. New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 20, 2021 1. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith A staff writer at The Atlantic explores the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history. 2. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  The 10th book in the conservative commentator's Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century. 3. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it. 4. After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made by Ben Rhodes A former White House aide and close confidant to President Barack Obama traveled the globe to discover just how much America's fingerprints are on the world we shaped. 5. The Premonition by Michael Lewis Stories of skeptics who went against the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of Covid-19. The profiles include a local public-health officer and a group of doctors nicknamed the Wolverines. 6. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green A collection of personal essays that review different facets of the human-centered planet. 7. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 8. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell A look at the key players and outcomes of precision bombing during World War II. 9. Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford A memoir about growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration. 10. Untamed by Glennon Doyle The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. 11. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today. 12. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner brings to light the secrets, scandals and shortcomings of the Secret Service. 13. Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor The singer-songwriter's memoir sheds light on her fraught childhood, musical triumphs and activism. 14. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein What might cause variability in judgments that should be identical and potential ways to remedy this. 15. Yearbook by Seth Rogen A collection of personal essays by the actor, writer, producer, director, entrepreneur and philanthropist. © 2021  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 June 20, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 5, 2021. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions