NYT Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 2025
 
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Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice To Run Again
by Jake Tapper

Two respected American journalists offer an unflinching and explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history: Joe Biden's run for reelection despite evidence of his serious decline amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration.
Mark Twain
by Ron Chernow

Chernow draws on Twain's bountiful archives to paint a richly nuanced portrait of the man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune, crafting his celebrity persona of author, pundit and speaker with meticulous care, and whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization and foreign wars.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt

The New York Times bestselling co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind offers an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health - and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. 
Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
by Nate Bargatze

Before the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff and hit his head on a rock, Nate dreamed of being "an electric engineer, or a doctor that does brain stuff, or a math teacher who teaches the hardest math on earth". Afterwards, all he could do was stand-up comedy, but the "brain stuff" industry's loss is everyone else's gain because Nate is one of today's top-grossing comedians, who here writes about life as a non-genius.
Abundance: What Progress Takes
by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
 
The authors offer a compelling exploration of how systemic scarcity in areas like housing, healthcare and climate action stems from outdated solutions, emphasizing the need for a mindset shift toward abundance and proactive systems to drive transformative progress.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green

The author tells the story of Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone, against the backdrop of the scientific and social histories of tuberculosis, the world's deadliest disease, with commentary about how humanity's choices can shape the disease's future.
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
by Rick Atkinson

Atkinson chronicles the pivotal middle years of the American Revolution, tracing the Continental Army's fight for survival, George Washington's struggles for resources, Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy in Paris and British attempts to suppress the rebellion in the face of mounting costs.
Matriarch: A Memoir
by Tina Knowles-Lawson

The mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland offers this intimate and revealing multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America - and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia

Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, the visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health.

 
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