The American daily newspaper ''
The New York Times'' publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction,
nonfiction
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with be ...
and
children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was ''
The Girl on the Train'' by
Paula Hawkins Paula Hawkins may refer to:
* Paula Hawkins (author) (born 1972), British novelist
* Paula Hawkins (politician)
Paula Hawkins (née Fickes; January 24, 1927 – December 4, 2009) was an American politician from Florida. She is the only woman el ...
with 10 weeks at the top of the list, followed by ''
Me Before You
''Me Before You'' is a romance novel written by Jojo Moyes. The book was first published on 5 January 2012 in the United Kingdom. A sequel titled ''After You'' was released on 24 September 2015 through Pamela Dorman Books.
A second sequel, ''St ...
'' by
Jojo Moyes
Pauline Sara Jo Moyes (born 4 August 1969), known professionally as Jojo Moyes, is an English journalist and, since 2002, an award-winning romance novelist, #1 New York Times best selling author and screenwriter. She is one of only a few author ...
with 7 weeks.
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was ''
When Breath Becomes Air'' by
Paul Kalanithi with 13 weeks at the top of the list, followed by ''
Killing the Rising Sun
''Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the Pacific War and concludes with details of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. It i ...
'' with nine weeks.
See also
*
''Publishers Weekly'' list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2010s
References
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