#1 New this week
Matriarch
The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life’s journey.
#2 6 weeks on the list
Abundance
A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
#3 6 weeks on the list
Everything is Tuberculosis
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
#4 New this week
Notes to John
Didon’s first-person account, discovered after her death, written to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, of her psychiatric sessions.
#5 3 weeks on the list
Hope
The late Pope Francis recounts details of his life from his childhood through to key moments of his papacy; translated by Richard Dixon.
#6 57 weeks on the list
The Anxious Generation
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
#8 240 weeks on the list
The Body Keeps the Score
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
#9 6 weeks on the list
Who is Government?
Essays by Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, W. Kamau Bell and Michael Lewis illuminate the work of federal employees and the business of government.
#10 3 weeks on the list
On Democracies and Death Cults
The author of “The War on the West” gives his perspective on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
#11 New this week
The Project
A staff writer at The Atlantic explicates Project 2025, which was published by the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation.
#13 7 weeks on the list
Careless People
A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
#14 4 weeks on the list
Fight
The authors of “Shattered” give an account of the 2024 presidential campaigns.
#15 16 weeks on the list
The Serviceberry
The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.