Hardcover Nonfiction

by David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316264839); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 5 "In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)."

by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668067246); Weeks on List: 1 "A riveting, intimate, and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of our time. From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House."

by Belle Burden (The Dial Press, ISBN: 9780593733318); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 24 "A gorgeous memoir about the sudden end to a seemingly happy marriage--an aching, love-filled, and transcendent account of surviving betrayal and discovering joy."

by Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385548533); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 12 "From the bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old-son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London's glittering surface. An April 2026 Indie Next Pick."

by Lena Dunham (Random House, ISBN: 9780593129326); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 11 "In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain."

by Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris (W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN: 9781324006848); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 3 "From the best-selling authors of The Lost Words, a dazzling celebration of endangered birds. The Book of Birds is a field guide with a difference: It shows readers not just how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them."

by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Simon Six, ISBN: 9781668249970); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 7 "America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials."

by John Green (Crash Course Books, ISBN: 9780525556572); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: * "John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest disease."

by Mac Barnett (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316601122); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 8 "Make Believe is bestselling children's author Mac Barnett's rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. It's an incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2026."

by Isabel Klee (William Morrow, ISBN: 9780063451070); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 9 "From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee--known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue--comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it."