Paperback Nonfiction
Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of Sep 26
The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction bestseller list, week of September 26, 2026.
βHow trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.β
βThe deceased feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.β
βThe comedian recounts growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa.β
βA botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.β
βThe author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.β
βThe author of βThe Food of a Younger Landβ describes several ways in which a valuable substance has impacted civilization. β
βThe daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.β
βA true-crime storyteller shares a collection of scary and gruesome tales.β
βA collection of personal essays that review different facets of the human-centered planet.β
βThe story of the Peking-to-Paris Motor Challenge, which took place near the beginning of the 20th century.β
βIn 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a coupleβs dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.β
βA civil rights lawyer and MacArthur grant recipientβs memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.β