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Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Jun 6

The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list, week of June 6, 2026.

15 books
View from the East Wing: A Memoir- Debut by Jill Biden
Revolution - The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
The Land and Its People - Essays by David Sedaris
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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View from the East Wing: A Memoir- Debut by Jill Biden
View from the East Wing: A Memoir- Debut
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.

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Revolution - The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World by Eric Metaxas
Revolution - The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World
by Eric Metaxas

The author of “Martin Luther” and “Bonhoeffer” gives an account of the foundation of the United States of America.

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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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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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The Fix - Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government by Barbara McQuade
The Fix - Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
by Barbara McQuade

The former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan describes what she considers threats to American democracy and national security.

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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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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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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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109
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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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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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Unburdened: A Memoir by Dorit Kemsley
Unburdened: A Memoir
by Dorit Kemsley

The television personality, known for her appearances on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” shares stories from her life and career.

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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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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail by Eric Jay Dolin
The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
by Eric Jay Dolin

The story of 11 crewmen who survived the shipwreck of a whaleship in 1832 and encountered the Indigenous people of Palau.

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