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.