ListsEditorialAudio Nonfiction
📚Partner list

Audio Nonfiction

Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Aug 15

The New York Times Audio Nonfiction bestseller list, week of August 15, 2026.

15 books
REGIME CHANGE by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
CANCEL ME IF YOU CAN by Dave Portnoy
STRANGERS by Belle Burden
FAMESICK by Lena Dunham
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
1
REGIME CHANGE by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
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. Read by Robert Petkoff. 17 hours, 7 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
2
2
CANCEL ME IF YOU CAN by Dave Portnoy
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. Read by the author. 8 hours, 4 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
1
3
STRANGERS by Belle Burden
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. Read by the author. 7 hours, 4 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
7
4
FAMESICK by Lena Dunham
FAMESICK
by Lena Dunham

The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her. Read by the author. 11 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
4
5
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. Read by Sean Pratt. 16 hours, 17 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
69
6
LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe
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. Read by the author. 13 hours unabridged.

Weeks on list
4
7
BIOLOGICAL WAR by Annie Jacobsen
BIOLOGICAL WAR
by Annie Jacobsen

The author of “Nuclear War” describes potential outcomes of biological warfare, including mass death and societal breakdown. Read by the author. 11 hours, 14 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
1
8
THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE by David Sedaris
THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer. Read by the author. 7 hours, 26 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
3
9
COMMUNION by JD Vance
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. Read by the author. 7 hours, 50 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
2
10
THE DAY AFTER by Brian Tyler Cohen
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. Read by the author. 6 hours, 22 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
1
11
GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey
GREENLIGHTS
by Matthew McConaughey

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years. Read by the author. 6 hours, 42 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
69
12
EXTREME OWNERSHIP by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
EXTREME OWNERSHIP
by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Applying the principles of Navy SEALs leadership training to any organization. Read by the authors. 8 hours, 15 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
85
13
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
by Jonathan Haidt

A look at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. Read by Sean Pratt and the author. 10 hours, 33 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
29
14
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform. Read by the author. 13 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
4
15
YOU WITH THE SAD EYES by Christina Applegate
YOU WITH THE SAD EYES
by Christina Applegate

The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories. Read by the author. 8 hours, 27 minutes unabridged.

Weeks on list
5