New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
March 8, 2026 

Cover of Stripped Down by Bunnie Xo
1. Stripped Down
by Bunnie Xo

The host of the Dumb Blonde Podcast shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.
Cover of Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
2. Nobody's Girl
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Cover of American Struggle by Jon Meacham
3. American Struggle
by Jon Meacham

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines national divisions and debates over the last four centuries.
Cover of Manufacturing Delusion by Buck Sexton
4. Manufacturing Delusion
by Buck Sexton

A conservative radio host and former C.I.A. analyst argues that mass delusion has begun to take hold in America.
Cover of The Look by Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop
5. The Look
by Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop

A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.
Cover of The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson
6. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
by Walter Isaacson

The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence. 
Cover of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
7. 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.
Cover of A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon
8. A Hymn to Life
by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon

Pelicot recounts her legal fight against her husband and dozens of men on the grounds of sexual assault; translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver.
Cover of The Invisible Coup by Peter Schweizer
9. The Invisible Coup
by Peter Schweizer

The author of Blood Money puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.
Cover of Strangers by Belle Burden
10. 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.
Cover of How to Test Negative for Stupid by John Kennedy
11. How to Test Negative for Stupid
by John Kennedy

The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
Cover of Black AF History by Michael Harriot
12. Black AF History
by Michael Harriot

A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
Cover of 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
13. 1929
by Andrew Ross Sorkin

The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
Cover of Devout by David Archuleta
14. Devout
by David Archuleta

The American Idol finalist and international pop star depicts struggles he had as a closeted Mormon teenager.
Cover of Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
15. Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green

The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
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A version of this list appears in the March 8, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 21, 2026.
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