NYT Best Sellers - Week Ending February 21, 2020

The New York Times Best Sellers reflect sales for the week ending February 21, 2020.

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Hardcover Fiction

1. ​WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

​​​In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

1. AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins

A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

1. THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

1. ONE MINUTE OUT by Mark Greaney

The ninth book in the Gray Man series. Court Gentry tries to stop the head of a group trafficking women and children​

1. GOLDEN IN DEATH by J.D. Robb

The 50th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas seeks the sender of packages that give off toxic airborne fumes.

1. THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett ​

A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.

1. SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid

Tumult ensues when Alix Chamberlain's babysitter is mistakenly accused of kidnapping her charge.

1. A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA by Isabel Allende

A young pregnant widow and an Army doctor take a ship to Chile to escape the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.

1. THE GUARDIANS by John Grisham

Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.

1. THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes

In Depression-era Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books.

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Hardcover Non-Fiction

1. THE MAMBA MENTALITY by Kobe Bryant Various skills and techniques used on the court by the Los Angeles Lakers player.

2. DARK TOWERS by David Enrich The New York Times finance editor traces the history and illicit dealings of Deutsche Bank.​

3. OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson with Kevin Carr O’Leary

The singer, actress and fashion designer discloses times of success, trauma and addiction.

1. A VERY STABLE GENIUS by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists use firsthand accounts to chart patterns of behavior within the Trump administration.

1. UN-TRUMPING AMERICA by Dan Pfeiffer A former senior advisor to President Obama offers suggestions for Democrats.​

2. UNTIL THE END OF TIME by Brian Greene

3. A physicist gives an overview of how we got here, where we are and directions we might go.

4. PROFILES IN CORRUPTION by Peter Schweizer​

The author of “Clinton Cash” gives his evaluations of members of the Democratic Party.

1. EDUCATED by Tara Westover

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

1. BECOMING by Michelle Obama

The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

1. TALKING TO STRANGERS by Malcolm Gladwell

Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.