New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 21, 2025

Cover of Sister Wife by Christine Brown Woolley
1. Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
by Christine Brown Woolley

Known for her appearances on the reality TV series Sister Wives, Woolley chronicles how she moved away from polygamy.
Cover of Lions and Scavengers by Ben Shapiro
2. Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America And Her Critics
by Ben Shapiro

A co-founder of The Daily Wire and covservative podcast host shares his views on inequality.
Cover of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
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.
Cover of On Power by Mark R. Levin
4. On Power
by Mark R. Levin

The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.
Cover of Black AF History by Michael Harriot
5. 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.
Cover of They All Came to Barneys by Gene Pressman
6. They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store
by Gene Pressman

How three generations of the Pressman family developed the business of the luxury department store Barneys.
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
7. 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.
Cover of Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
8. Mother Mary Comes to Me
by Arundhati Roy

The author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness ruminates on her relationship with her late mother.
Cover of Chasing Evil by John Edward and Robert Hilland with Natasha Stoynoff
9. Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent's Search for Hope and Justice
by John Edward and Robert Hilland with Natasha Stoynoff

A psychic medium and a former F.B.I. agent portray their partnership.
Cover of The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp
10. The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
by Seth Harp

An Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter delves into unsolved murders connected to drug trafficking at the Special Operations base.
Cover of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
11. 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. 
Cover of The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
12. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The author of Braiding Sweetgrass illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
Cover of Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
13. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
Cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
14.  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.
Cover of Breakneck by Dan Wang
15. Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
by Dan Wang

An examination of rapid growth and political repression in China and how it compares to the United States.
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A version of this list appears in the September 21, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 6, 2025.
 
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