New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
July 12, 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.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by J. D. Vance
2. 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.
Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
3. Revolution
by Eric Metaxas

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

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. 
Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future by Rye Barcott
6. Courage Can Save Us
by Rye Barcott

Profiles of Democratic and Republican politicians who previously served in the military or the F.B.I.
12. Stripped Down by Bunnie Xo
7. Stripped Down
by Bunnie Xo

The host of the Dumb Blonde Podcast shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.
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. 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.
11. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
11. 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. 
8. The U.S. Constitution by Melissa Murray
12. The U.S. Constitution
by Melissa Murray

The co-author of The Trump Indictments gives historical context for each of the amendments in the Constitution.
Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind by Gad Saad
13. 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.
3. View from the East Wing by Jill Biden
14. View from the East Wing
by Jill Biden

The former first lady recounts her time in the White House, causes she championed and her simultaneous work as a community college professor.
6. Famesick by Lena Dunham
15. Famesick
by Lena Dunham

The author of Not That Kind of Girl evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
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A version of this list appears in the July 12, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 27, 2026.
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