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

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

15 books
The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL by Rick Steves
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
SIGNS by Laura Lynne Jackson
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
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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.

Weeks on list
3
2
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL by Rick Steves
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL
by Rick Steves

The travel writer and TV host recounts his journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu in the 1970s.

Weeks on list
2
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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.

Weeks on list
3
4
SIGNS by Laura Lynne Jackson
SIGNS
by Laura Lynne Jackson

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

Weeks on list
3
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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.

Weeks on list
3
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How to Hide an Empire A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr
How to Hide an Empire A History of the Greater United States
by Daniel Immerwahr

The history of the territories outside the United States that are governed and inhabited by the United States.

Weeks on list
1
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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.

Weeks on list
3
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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.

Weeks on list
3
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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

The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.

Weeks on list
2
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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.

Weeks on list
3
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens - A Memoir by Ina Garten
Be Ready When the Luck Happens - A Memoir
by Ina Garten

A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.

Weeks on list
2
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Communion The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
Communion The Female Search for Love
by bell hooks

The deceased author of “All About Love” prescribes ways for women to evolve love in intra- and interpersonal relationships.

Weeks on list
1
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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks
ALL ABOUT LOVE
by bell hooks

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

Weeks on list
3
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Born a Crime Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.”

Weeks on list
1
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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.

Weeks on list
3