New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 2, 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.
The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World by Brian Tyler Cohen
2. 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
3. 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.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by J. D. Vance
4. 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
5. Revolution
by Eric Metaxas

The author of Martin Luther and Bonhoeffer gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.
Cancel Me If You Can by Dave Portnoy
6. 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.
The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris
7. The Land and Its People
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. 
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.
Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling by Frank Miller
9. Push the Wall
by Frank Miller

The comic book writer and artist chronicles his career from his time in New York in the 1970s to projects made in Hollywood over the decades.
They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy by Lauren Collins
10. They Stole a City
by Lauren Collins

A staff writer at The New Yorker depicts the 1898 massacre and coup in Wilmington, N.C., and its impact on four families.
Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind by Gad Saad
11. 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.
Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast by Pamela Colloff
12. Catch the Devil
by Pamela Colloff

A staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and reporter at ProPublica gives an account of the damage caused by a con man in Florida.
11. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
13. 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.
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
14. Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War & Betrayal by Catherine Ostler
15. The Renoir Girls
by Catherine Ostler

The lives of three sisters, who were painted as children by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, go in different directions.
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A version of this list appears in the August 2, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 18, 2026.
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