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Here's how the NYT crafts bestseller lists — and how authors try to game them

We go inside how The New York Times crafts the powerful bestseller lists, and the history of ways authors try to game the system — and sometimes succeed.

Source NPR AI Summary Updated May 14, 2026

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We go inside how The New York Times crafts the powerful bestseller lists, and the history of ways authors try to game the system — and sometimes succeed.

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