List of The New York Times number-one books of 1997

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

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

Date Book Author
January 5 Airframe Michael Crichton
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2 Hornet's Nest Patricia Cornwell
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2 Sole Survivor Dean Koontz
March 9
March 16 The Partner John Grisham
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4 Pretend You Don't See Her Mary Higgins Clark
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8 The Partner John Grisham
June 15 Plum Island Nelson DeMille
June 22
June 29
July 6
July 13
July 20 Special Delivery Danielle Steel
July 27
August 3 Unnatural Exposure Patricia Cornwell
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31 Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12 Flood Tide Clive Cussler
October 19
October 26
November 2 Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
November 9
November 16
November 23
November 30 The Ghost Danielle Steel
December 7 Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
December 14
December 21
December 28

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]

Date Book Author
January 5 A Reporter's Life Walter Cronkite
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
February 23 Personal History Katharine Graham
March 2
March 9
March 16 Murder in Brentwood Mark Fuhrman
March 23
March 30 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11 Underboss Peter Maas
May 18 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
May 25 Mothers & Daughters Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth
June 1 Without a Doubt Marcia Clark with Teresa Carpenter
June 8 Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer
June 15
June 22
June 29 Just as I Am Billy Graham
July 6 Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer
July 13 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5 The Royals Kitty Kelley
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2 Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words Andrew Morton
November 9
November 16
November 23 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
November 30 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil John Berendt
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

See also

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References

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