Paperback Nonfiction
Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of May 9
The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction bestseller list, week of May 9, 2026.
βHow trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.β
βThe author of βThe Emerald Mileβ goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.β
βThe author of βThe Splendid and the Vileβ portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.β
βThe actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.β
βA medium details potential ways the deceased may speak to us through everyday events.β
βA political adviser and foreign policy specialist tells the story of taking care of a wild hare during the pandemic lockdown.β
βTwenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.β
βWhen we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.β
βA botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.β
βThe late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.β
βThe travel writer and TV host recounts his journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu in the 1970s.β
βThe author of βThe Stranger in the Woodsβ tells the story of StΓ©phane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.β
βA memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.β