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Find Books from the New York Times® Best Seller List for the Sales Week Ending August 31st

(NYT Publish Date: September 15th)

The New York Times Best Seller List of books has been the United States' leading list for best selling books for over 50 Years. The weekly best seller list has been running in the New York Times Newspaper since 1942. The editors of the "News Surveys" department of the NYT create the list based upon weekly sales reports from certain bookstores and wholesalers across the country.

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The Women
The Women
Author: Kristin Hannah
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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By Any Other Name: A Novel
By Any Other Name: A Novel
Author: Jodi Picoult
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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The God of the Woods
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Fourth Wing (Empyrean, Bk 1)
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Iron Flame (Empyrean, Bk 2)
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The Wedding People
The Wedding People
Author: Alison Espach
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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All the Colors of the Dark
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James
James
Author: Percival Everett
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel (Vera Stanhope, 11)
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The Coven: Standard Edition (Coven of Bones, 1)
11
Remarkably Bright Creatures
12
The Spellshop
The Spellshop
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Tom Clancy Shadow State (Jack Ryan Jr., Bk 12)
14
You Like It Darker: Stories
15
Joy: A Novel
Joy: A Novel
Author: Danielle Steel
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House
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The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
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On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
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The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
14
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
15
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
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Daydream: A Novel (3) (The Maple Hills Series)
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, Bk 1)
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It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, Bk 2)
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The Housemaid (Housemaid, Bk 1)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (Court of Thorns and Roses, Bk 1)
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Demon Copperhead
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The Housemaid's Secret (Housemaid, Bk 2)
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The Housemaid is Watching (Housemaid, Bk 3)
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A Court of Mist and Fury (Court of Thorns and Roses, Bk 2)
10
Verity
Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Romance
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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The Perfect Son
The Perfect Son
Author: Freida McFadden
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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The Nightingale
The Nightingale
Author: Kristin Hannah
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3)
14
The Perfect Couple
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
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Educated: A Memoir
Educated: A Memoir
Author: Tara Westover
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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A Promised Land
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
12
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
15
Thinking, Fast and Slow
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