The NYT Best Sellers - 31 May 2026 (Nonfiction)

01. SUICIDAL EMPATHY by Gad Saad
02. STRANGERS by Belle Burden
03. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER by Neil deGrasse Tyson
04. THE CASE FOR AMERICA by Bret Baier
05. FAMESICK by Lena Dunham
06. LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe
07. TRUE CRIME by Patricia Cornwell
08. DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I'VE CRIED ABOUT by Isabel Klee
09. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
10. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION by Melissa Murray
11. I AM NOT A ROBOT by Joanna Stern
12. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt
13. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo
14. THIS VAST ENTERPRISE by Craig Fehrman
15. AMERICAN RAMBLER by Isaac Fitzgerald

New this week:

01. SUICIDAL EMPATHY by Gad Saad
Gad Saad argues that excessive and misdirected empathy in Western culture, particularly within progressive ideologies, is leading to societal decline by prioritizing feelings over reason and self-preservation.

03. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a practical, humorous, and scientifically informed guide to humanity's potential first alien encounter. He explores what aliens might be like, how they might travel, and what their arrival would mean for Earth, while also offering etiquette tips for such an event.

11. I AM NOT A ROBOT by Joanna Stern
Award-winning journalist Joanna Stern chronicles her year-long experiment living her life almost entirely controlled by AI, revealing both the hilarious and unsettling realities of our technologically advancing world.

15. AMERICAN RAMBLER by Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald embarks on a year-long journey following the legendary path of Johnny Appleseed, blending memoir, history, and travelogue to explore American identity, personal reckoning, and the myths of the heartland.