đź“– Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction Bestsellers

Memoirs, history, business, and cultural deep dives topping the charts this week.

From memoirs to manifestos—curated by Bookbeek.

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

Week of May 17, 2026

#1
DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT

DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT

Isabel Klee

Klee helps foster dogs overcome challenges while she faces her own complications.

1 week
#2
STRANGERS

STRANGERS

Belle Burden

Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

16 weeksLast week: #1
#3
FAMESICK

FAMESICK

Lena Dunham

The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.

3 weeksLast week: #3
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#4
LONDON FALLING

LONDON FALLING

Patrick Radden Keefe

The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.

4 weeksLast week: #4
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#5
WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN

WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN

Rachel Goldberg-Polin

A mother recounts the capture of her son, Hersh, from the Nova Music Festival and his subsequent execution.

2 weeksLast week: #2
#6
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE

THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE

Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

293 weeksLast week: #5
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#7
BROKEN PLEA

BROKEN PLEA

Christopher Whitcomb

A re-examination of the story of the murder of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home on Nov. 13, 2022.

1 week
#8
THIS IS NOT ABOUT RUNNING

THIS IS NOT ABOUT RUNNING

Mary Cain

The elite runner describes the toll that training and injuries took on her, and the pervasiveness of abuse in youth sports.

1 week
#9
STRIPPED DOWN

STRIPPED DOWN

Bunnie Xo

The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.

10 weeks
#10
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION

THE ANXIOUS GENERATION

Jonathan Haidt

A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

105 weeksLast week: #13
#11
THIS VAST ENTERPRISE

THIS VAST ENTERPRISE

Craig Fehrman

A revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition viewed from the perspectives of 10 people connected to it.

2 weeksLast week: #6
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#12
DRIVEN

DRIVEN

Susie Wolff

The managing director of F1 Academy and former professional racing driver chronicles her time in the sport.

1 week
#13
THE STORY OF BIRDS

THE STORY OF BIRDS

Steve Brusatte

The paleontologist gives an evolutionary history of birds that explains how they began to fly and survived millenniums.

1 week
#14
WHEN THE WORLD SLEEPS

WHEN THE WORLD SLEEPS

Francesca Albanese

A look at the past, present and future of Palestine told through the stories of 10 people; translated by Gregory Conti.

1 week
#15
ISRAEL ON TRIAL

ISRAEL ON TRIAL

Roy K. Altman

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida presents arguments regarding Israel.

1 week