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Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Aug 1

The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list, week of August 1, 2026.

15 books
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Haberman, Maggie
Biological War A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About A Memoir by Isabel Klee
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by Vance, J. D.
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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Haberman, Maggie
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
by Haberman, Maggie

Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.

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6
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Biological War A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Biological War A Scenario
by Annie Jacobsen

The author of “Nuclear War” describes potential outcomes of biological warfare, including mass death and societal breakdown.

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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.

Weeks on list
28
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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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8
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Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by Vance, J. D.
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith
by Vance, J. D.

The vice president and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” describes how he perceives his faith played a part in his work in public life.

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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.

Weeks on list
17
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This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy by Wikler, Ben
This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy
by Wikler, Ben

The former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin shares his perspectives on what it takes to win elections.

Weeks on list
2
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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.

Weeks on list
10
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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.

Weeks on list
5
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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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117
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Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA by Wedge, Dave
Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA
by Wedge, Dave

A former journalist for The Boston Herald gives an account of the death of the police officer John O’Keefe and the subsequent fallout.

Weeks on list
1
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All That's Unseen - An Appalachian Memoir by Emilee Hackney
All That's Unseen - An Appalachian Memoir
by Emilee Hackney

Hackney recounts moving away from her Pentecostal upbringing in the Appalachian Mountains to attend Harvard.

Weeks on list
1
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Nothing Left Confessions of a Democratic Operative by Evan Barker
Nothing Left Confessions of a Democratic Operative
by Evan Barker

A former Democratic campaign operative and political strategist shares her views on the current state of the political party.

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1
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The Others UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny by D. W. Pasulka
The Others UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny
by D. W. Pasulka

A professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, describes alleged contact with nonhuman intelligences.

Weeks on list
1