The NYT Best Sellers - 23 November 2025 (Nonfiction)
The NYT Best Sellers - 23 November 2025 (Nonfiction)
01. HEART LIFE MUSIC by Kenny Chesney
02. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy
03. THE LOOK by Michelle Obama
04. NOBODY'S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
05. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
06. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
07. BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID by Nia Sioux
08. INJUSTICE by Carol Leonnig
09. BREAD OF ANGELS by Patti Smith
10. TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by Bret Baier
11. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris
12. WE DID OK, KID by Anthony Hopkins
13. BOOK OF LIVES by Margaret Atwood
14. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
15. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU by Elyse Myers
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01. HEART LIFE MUSIC by Kenny Chesney
Heart Life Music is a vignette-style memoir that traces Chesney’s journey from East Tennessee roots to stadium-filling tours and Caribbean sanctuary, told in reflective snapshots rather than a linear tell-all, and crafted with longtime collaborator Holly Gleason. The pieces spotlight moments, places, and people that shaped his songwriting, work ethic, and the communal spirit of No Shoes Nation.
03. THE LOOK by Michelle Obama
The Look is a richly photographed, first‑person exploration of Michelle Obama’s style as a form of communication and leadership, tracing her evolution from the 2004 Senate campaign through the White House years to the present, with behind‑the‑scenes insights from her stylist and glam team.
07. BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID by Nia Sioux
Bottom of the Pyramid is Nia Sioux’s candid memoir about growing up on Dance Moms, reclaiming her story after years of being ranked at the “bottom” of Abby Lee Miller’s weekly pyramid, and finding confidence beyond reality TV scrutiny.
08. INJUSTICE by Carol Leonnig
Injustice is a deeply reported account of how the U.S. Department of Justice was reshaped across three presidencies, culminating in and after Donald Trump’s first term, with prosecutors and FBI agents confronting political pressure, stalled cases, and an institution pulled away from its apolitical mission.
09. BREAD OF ANGELS by Patti Smith
Bread of Angels is a new memoir from Patti Smith, a lyrically told life story that moves from a postwar, working‑class childhood through her downtown New York artistic awakening to marriage, motherhood, loss, and renewal, written with the incantatory intimacy of her earlier work yet even more revealing in scope.
12. WE DID OK, KID by Anthony Hopkins
We Did OK, Kid is Anthony Hopkins’s long‑awaited memoir, tracing his journey from a tough childhood in Port Talbot, Wales, through stage training under Laurence Olivier, to decades of landmark roles in theater and film, alongside a frank account of alcoholism, recovery, and hard‑won serenity in later life.
13. BOOK OF LIVES by Margaret Atwood
Book of Lives is Atwood’s long‑awaited life story, linking formative episodes—from a nomadic childhood in Quebec’s forests to 1980s Berlin where she began The Handmaid’s Tale—to the making of her major works, rendered with her trademark wit, ferocity, and curiosity about nature and power.