New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
July 19, 2026 

Cancel Me If You Can by Dave Portnoy
1. Cancel Me If You Can
by Dave Portnoy

The founder of Barstool Sports describes how he grew his business from a four-page newspaper into the digital media company it is today.
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman
2. 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.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by J. D. Vance
3. Communion
by J.D. Vance

The vice president and author of Hillbilly Elegy describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage 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.
Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
5. 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
6. The Land and Its People
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. 
11. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
7. Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
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.
12. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson
9. The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
by Walter Isaacson

The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence. 
11. Rage and the Republic by Jonathan Turley
10. Rage and the Republic
by Jonathan Turley

The law professor and legal analyst delves into the origins of and modern challenges to American democracy.
11. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
11. 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.
On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear by Julia Angwin
12. On Courage
by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer

The authors of the New Yorker essay "So You Want to Be a Dissident?" profile people who stood up to authoritarianism.
11. 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. 
Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind by Gad Saad
14. Suicidal Empathy
by Gad Saad

The host of the podcast The Saad Truth argues that what he considers misguided compassion is having a negative impact on society.
Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future by Rye Barcott
15. Courage Can Save Us
by Rye Barcott

Profiles of Democratic and Republican politicians who previously served in the military or the F.B.I.
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A version of this list appears in the July 19, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 4, 2026.
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