The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1987
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1987

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 1987.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 4 | Fatherhood | Bill Cosby |
| January 11 | Fatherhood | Bill Cosby |
| January 18 | Fatherhood | Bill Cosby |
| January 25 | Fatherhood | Bill Cosby |
| February 1 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| February 8 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| February 15 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| February 22 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| March 1 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| March 8 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| March 15 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| March 22 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| March 29 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| April 5 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| April 12 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| April 19 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| April 26 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| May 3 | A Season on the Brink | John Feinstein |
| May 10 | Communion | Whitley Strieber |
| May 17 | Love, Medicine & Miracles | Bernie S. Siegel |
| May 24 | Communion | Whitley Strieber |
| May 31 | Communion | Whitley Strieber |
| June 7 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| June 14 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| June 21 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| June 28 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| July 5 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| July 12 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| July 19 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| July 26 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| August 2 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| August 9 | The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom |
| August 16 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| August 23 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| August 30 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| September 6 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| September 13 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| September 20 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| September 27 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| October 4 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| October 11 | Spycatcher | Peter Wright |
| October 18 | Veil | Bob Woodward |
| October 25 | Veil | Bob Woodward |
| November 1 | Veil | Bob Woodward |
| November 8 | Veil | Bob Woodward |
| November 15 | The Great Depression of 1990 | Ravi Batra |
| November 22 | The Great Depression of 1990 | Ravi Batra |
| 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 | Time Flies | Bill Cosby |
| December 20 | Time Flies | Bill Cosby |
| December 27 | Time Flies | Bill Cosby |
