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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of May 2

The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction bestseller list, week of May 2, 2026.

15 books
The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
A Walk in the Park The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
SIGNS by Laura Lynne Jackson
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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

β€œHow trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.”

Weeks on list
2β€”
2
A Walk in the Park The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
A Walk in the Park The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
by Kevin Fedarko

β€œThe author of β€œThe Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.”

Weeks on list
1
3
THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson
THE DEMON OF UNREST
by Erik Larson

β€œThe author of β€œThe Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.”

Weeks on list
2↑
4
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED
by Jennette McCurdy

β€œThe actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.”

Weeks on list
2↓
5
SIGNS by Laura Lynne Jackson
SIGNS
by Laura Lynne Jackson

β€œA medium details potential ways the deceased may speak to us through everyday events.”

Weeks on list
2↑
6
RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton
RAISING HARE
by Chloe Dalton

β€œA political adviser and foreign policy specialist tells the story of taking care of a wild hare during the pandemic lockdown.”

Weeks on list
2↓
7
ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder
ON TYRANNY
by Timothy Snyder

β€œTwenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.”

Weeks on list
2↑
8
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman

β€œWhen we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.”

Weeks on list
2↓
9
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

β€œA botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.”

Weeks on list
2↑
10
ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks
ALL ABOUT LOVE
by bell hooks

β€œThe late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.”

Weeks on list
2↑
11
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL by Rick Steves
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL
by Rick Steves

β€œThe travel writer and TV host recounts his journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu in the 1970s.”

Weeks on list
1
12
THE ART THIEF by Michael Finkel
THE ART THIEF
by Michael Finkel

β€œThe author of β€œThe Stranger in the Woods” tells the story of StΓ©phane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.”

Weeks on list
2↑
13
Be Ready When the Luck Happens - A Memoir by Ina Garten
Be Ready When the Luck Happens - A Memoir
by Ina Garten

β€œA memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.”

Weeks on list
1
14
BREATH by James Nestor
BREATH
by James Nestor

β€œA re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.”

Weeks on list
2↓
15
The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann

β€œThe survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.”

Weeks on list
1
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