BEST-SELLERS
Fiction
1. FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros. Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
2. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus. A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
3. HOLLY by Stephen King. Private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance.
4. SWORD CATCHER by Cassandra Clare. An orphan who is the body double for a royal heir and a woman with magical abilities are drawn into the underworld of the city-state of Castellane.
5. BLOOD LINES by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. The second book in the Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor series. After a mission in Venezuela, Brodie and Taylor search for the murderer of a fellow agent.
6. JUDGMENT PREY by John Sandford. The 33rd book in the Prey series. Davenport and Flowers investigate the murder of a federal judge and his two young sons.
7. TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett. Three daughters who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020 learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.
8. THE ARMOR OF LIGHT by Ken Follett. The fifth book in the Kingsbridge series. Change and turmoil affect various aspects of society in the latter part of the 18th century.
9. 12 MONTHS TO LIVE by James Patterson and Mike Lupica. A criminal defense attorney who received a terminal diagnosis might be in danger of being murdered.
10. DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver. Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
Nonfiction
1. ENOUGH by Cassidy Hutchinson. The former special assistant to President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, details events surrounding the crisis of conscience she faced.
2. ELON MUSK by Walter Isaacson. The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.
3. KILLING THE WITCHES by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass.
4. TO RESCUE THE CONSTITUTION by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney. The chief political anchor for Fox News gives an account of important actions taken by George Washington.
5. THE DEMOCRAT PARTY HATES AMERICA by Mark R. Levin. The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.
6. GOING INFINITE by Michael Lewis. The author of “The Big Short” and “The Premonition” chronicles the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX.
7. LUCKY ME by Rich Paul with Jesse Washington. The founder and chief executive of Klutch Sports Group describes struggles he encountered and his friendship with LeBron James.
8. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
9. DEMOCRACY AWAKENING by Heather Cox Richardson. The historian and author of the newsletter “Letters From an American” shares her views on the current political moment.
10. ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. The authors of “Vanderbilt” chronicle the Astor family’s place in American society from 1793 through 2009.
Paperback fiction
1. WILDFIRE by Hannah Grace.
2. ICEBREAKER by Hannah Grace.
3. TWISTED LOVE by Ana Huang.
4. THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Paperback nonfiction
1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann.
2. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk.
3. CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner.
4. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer.