New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2023 Complete List Page 1

There are 135 books in the New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2023 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.

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1. The Body Keeps The Score

Weeks on the list: 37

by: Bessel van der Kolk
Release date: Jan 01, 2015
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How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

2. I’m Glad My Mom Died

Weeks on the list: 37

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. Braiding Sweetgrass

Weeks on the list: 32

by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Release date: Sep 01, 2014
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A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

4. All About Love

Weeks on the list: 26

by: bell hooks
Release date: Jan 09, 2001
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The feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.

5. Crying In H Mart

Weeks on the list: 22

by: Michelle Zauner
Release date: Jan 01, 2021
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The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

6. Killers Of The Flower Moon

Weeks on the list: 22

by: David Grann
Release date: Apr 18, 2017
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The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

7. The Light We Carry

Weeks on the list: 22

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.

8. Outlive

Weeks on the list: 22

by: Peter Attia Bill Gifford
Release date: Mar 28, 2023
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A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. Read by Peter Attia. 17 hours, 8 minutes unabridged.

9. Spare

Weeks on the list: 21

by: Prince Harry
Release date: Jan 10, 2023
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The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.

10. The Wager

Weeks on the list: 20

by: David Grann
Release date: Apr 18, 2023
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The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events. Read by Dion Graham and the author. 8 hours, 28 minutes unabridged.

11. American Prometheus

Weeks on the list: 11

by: Kai Bird Martin J. Sherwin
Release date: Apr 11, 2006
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A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”

12. Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing

Weeks on the list: 10

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.

13. The Nazi Conspiracy

Weeks on the list: 9

by: Brad Meltzer Josh Mensch
Release date: Jan 10, 2023
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The story of a Nazi plot to kill President Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill.

14. The In-Between

Weeks on the list: 9

by: Hadley Vlahos
Release date: Jun 13, 2023
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A hospice nurse shares some of her most impactful experiences and questions some of society’s beliefs around end-of-life care.

15. An Immense World

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Ed Yong
Release date: Jun 21, 2022
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer explains the sensory perceptions and ways of communication used by a variety of animals.

16. Walk The Blue Line

Weeks on the list: 7

by: James Patterson Matt Eversmann Chris Mooney
Release date: Feb 06, 2023
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A collection of stories about police officers.

17. And There Was Light

Weeks on the list: 7

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

18. The Book Of Charlie

Weeks on the list: 6

by: David Von Drehle
Release date: May 23, 2023
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The Washington Post columnist shares stories and wisdom he learned from a neighbor who was more than a century old.

19. Pageboy

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Elliot Page
Release date: Jun 06, 2023
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The Oscar-nominated star details discovering himself as a trans person and navigating abuse in Hollywood.

20. Beyond The Story

Weeks on the list: 6

by: BTS Myeongseok Kang
Release date: Jul 09, 2023
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An oral history of the K-pop group that is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

21. The 1619 Project

Weeks on the list: 6

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.

22. Surrender

Weeks on the list: 5

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.

23. It’s Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Bernie S ers John Nichols
Release date: Feb 21, 2023
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The Vermont senator depicts the impact capitalism has on key areas of our lives and ways to address this.

24. All My Knotted-Up Life

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Beth Moore
Release date: Feb 21, 2023
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The founder of Living Proof Ministries details key moments from her life and her 2018 break with the Southern Baptist movement.

25. The Courage To Be Free

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Ron DeSantis
Release date: Feb 28, 2023
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The Florida governor gives his account of his achievements and shares his opinions about the political left.

26. Everything I Know About Love

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Dolly Alderton
Release date: Feb 09, 2021
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The British journalist shares stories and observations; the basis of the TV series.

27. Born A Crime

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Trevor Noah
Release date: Nov 15, 2016
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A memoir about growing up in South Africa by the comedian, now the host of “The Daily Show,” whose birth was the result of an illegal (under apartheid) relationship between a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother.

28. The Song Of The Cell

Weeks on the list: 5

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.

29. The Revolutionary

Weeks on the list: 5

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.

30. Caste

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Isabel Wilkerson
Release date: Aug 04, 2020
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

Last updated on Sunday, September 24, 2023