BEST-SELLERS
Fiction
1. THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah. In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
2. A CALAMITY OF SOULS by David Baldacci. Lawyers from different backgrounds represent a Black man charged with killing a wealthy white couple in Virginia in 1968.
3. 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.
4. THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo. Luzia Cotado encounters dangers when her magic draws the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king.
5. IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros. The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.
6. TABLE FOR TWO by Amor Towles. A collection of six short stories based in New York City around the year 2000 and a novella set during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
7. TOXIC PREY by John Sandford. The 34th book in the Prey series. Letty and Lucas must find an expert on tropical and infectious diseases before a virus becomes weaponized.
8. JAMES by Percival Everett. A re-imagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.
9. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt. A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
10. THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride. Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.
Nonfiction
1. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY by Doris Kearns Goodwin. A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.
2. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt. A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
3. LOVE, MOM by Nicole Saphier. Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood.
4. KNIFE by Salman Rushdie. The Booker Prize-winning author details the attack on him at the Chautauqua Institution in 2022 and the steps he took to heal from it.
5. SOMEHOW by Anne Lamott. Meditations and stories about the transformational power of love by the author of “Dusk, Night, Dawn” and “Bird by Bird.”
6. THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides. The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.
7. BRIEFLY PERFECTLY HUMAN by Alua Arthur. A death doula portrays some moments experienced by herself and some of her clients as they faced the end of their lives.
8. MY BELOVED MONSTER by Caleb Carr. Carr describes the 17-year relationship he had with a Siberian Forest cat named Masha. 9. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy. The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
10. THE WAGER by David Grann. The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
Paperback fiction
1. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas.
2. JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez.
3. A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas.
4. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden. 5. TWISTED LOVE by Ana Huang.
Paperback nonfiction
1. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk.
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann.
3. THE LIGHT WE CARRY by Michelle Obama.
4. THINK AGAIN by Adam Grant.
5. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW by Daniel Kahneman.
Source: The New York Times