# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2017

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

## Changes to the list

Beginning on February 5, 2017, The New York Times introduced revisions to multiple categories in the publication. The revisions included the elimination of the graphic novel/manga and the mass market paperback lists as well as the middle grade e-book and young adult e-book lists.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year is Camino Island by John Grisham with 5 weeks at the top of the list, followed by The Shack by William P. Young with 4 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 1 | The Whistler | John Grisham |
| January 8 | The Whistler | John Grisham |
| January 15 | The Wrong Side of Goodbye | Michael Connelly |
| January 22 | The Mistress | Danielle Steel |
| January 29 | A Dog's Purpose | W. Bruce Cameron |
| February 5 | Never Never | James Patterson and Candice Fox |
| February 12 | A Dog's Purpose | W. Bruce Cameron |
| February 19 | Right Behind You | Lisa Gardner |
| February 26 | Echoes in Death | J. D. Robb |
| March 5 | Heartbreak Hotel | Jonathan Kellerman |
| March 12 | The Shack | William P. Young |
| March 19 | The Shack | William P. Young |
| March 26 | The Shack | William P. Young |
| April 2 | The Shack | William P. Young |
| April 9 | Mississippi Blood | Greg Iles |
| April 16 | The Black Book | James Patterson and David Ellis |
| April 23 | The Chosen | J. R. Ward |
| April 30 | The Black Book | James Patterson and David Ellis |
| May 7 | The Fix | David Baldacci |
| May 14 | Golden Prey | John Sandford |
| May 21 | 16th Seduction | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| May 28 | Into the Water | Paula Hawkins |
| June 4 | Into the Water | Paula Hawkins |
| June 11 | Into the Water | Paula Hawkins |
| June 18 | Come Sundown | Nora Roberts |
| June 25 | Camino Island | John Grisham |
| July 2 | Camino Island | John Grisham |
| July 9 | Camino Island | John Grisham |
| July 16 | Camino Island | John Grisham |
| July 23 | Camino Island | John Grisham |
| July 30 | House of Spies | Daniel Silva |
| August 6 | The Late Show | Michael Connelly |
| August 13 | The Late Show | Michael Connelly |
| August 20 | The Medical Examiner | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| August 27 | Any Dream Will Do | Debbie Macomber |
| September 3 | Seeing Red | Sandra Brown |
| September 10 | "Y" Is for Yesterday | Sue Grafton |
| September 17 | Glass Houses | Louise Penny |
| September 24 | Secrets in Death | J. D. Robb |
| October 1 | A Column of Fire | Ken Follett |
| October 8 | The Cuban Affair | Nelson DeMille |
| October 15 | Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King and Owen King |
| October 22 | Origin | Dan Brown |
| October 29 | Origin | Dan Brown |
| November 5 | Origin | Dan Brown |
| November 12 | The Rooster Bar | John Grisham |
| November 19 | Two Kinds of Truth | Michael Connelly |
| November 26 | The Midnight Line | Lee Child |
| December 3 | Hardcore Twenty-Four | Janet Evanovich |
| December 10 | The People vs. Alex Cross | James Patterson |
| December 17 | Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian | E. L. James |
| December 24 | Year One | Nora Roberts |
| December 31 | The Rooster Bar | John Grisham |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls with seven weeks at the top of the list.
| Date | Book | Author | Publisher |
| January 1 | Killing the Rising Sun | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Holt |
| January 8 | Killing the Rising Sun | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Holt |
| January 15 | The Princess Diarist | Carrie Fisher | Blue Rider Press |
| January 22 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| January 29 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| February 5 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| February 12 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| February 19 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| February 26 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| March 5 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| March 12 | Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| March 19 | Portraits of Courage | George W. Bush | Crown |
| March 26 | Portraits of Courage | George W. Bush | Crown |
| March 16 | How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life | Lilly Singh | Ballantine |
| April 2 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| April 9 | The Zookeeper's Wife | Diane Ackerman | Norton |
| April 16 | Old School: Life in the Sane Lane | Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein | Holt |
| April 23 | Old School: Life in the Sane Lane | Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein | Holt |
| April 30 | Old School: Life in the Sane Lane | Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein | Holt |
| May 7 | Shattered | Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes | Crown |
| May 14 | Option B | Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant | Knopf |
| May 21 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Norton |
| May 28 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Norton |
| June 4 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Norton |
| June 11 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Norton |
| June 18 | Al Franken, Giant of the Senate | Al Franken | Twelve |
| June 25 | I Can't Make This Up | Kevin Hart and Neil Strauss | 37 INK |
| July 2 | Understanding Trump | Newt Gingrich | Center Street |
| July 9 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| July 16 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| July 23 | Rediscovering Americanism | Mark Levin | Simon & Schuster |
| July 30 | Hillbilly Elegy | JD Vance | HarperCollins |
| August 6 | Devil's Bargain | Joshua Green | Penguin Press |
| August 13 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| August 20 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| August 27 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| September 3 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| September 10 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| September 17 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| September 24 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | Scribner |
| October 1 | What Happened | Hillary Clinton | Simon & Schuster |
| October 8 | What Happened | Hillary Clinton | Simon & Schuster |
| October 15 | Killing England | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Holt |
| October 22 | Killing England | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Holt |
| October 29 | Grant | Ron Chernow | Penguin Press |
| November 5 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |
| November 12 | Sisters First | Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush | Grand Central |
| November 19 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |
| November 26 | Obama: An Intimate Portrait | Pete Souza | Little, Brown |
| December 3 | Promise Me, Dad | Joe Biden | Flatiron Books |
| December 10 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |
| December 17 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |
| December 24 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |
| December 31 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster |