The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 02/21/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
- 1 (-). STRIPPED DOWN, Bunnie Xo (Dey Street)
The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals. - 2 (1). NOBODY'S GIRL, Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Knopf)
The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. - 3 (-). AMERICAN STRUGGLE, Jon Meacham (Random House)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines national divisions and debates over the last four centuries. - 4 (-). MANUFACTURING DELUSION, Buck Sexton (Sentinel)
A conservative radio host and former C.I.A. analyst argues that mass delusion has begun to take hold in America. - 5 (10). THE LOOK, Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop (Crown)
A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs. - 6 (-). A HYMN TO LIFE, Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon (Penguin Press)
Pelicot recounts her legal fight against her husband and dozens of men on the grounds of sexual assault; translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver. - 7 (-). THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN, Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence. - 8 (4). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 9 (2). STRANGERS, Belle Burden (Dial)
Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward. - 10 (8). THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, Jonathan Haidt (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. - 11 (3). THE INVISIBLE COUP, Peter Schweizer (Harper)
The author of “Blood Money” puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon. - 12 (5). 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking)
The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market. - 13 (7). HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, John Kennedy (Broadside)
The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state. - 14 (-). DEVOUT, David Archuleta (Gallery)
The “American Idol” finalist and international pop star depicts struggles he had as a closeted Mormon teenager. - 15 (9). BLACK AF HISTORY, Michael Harriot (Dey Street)
A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
