New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2022

The current #1 New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller is The Light We Carry written by Michelle Obama . This book has been in the list for 4 weeks and listed as #1 best seller for 4 weeks

There are 24 books listed as #1 best seller in New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2022. I’m Glad My Mom Died written by Jennette McCurdy is listed as the #1 best seller for 7 weeks.

There are 190 books in the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2022 list. Crying In H Mart written by Michelle Zauner is in this list for 39 weeks.

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Current New York Times Best Seller List

1. The Light We Carry

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Michelle Obama
Release date: Nov 15, 2022
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The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

2. I’m Glad My Mom Died

Weeks on the list: 18

by: Jennette McCurdy
Release date: Aug 09, 2022
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The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

3. Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Matthew Perry
Release date: Nov 01, 2022
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The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

4. Surrender

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Bono
Release date: Nov 01, 2022
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The lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 offers details of his life, career and activism.

5. And There Was Light

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Jon Meacham
Release date: Oct 18, 2022
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer portrays the life of Abraham Lincoln.

6. The Revolutionary

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Stacy Schiff
Release date: Oct 25, 2022
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer details Samuel Adams’s contributions to the American Revolution.

7. So Help Me God

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Mike Pence
Release date: Nov 15, 2022
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The former vice president gives an account of his career, including his time in the Oval Office and during the Jan. 6 insurrection.

8. The Philosophy Of Modern Song

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Bob Dylan
Release date: Nov 01, 2022
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In a collection of more than 60 essays, the musician and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature explores the nature of popular music.

9. The Song Of The Cell

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Siddhartha Mukherjee
Release date: Oct 25, 2022
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles the discovery of cells and describes how modern medicine uses them.

10. What If? 2

Weeks on the list: 9

by: R all Munroe
Release date: Sep 13, 2022
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The creator of the web comic “xkcd” and former NASA roboticist looks into hypothetical and oddball scenarios.

11. A Book Of Days

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Patti Smith
Release date: Nov 15, 2022
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More than 365 images and reflections by the National Book Award–winning author and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

12. Radio’s Greatest Of All Time

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Rush Limbaugh Kathryn Adams Limbaugh David Limbaugh
Release date: Oct 25, 2022
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A collection of the late conservative commentator’s on-air moments, with memories from his widow and brother.

13. Cinema Speculation

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Quentin Tarantino
Release date: Oct 25, 2022
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The filmmaker shares his love of cinema with special attention given to key American films of the 1970s.

14. Starry Messenger

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Release date: Sep 20, 2022
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The astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium delves into subjects including politics, religion, gender and race.

15. The Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Book

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Jerry Seinfeld
Release date: Nov 22, 2022
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Behind-the-scenes photos and stories of the streaming series about the art of comedy.

#1 New York Times Best Sellers 2022

1. I’m Glad My Mom Died

Weeks listed as #1: 7

by: Jennette McCurdy
Release date: Aug 09, 2022
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The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

2. Finding Me

Weeks listed as #1: 5

by: Viola Davis
Release date: Jan 01, 2022
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The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success.

3. Red-Handed

Weeks listed as #1: 5

by: Peter Schweizer
Release date: Jan 25, 2022
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The author of “Profiles in Corruption” portrays a conspiracy of how the Chinese government might infiltrate American institutions. Read by Charles Constant. 7 hours, 48 minutes unabridged.

4. The Light We Carry

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Michelle Obama
Release date: Nov 15, 2022
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The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

5. Battle For The American Mind

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Pete Hegseth David Goodwin
Release date: Jun 01, 2022
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The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host makes his case for what he calls classical Christian education.

6. One Damn Thing After Another

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: William P. Barr
Release date: Mar 08, 2022
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The former attorney general for George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump gives his account of those two tenures.

7. The Storyteller

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Dave Grohl
Release date: Oct 05, 2021
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A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

8. Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Matthew Perry
Release date: Nov 01, 2022
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The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

9. Freezing Order

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Bill Browder
Release date: Apr 12, 2022
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The author of “Red Notice” tells his story of becoming Vladimir Putin’s enemy by uncovering a $230 million tax refund scheme.

10. Unthinkable

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Jamie Raskin
Release date: Jan 04, 2022
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The Maryland congressman describes leading the impeachment effort against the former president shortly after his son’s death by suicide and the insurrection at the Capitol.

11. Confidence Man

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Maggie Haberman
Release date: Oct 04, 2022
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The New York Times White House correspondent traces events from Donald Trump’s rise in New York City through to his post-presidency.

12. The 1619 Project

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: edited Nikole Hannah-Jones Caitlin Roper Ilena Silverman Jake Silverstein
Release date: Nov 16, 2021
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Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.

13. Bittersweet

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Susan Cain
Release date: Apr 05, 2022
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The author of “Quiet” suggests ways to embrace loss and suffering within ourselves and others.

14. Breaking History

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Jared Kushner
Release date: Aug 03, 2022
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An account of time spent in the Trump White House by the former president’s son-in-law and senior adviser.

15. Killing The Killers

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Bill O’Reilly Martin Dugard
Release date: May 03, 2022
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The 11th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives an account of the global war against terrorists.

16. The Office Bffs

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Jenna Fischer Angela Kinsey
Release date: May 17, 2022
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Two stars of “The Office” celebrate the comedy series and their friendship.

17. From Strength To Strength

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Arthur C. Brooks
Release date: Feb 15, 2022
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A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life.

18. Happy-Go-Lucky

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: David Sedaris
Release date: May 31, 2022
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The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic.

19. James Patterson

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: James Patterson
Release date: Jun 06, 2022
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The author’s life, from growing up in small-town New York to working in the advertising industry to becoming a successful storyteller.

20. Will

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Will Smith Mark Manson
Release date: Nov 09, 2021
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The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.

21. Beyond The Wand

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Tom Felton
Release date: Oct 18, 2022
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The actor known for playing the villain Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies recounts his life on and off the set of the film series.

22. Radio’s Greatest Of All Time

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Rush Limbaugh Kathryn Adams Limbaugh David Limbaugh
Release date: Oct 25, 2022
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A collection of the late conservative commentator’s on-air moments, with memories from his widow and brother.

23. Tanqueray

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Stephanie Johnson Br on Stanton
Release date: Jul 12, 2022
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A profile of a performer who was a well-known burlesque dancer in New York City.

24. Thank You For Your Servitude

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Mark Leibovich
Release date: Jul 12, 2022
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A staff writer at The Atlantic details how some Republicans shifted their loyalty to Donald Trump.

Last updated on Monday, December 19, 2022