New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 5, 2023

1. Spare
by Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
2. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times   by Michelle Obama
The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
3. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
The story of a Nazi plot to kill President Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill.
eBook and eAudiobook available.
4. I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
5. Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
by Stephen A. Smith
The ESPN analyst recounts the highs and lows of his life and career.
eBook and eAudiobook available.
6. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
by Matthew Perry
The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
7. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
by Ilyon Woo
In 1848, Ellen Craft, disguised as a disabled white man, and her husband, William, posing as that man's slave, achieved freedom only to have to flee again.
eBook and eAudiobook available.
8. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by Ed Yong
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer explains the sensory perceptions and ways of communication used by a variety of animals.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
9. Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles Jim O'Connell's work to provide medical care to Boston's unhoused population.
 
10. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
by Michelle Zauner
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
11. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles the discovery of cells and describes how modern medicine uses them.
Print and eBook available.
12. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture
by Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté
The potential ways in which trauma and stress from modern-day living can affect our physical health.
eAudiobook available.
13. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
by Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
14. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
by Bono
The lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 offers details of his life, career and activism.
Print, eBook, and eAudiobook available.
15. Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past
by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer (editors)

A collection of essays by historians who separate fact from fiction as they detail our nation's past.
 
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A version of this list appears in the February 5, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 21, 2023.
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