Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.
5 weeks on the list
Melania
Skyhorse
The former first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.
4 weeks on the list
Framed
Doubleday
Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.
106 weeks on the list
Hillbilly Elegy
Harper
The vice president-elect, in a memoir written shortly after graduating from Yale Law School, looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.
4 weeks on the list
War
Simon & Schuster
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist looks at our contentious time through battles in Ukraine and the Middle East and for the American presidency.
28 weeks on the list
On Tyranny
Tim Duggan
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
6 weeks on the list
Be Ready when the Luck Happens
Crown
A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.
9 weeks on the list
Confronting the Presidents
St. Martin's
The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.
33 weeks on the list
The Anxious Generation
Penguin Press
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
5 weeks on the list
From Here to the Great Unknown
Random House
Presley’s memoir, completed by her daughter, explores her relationships and challenges.
6 weeks on the list
Revenge of the Tipping Point
Little, Brown
Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics.
6 weeks on the list
The Message
One World
The author of “Between the World and Me” travels to three locations to uncover the dissonance between the realities on the ground and the narratives shaped about them.
217 weeks on the list
The Body Keeps the Score
Penguin
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
3 weeks on the list
Patriot
Knopf
A posthumously published memoir by the late Russian political opposition leader and political prisoner who began writing this after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020.
3 weeks on the list
Brothers
Harper
The drummer of the iconic rock band Van Halen shares stories about his partnership in life and music with his late brother Edward.
3 weeks on the list
American Heroes
Little, Brown
A collection of stories of soldiers who served in conflicts overseas.