 19, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 4, 2026.
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