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.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1987

DateBookAuthor January 4 It Stephen King January 11 January 18 Red Storm Rising Tom Clancy January 25 February 1 The Eyes of the Dragon Stephen King February 8 Windmills of the Gods Sidney Sheldon February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 Fine Things Danielle Steel April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 The Haunted Mesa Louis L'Amour June 7 Misery Stephen King June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 Presumed Innocent Scott Turow August 2 Patriot Games Tom Clancy August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 Presumed Innocent Scott Turow September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 October 18 October 25 Kaleidoscope Danielle Steel November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 The Tommyknockers Stephen King December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27

Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1987

DateBookAuthor January 4 Fatherhood Bill Cosby January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 A Season on the Brink John Feinstein February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 Communion Whitley Strieber May 17 Love, Medicine & Miracles Bernie S. Siegel May 24 Communion Whitley Strieber May 31 June 7 The Closing of the American Mind Allan Bloom June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 Spycatcher Peter Wright August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 October 18 Veil Bob Woodward October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 The Great Depression of 1990 Ravi Batra November 22 November 29 Free to Be... a Family edited by Marlo Thomas with Christopher Cerf and Letty Cottin Pogrebin December 6 Time Flies Bill Cosby December 13 December 20 December 27

See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1980s

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