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Data from The New York Times · Updated weekly · Week of Apr 18

The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction bestseller list, week of April 18, 2026.

15 books
The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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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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RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton
RAISING HARE
by Chloe Dalton

A political adviser and foreign policy specialist tells the story of taking care of a wild hare during the pandemic lockdown.

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I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED
by Jennette McCurdy

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

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THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson
THE DEMON OF UNREST
by Erik Larson

The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman

When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.

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SIGNS by Laura Lynne Jackson
SIGNS
by Laura Lynne Jackson

A medium details potential ways the deceased may speak to us through everyday events.

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ONCE UPON A TIME by Elizabeth Beller
ONCE UPON A TIME
by Elizabeth Beller

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s rise to fame and untimely death in a plane crash with her sister, Lauren, and husband, John F. Kennedy Jr.

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ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder
ON TYRANNY
by Timothy Snyder

Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.

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THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END by Rebecca Solnit
THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END
by Rebecca Solnit

Solnit describes changes in several facets of society that have occurred over the last seven decades.

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BORN SURVIVORS by Wendy Holden
BORN SURVIVORS
by Wendy Holden

Three women each suffer the loss of a husband while secretly carrying an unborn child in the concentration camps during World War II.

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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

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BREATH by James Nestor
BREATH
by James Nestor

A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.

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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks
ALL ABOUT LOVE
by bell hooks

The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.

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WE DID NOT CARE by Brian Nemhauser
WE DID NOT CARE
by Brian Nemhauser

An overview of the 2025-26 N.F.L. championship season of the Seattle Seahawks.

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THE ART THIEF by Michael Finkel
THE ART THIEF
by Michael Finkel

The author of “The Stranger in the Woods” tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.

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