New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 15, 2026 

Cover of The Invisible Coup by Peter Schweizer
1. The Invisible Coup
by Peter Schweizer

The author of Blood Money puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.
Cover of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
2. 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 Where We Keep the Light by Josh Shapiro with Emily Jane Fox
3. Where We Keep the Light
by Josh Shapiro with Emily Jane Fox

The governor of Pennsylvania chronicles events that shaped his life and his political career
Cover of Strangers by Belle Burden
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.
Cover of How to Test Negative for Stupid by John Kennedy
5. 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 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
6. 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 The Guy You Loved to Hate by Spencer Pratt
7. The Guy You Loved to Hate
by Spencer Pratt

The reality TV star recounts setbacks he faced and how his life changed after the Palisades wildfires in 2025.
Cover of Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
8. 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 One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
9. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad

In his nonfiction debut, El Akkad looks at how the West responds to mass suffering.
Cover of Black AF History by Michael Harriot
10. 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 Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
11. Outlive
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
Cover of Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
12. Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green

The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
Cover of Never Mind the Happy by Marc Shaiman
13. Never Mind the Happy
by Marc Shaiman

The award-winning composer and co-lyricist shares moments from his career over the last five decades.
Cover of Football by Chuck Klosterman
14. Football
by Chuck Klosterman

The author of The Nineties considers the ways in which the sport has impacted American life.
Cover of The Gales of November by John U. Bacon
15. The Gales of November
by John U. Bacon

An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
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A version of this list appears in the February 15, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 31, 2026.
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