# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1993

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 3 | Dolores Claiborne | Stephen King |
| January 10 | Dolores Claiborne | Stephen King |
| January 17 | Dolores Claiborne | Stephen King |
| January 24 | Dragon Tears | Dean Koontz |
| January 31 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| February 7 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| February 14 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| February 21 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| February 28 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| March 7 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| March 14 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| March 21 | The Client | John Grisham |
| March 28 | The Client | John Grisham |
| April 4 | The Client | John Grisham |
| April 11 | The Client | John Grisham |
| April 18 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| April 25 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| May 2 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| May 9 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| May 16 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| May 23 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| May 30 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| June 6 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| June 13 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| June 20 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| June 27 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| July 4 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| July 11 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| July 18 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| July 25 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| August 1 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| August 8 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| August 15 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| August 22 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| August 29 | Without Remorse | Tom Clancy |
| September 5 | Without Remorse | Tom Clancy |
| September 12 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| September 19 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| September 26 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October 3 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October 10 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October 17 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October 24 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October 31 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| November 7 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| November 14 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| November 21 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| November 28 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| December 5 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| December 12 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| December 19 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| December 26 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 3 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| January 10 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| January 17 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| January 24 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| January 31 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| February 7 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| February 14 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| February 21 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| February 28 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| March 7 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| March 14 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| March 21 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| March 28 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| April 4 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| April 11 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| April 18 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| April 25 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 2 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 9 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 16 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 23 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 30 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| June 6 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| June 13 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| June 20 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| June 27 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| July 4 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| July 11 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| July 18 | Days of Grace | Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad |
| July 25 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 1 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 8 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 15 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 22 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 29 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| September 5 | Embraced by the Light | Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor |
| September 12 | Embraced by the Light | Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor |
| September 19 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| September 26 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| October 3 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| October 10 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| October 17 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| October 24 | Private Parts | Howard Stern |
| October 31 | Private Parts | Howard Stern |
| November 7 | Private Parts | Howard Stern |
| November 14 | Private Parts | Howard Stern |
| November 21 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| November 28 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| December 5 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| December 12 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| December 19 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| December 26 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |