The New York Times best-sellers (Paperback)
FICTION
1. FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah (St Martin’s Griffin, US$29.99)
A story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives.
2. THE SONG OF ACHILLES,
by
Madeline Miller (Ecco, US$16.99)
It tells a tale that reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork “The Iliad.”
3. FAIR WARNING, by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing, US$16.99) Jack McEvoy, the journalist who never backs down, tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar — until now.
4. HOME BODY, by
Rupi Kaur (Andrews
McMeel Publishing,
US$9.99)
Rupi Kaur walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present and the potential of the self.
5. MILK AND HONEY, by Rupi Kaur (Andrews McMeel Publishing, US$9.99) Rupi Kaur takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them.
NONFICTION
1. THE BODY
KEEPS THE
SCORE: Brain,
Mind, and Body in the Healing of
Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
(Penguin Books,
US$19)
The author transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
2. WHITE FRAGILITY: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo (Beacon Press, US$16)
The book illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility.
3. THE BODY: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson (Anchor, US$17)
Bill Bryson guides readers through the human body — how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself and the ways it can fail.
4. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: Indigenous
Wisdom, Scientific
Knowledge and the Teachings of
Plants, by Robin Wall
Kimmerer (Milkweed
Editions, US$18)
As a botanist, Robin
Wall Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer humans gifts and lessons.
5. THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,
by Isabel Wilkerson (Vintage,
US$17.95)
The book chronicles the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life.