NEW YORK TIMES
FICTION
1 The Cast by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte)
A magazine columnist meets an array of Hollywood professionals when a producer turns a story about her grandmother into a TV series.
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2 The 17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown)
The latest instalment in the Women’s Murder Club series. Detective Lindsay Boxer searches for a killer in San Francisco. THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 1
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3 By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank. (Morrow)
Two families are brought together when the daughter of a Chicago power broker and the son of a Southern peach farmer decide to wed.
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4 Princess by James Patterson and Rees Jones. (Grand Central)
Princess Caroline calls on Jack Morgan when her friend goes missing.
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5 The Fallen by David Baldacci. (Grand Central)
Amos Decker, known as the Memory Man, puts his talents toward solving a string of murders in a Rust Belt town.
THIS WEEK: 5
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6 The Midnight Line by Lee Child. (Delacorte)
Jack Reacher tracks down the owner of a pawned West Point class ring and stumbles upon a large criminal enterprise. THIS WEEK: 6
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7 Twisted Prey by John Sandford. (Putnam)
The 28th book in the Prey series. A federal marshal looks into the actions of a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 5
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8 The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews. (St. Martin’s)
An eccentric millionaire enlists attorney Brooke Trappnell to fix old wrongs, which sets up a potential scandal and murder. THIS WEEK: 8
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9 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. (Penguin Press)
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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10 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s)
A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.
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NON-FICTION
1 How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press)
A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.
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2 The Soul Of America by Jon Meacham. (Random House)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer contextualises the present political climate through the lens of difficult moments in American history.
THIS WEEK: 2
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3 A Higher Loyalty by James Comey. (Flatiron)
The former FBI director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice, and analyses the leadership styles of three presidents.
THIS WEEK: 3
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4 Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. (Amistad)
A previously unpublished, first-person account of Cudjo Lewis, a man who was transported and enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned.
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5 Three Days In Moscow by Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney. (Morrow)
The Fox News anchor describes Ronald Reagan’s 1988 visit to the Soviet capital.
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6 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper)
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species. THIS WEEK: 6
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7 I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara. (Harper)
The late true-crime journalist’s search for the serial murderer and rapist known as “The Golden State Killer”.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 4
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8 Killers Of The Flower Moon by David Grann. (Doubleday)
The story of a murder rampage in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.
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9 Robin by Dave Itzkoff. (Holt)
A New York Times journalist details the career and struggles of actor and comedian Robin Williams.
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10 Educated by Tara Westover. (Random House)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
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