Albany Times Union (Sunday)

N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS

-

FICTION

1. A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham. The third book in the "Jake Brigance" series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Mississipp­i, in 1990.

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2

2. THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks. A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanista­n goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.

Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 4

3. THE SEARCHER, by Tana French. After a divorce, a former Chicago police officer resettles in an Irish village where a boy goes missing.

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 3

4. THE EVENING AND THE MORNING, by Ken Follett. In a prequel to “The Pillars of the Earth,” a boatbuilde­r, a Norman noblewoman and a monk live in England under attack by the Welsh and the Vikings.

Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 6

5. ANXIOUS PEOPLE, by Fredrik Backman. A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.

Last week: 13 Weeks on list: 7

6. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE

LARUE, by V.E. Schwab. A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie Larue has across centuries.

Last week: 7 Weeks on list: 3

7. MEXICAN GOTHIC, by Silvia Moreno-garcia. In 1950s Mexico, a debutante travels to a distant mansion where family secrets of a faded mining empire have been kept hidden.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 3

8. TROUBLES IN PARADISE, by Elin Hilderbran­d. The final installmen­t of the trilogy that includes “Winter in Paradise” and “What Happens in Paradise.”

Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 3

9. THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS, by Jodi Picoult. After surviving a plane crash, a death doula travels to Egypt to reconnect with an old flame who is an archaeolog­ist.

Last week: 6 Weeks on list: 5

10. THE VANISHING HALF, by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine. Last week: 12 Weeks on list: 21

NONFICTION

1. GREENLIGHT­S, by Matthew Mcconaughe­y. The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

2. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 33

3. CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizati­ons and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 12

4. KILLING CRAZY HORSE, by Bill O’reilly and Martin Dugard. The ninth book in the conservati­ve commentato­r’s "Killing" series focuses on conflicts with Native Americans.

Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 7

5. ONE VOTE AWAY, by Ted Cruz. The Republican senator from Texas gives his views on what might happen if liberals gain a simple majority on the Supreme Court.

Last week: 11 Weeks on list: 4

6. ACCIDENTAL­LY WES ANDERSON, by Wally Koval. Photograph­s and stories of more than 200 locations from around the world that are inspired by the aesthetic of film director Wes Anderson.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

7. SHADE, by Pete Souza. The former White House photograph­er juxtaposes pictures of former President Barack Obama with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administra­tion.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 10 8. IS THIS ANYTHING? by Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian shares material he collected in an accordion folder over the last 45 years.

Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 3

9. RAGE, by Bob Woodward. Based on 17 on-the-record interviews with President Donald Trump and other reporting, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist details the president’s perspectiv­e on multiple crises.

Last week: 6 Weeks on list: 6

10. BATTLE OF BROTHERS, by Robert Lacey. A look at the potential factors that led to the divergent life paths of Prince William and Prince Harry.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States