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Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of May 23

The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list, week of May 23, 2026.

15 books
Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America by Andrew Weissmann
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
All American Patriotism - Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness by Anon9780063515277
Suicidal Empathy - Dying to Be Kind by Gad Saad
This Is Me: A Reckoning by Hayden Panettiere
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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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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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All American Patriotism - Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness by Anon9780063515277
All American Patriotism - Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness
by Anon9780063515277

The co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” brings together songs, stories and photographs to celebrate America.

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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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2
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This Is Me: A Reckoning by Hayden Panettiere
This Is Me: A Reckoning
by Hayden Panettiere

The Golden Globe-nominated actress describes how she contended with fame and handled difficulties in her 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.

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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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Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About A Memoir by Isabel Klee
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About A Memoir
by Isabel Klee

Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.

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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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7
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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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2
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Lost Empire Of Emanuel Nobel by Brunt, Douglas
Lost Empire Of Emanuel Nobel
by Brunt, Douglas

The author of “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel” details the overlooked life and work of Emanuel Nobel.

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The Case for America: An Argument on Behalf of Our Nation by Bret Baier
The Case for America: An Argument on Behalf of Our Nation
by Bret Baier

The chief political anchor for Fox News shares his perspectives on our national character during divisive times.

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3
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The Education of a Senator From JFK to Trump by Lamar Alexander
The Education of a Senator From JFK to Trump
by Lamar Alexander

The former senator from Tennessee and secretary of education details his six decades in American politics.

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An Inconvenient Widow - The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln by Lois Romano
An Inconvenient Widow - The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
by Lois Romano

A biography of the maligned former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

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The Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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.

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