New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 6, 2026 

Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman
1. Regime Change
by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.
This Is Me: A Reckoning by Hayden Panettiere
2. This Is Me
by Hayden Panettiere

The late Golden Globe-nominated actress describes how she contended with fame and handled difficulties in her life.
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy by Gil Durán
3. The Nerd Reich
by Gil Durán

An independent journalist portrays a new political order that would supplant elected governments with corporate rule.
6. The Day After by Brian Tyler Cohen
4. The Day After
by Brian Tyler Cohen

The author of Shameless looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency.
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
5. 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.
No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism by Jared Huffman
6. No Prophets
by Jared Huffman

The California congressman describes Christian nationalism’s work inside government to end the separation of church and state.
Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
7. Biological War
by Annie Jacobsen

The author of Nuclear War describes potential outcomes of biological warfare, including mass death and societal breakdown.
10. London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
8. London Falling
by Patrick Radden Keefe

The author of Say Nothing details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried about: A Memoir by Isabel Klee
9. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About
by Isabel Klee

Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.
11. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
10. 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.
Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
11. Revolution
by Eric Metaxas

The author of Martin Luther and Bonhoeffer gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.
The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris
12. The Land and Its People
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. 
12. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
13. 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.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by J. D. Vance
14. Communion
by JD Vance

The vice president and author of Hillbilly Elegy describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.
Beyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity's Future by Bruce H. Lipton
15. Beyond Darwin
by Bruce H. Lipton with Patricia King

Lipton argues that cooperation rather than competition drives human evolution.
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A version of this list appears in the September 6, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 22, 2026.
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