Hardcover Nonfiction

by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668067246); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 4 "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 David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316264839); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 8 "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 Belle Burden (The Dial Press, ISBN: 9780593733318); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 27 "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: 4; Weeks on List: 15 "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: 5; Weeks on List: 14 "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 Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper, ISBN: 9780063495104); Weeks on List: 1 "Bestselling author of Shameless Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world."

by John Green (Crash Course Books, ISBN: 9780525556572); Last week: 6; 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 Alice Hoffman (Ed.) (Scribner, ISBN: 9781668209028); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 19 "Fourteen beloved authors celebrate the life-changing bond with their canine companions in this heartwarming essay collection edited by New York Times bestselling author and lifelong dog lover Alice Hoffman."

by Omar El Akkad (Knopf, ISBN: 9780593804148); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: * "From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by John U. Bacon (Liveright, ISBN: 9781324094647); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 34 "On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the "Mighty Fitz.""