Since 1931, the country's best-selling books have appeared on an authoritative weekly list in the New York Times, a list that has transformed into a resource for readers and booksellers alike. Read on to discover both past and present best sellers—you just might find your next book club pick!
Publication year 2022
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Self Discovery, Life/Time: Aging
Tags Self Help, Psychology, Health / Medicine, Philosophy, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, Psychology, Philosophy
Publication year 2003
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Immigration, Relationships: Fathers, Life/Time: Coming of Age
Tags Humor, Creative Nonfiction, Immigration / Refugee, Education, Education, Biography
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up in America is a 2003 book by Firoozeh Dumas in which she describes her experiences as an Iranian immigrant to the US. The narrative follows a non-linear time structure, and Dumas often moves between different eras of her life, including the time of writing, when she is an adult. Much of her work centers on what life was like for her as a child who came to... Read Funny In Farsi Summary
Publication year 2019
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Tags Crime / Legal, Mystery / Crime Fiction, History: World, Biography
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep, a staff writer for New Yorker Magazine, is a work of literary nonfiction in the true-crime genre. Furious Hours was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and was on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Seller List. Published in 2019, the book is the story of Willie Maxwell, an Alabama preacher whose neighbors suspected him of using voodoo to... Read Furious Hours Summary
Publication year 2021
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Natural World: Environment, Natural World: Animals, Life/Time: Mortality & Death, Values/Ideas: Equality
Tags Science / Nature, Animals, Crime / Legal, Humor, History: World
Publication year 2022
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Mystery / Crime Fiction, Religion / Spirituality, Fantasy, Horror / Thriller / Suspense Fiction, Gothic Literature
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice, Life/Time: Childhood & Youth
Tags Historical Fiction, Race / Racism, Social Justice, Children's Literature, Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Fantasy
Ghost Boys is a middle-grade novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, an award-winning writer on the Black experience. Set in contemporary Chicago, the novel is a first-person narrative about the life and death of 12-year-old Jerome Rogers, a boy Officer Moore kills one afternoon as Jerome plays with a toy gun near his neighborhood. A popular and critical success that taps into the modern civil rights movement that is Black Lives Matter, this novel is a... Read Ghost Boys Summary
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Love, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Relationships: Family, Relationships: Siblings
Tags Romance, Modern Classic Fiction, Mystery / Crime Fiction, Horror / Thriller / Suspense Fiction
Ghosted is British novelist Rosie Walsh’s first novel, published in 2018. After a career in television that included extensive travel, Walsh settled in the United Kingdom with her family, and Ghosted is set primarily in Gloucestershire and partially in other parts of England and Los Angeles, California. Released in the UK as The Man Who Didn’t Call and Ghosted in the United States, the novel addresses the phenomenon of “ghosting” in which a potential partner... Read Ghosted Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Immigration, Society: Nation, Society: Politics & Government, Society: War
Tags WWII / World War II, History: World, Military / War, Spy / Espionage, Horror / Thriller / Suspense Fiction, Japanese Literature
Publication year 2001
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Society: War, Relationships: Friendship, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Emotions/Behavior: Hope
Tags Military / War, WWII / World War II, History: World, History: U.S., Biography
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission by American journalist and historian Hampton Sides tells the story of a daring rescue raid on the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan Allied prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines at the end of World War II. 121 US Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and hundreds of armed and unarmed Filipino guerillas successfully rescued over 500 remaining POWs on January 30, 1945. The book details the stories of the American POWs... Read Ghost Soldiers Summary
Publication year 2013
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Relationships: Teams, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Self Discovery
Tags Self Help, Business / Economics, Psychology, Leadership/Organization/Management, Psychology
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, by Adam Grant, explores the concept of reciprocity in the workplace and how it can lead to personal and professional success. First published in 2013, the book bridges the genres of business psychology and self-help, providing readers with actionable strategies to enhance their careers and professional relationships. Grant, an organizational psychologist and professor, draws on his extensive research and real-world examples to demonstrate the power of... Read Give and Take Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Emotions/Behavior: Hope, Emotions/Behavior: Joy, Identity: Femininity, Identity: Gender, Identity: Mental Health, Identity: Sexuality, Life/Time: Coming of Age, Relationships: Fathers, Relationships: Teams, Self Discovery, Values/Ideas: Equality, Values/Ideas: Win & Lose, Emotions/Behavior: Courage
Tags Biography, Sports, Gender / Feminism, Health / Medicine, Women's Studies (Nonfiction)
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Guilt, Emotions/Behavior: Revenge, Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Values/Ideas: Truth & Lies
Tags Mystery / Crime Fiction, Horror / Thriller / Suspense Fiction, Technology, Psychology, Crime / Legal, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
Publication year 2022
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Relationships: Family, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict, Life/Time: Childhood & Youth
Tags Parenting, Psychology, Self Help, Relationships, Children's Literature, Psychology
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Identity: Gender, Identity: Masculinity, Emotions/Behavior: Hate & Anger, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, American Revolution, Science-Fiction / Dystopian Fiction, History: World
Publication year 2017
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
Tags Politics / Government, History: U.S., American Civil War, Military / War, History: World, Biography
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Identity: Gender, Identity: Sexuality, Values/Ideas: Art
Tags Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Gender / Feminism, Arts / Culture, Modern Classic Fiction, History: World, Action / Adventure
Publication year 2020
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Life/Time: Coming of Age, Values/Ideas: Fame, Identity: Masculinity
Tags Arts / Culture, Philosophy, Philosophy, Biography, Self Help
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Revenge, Relationships: Teams, Society: War
Tags September 11 Attacks, Historical Fiction, Children's Literature, Military / War, Realistic Fiction, History: World, Action / Adventure
Publication year 2020
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Identity: Mental Health, Emotions/Behavior: Love, Relationships: Friendship
Tags Psychology, Self Help
Publication year 2009
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Relationships: Family, Relationships: Mothers, Life/Time: Mortality & Death
Tags Realistic Fiction, Drama / Tragedy, Health / Medicine, Modern Classic Fiction