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Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of May 30

The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction bestseller list, week of May 30, 2026.

15 books
The Land and Its People - Essays by David Sedaris
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose by Martha Raddatz
All We Say - The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches by Ben Rhodes
Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America by Andrew Weissmann
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The Land and Its People - Essays by David Sedaris
The Land and Its People - Essays
by David Sedaris

Essays on the passage of time, complicated relationships and some unexpected delights life has to offer.

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Strangers A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage
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.

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The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose by Martha Raddatz
The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose
by Martha Raddatz

The Emmy Award–winning ABC News anchor profiles members of our military who served in the wake of 9/11.

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All We Say - The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches by Ben Rhodes
All We Say - The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches
by Ben Rhodes

The former speechwriter for President Obama explicates what it means to be American through this collection of 15 speeches.

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Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America by Andrew Weissmann
Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America
by Andrew Weissmann

The author of “Where Law Ends” argues that a flaw in America’s legal system allows for deceit in our politics.

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Crisis of the Common Good - The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America by Chris Murphy
Crisis of the Common Good - The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America
by Chris Murphy

The Democratic senator from Connecticut re-examines one of our country’s organizing principles.

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The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The astrophysicist depicts what potential encounters with aliens from outer space might be like.

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London Falling A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
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.

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Famesick A Memoir by Lena Dunham
Famesick A Memoir
by Lena Dunham

The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.

Weeks on list
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1929 Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin
1929 Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
by Andrew Ross Sorkin

The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

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The author of “Blood Money” puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.

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America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries
by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

The author of “Begin Again” delves into elements of America’s difficult and complicated past, and what they portend for our future.

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Suicidal Empathy - Dying to Be Kind by Gad Saad
Suicidal Empathy - Dying to Be Kind
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.

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How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University by Theo Baker
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University
by Theo Baker

The Stanford University student chronicles his investigation that helped end the tenure of Marc Tessier-Lavigne as the school’s president.

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