New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 27, 2025 1. Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland by Salena Zito A firsthand account of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during an open-air campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. 2. On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports by Christine Brennan A sports columnist for USA Today profiles the ascendance of the sports and cultural icon Caitlin Clark. 3. 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. 4. 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf Journalists from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post examine the most recent presidential election campaign. 5. Behind the Badge: Answering the Call to Serve on America's Homefront by Johnny Joey Jones The Fox News military analyst extols the first responders among his friends and family. 6. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit. 7.  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. 8. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 9. A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple's dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft. 10. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. 11. 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. 12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson The author of The Splendid and the Vile portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War. 13. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari The author of Sapiens delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence. 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. Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career. ©2025 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the July 27, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 12, 2025. Williamson County Public Library System 1314 Columbia Ave., Franklin, Tennessee 37064 615-794-3105 https://wcpltn.org/