The books that all your friends are reading. Discover the best-selling books from The New York Times as well as monthly genre lists from Publishers Weekly.
New York Times lists are updated weekly on Thursday morning. Publishers Weekly on a monthly basis.
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Last Updated: November 27
Fiction
1. Iron Flame, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
3. The Edge, by David Baldacci
4. System Collapse, by Martha Wells
5. The Little Liar, by Mitch Albom
Full List (New York Times)
Nonfiction
1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, by Matthew Perry
2. The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears
3. My Name is Barbra, by Barbra Streisand
4. My Effin' Life, by Geddy Lee with Daniel Richler
5. Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
Full List (New York Times)
Hardcover Fiction
1. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Iron Flame, by Rebecca Yarros
3. The Edge, by David Baldacci
4. The Little Liar, by Mitch Albom
5. The Exchange, by John Grisham
Full List (New York Times)
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, by Matthew Perry
2. The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears
3. My Effin' Life, by Geddy Lee with Daniel Richler
4. My Name is Barbra, by Barbra Streisand
5. Tired of Winning, by Jonathan Karl
Full List (New York Times)
Young Adults
1. Murtagh, by Christopher Paolini
2. Nightbane, by Alex Aster
3. Divine Rivals, by Rebecca Ross
4. Powerless, by Lauren Roberts
5. The Way I Am Now, by Amber Smith
Full List (New York Times)
Romance
1. Things We Left Behind, by Lucy Score
2. Icebreaker, by Hannah Grace
3. It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover
4. It Starts With Us, by Colleen Hoover
5. Twisted Love, by Ana Huang
Full List (Publisher's Weekly)
Mystery
1. Judgment Prey, by John Sandford
2. Dirty Thirty, by Janet Evanovich
3. Code Red, by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills
4. The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
5. The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Fantasy
1. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
3. A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
4. House of Sky and Breath, by Sarah J. Maas
5. A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Science Fiction
1. Dune, by Frank Herbert
2. This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El Mohtar and Max Gladstone
3. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
4. Pestilence, by Laura Thalassa
5. Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
Full List (Publishers' Weekly)
Comics - Manga - Graphic Novels
1. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 12, by Tatsuki Fujimoto
2. The Mysteries, by Bill Watterson
3. Spy X Family, Vol. 10, by Tatsuya Endo
4. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
5. Disney Manga: Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas - The Battle for Pumpkin King, by Dan Connor
Full List (Publishers Weekly)
Biography & Memoir
1. The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears
2. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life, by Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Enough, by Cassidy Hutchinson
4. Elon Musk, by Walter Isaacson
5. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, by Matthew Perry
Full List (Publishers Weekly)