The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1997
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1997

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 1997.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 5 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| January 12 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| January 19 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| January 26 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| February 2 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| February 9 | A Reporter's Life | Walter Cronkite |
| February 16 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| February 23 | Personal History | Katharine Graham |
| March 2 | Personal History | Katharine Graham |
| March 9 | Personal History | Katharine Graham |
| March 16 | Murder in Brentwood | Mark Fuhrman |
| March 23 | Murder in Brentwood | Mark Fuhrman |
| March 30 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| April 6 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| April 13 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| April 20 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| April 27 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| May 4 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| 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 | Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer |
| June 22 | Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer |
| June 29 | Just as I Am | Billy Graham |
| July 6 | Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer |
| July 13 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| July 20 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| July 27 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| August 3 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| August 10 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| August 17 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| August 24 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| August 31 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| September 7 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| September 14 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| September 21 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| September 28 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| October 5 | The Royals | Kitty Kelley |
| October 12 | The Royals | Kitty Kelley |
| October 19 | The Royals | Kitty Kelley |
| October 26 | The Royals | Kitty Kelley |
| November 2 | Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words | Andrew Morton |
| November 9 | Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words | Andrew Morton |
| November 16 | Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words | Andrew Morton |
| November 23 | Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt |
| November 30 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
| December 7 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
| December 14 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
| December 21 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
| December 28 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
