#83 in Biography & memoir
New out January 13, 2026
Strangers
- NYT bestseller · 35 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage is a 2026 non-fiction book by Belle Burden, detailing her separation and divorce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burden first published a version of the story in the "Modern Love" column of the The New York Times in June 2023. The book was published by Penguin Random House and debuted at #1 on the The New York Times Best Seller List.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 111 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 111 | 100% |
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