N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah. As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and farm or heading West.
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2. FAITHLESS IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. The 52nd book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a young sculptor in the West Village.
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3. FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah. A friendship between two women in the Pacific Northwest endures for more than three decades.
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4. RECKLESS ROAD, by Christine Feehan. The fifth book in the Torpedo Ink series. One of the motorcycle club’s members needs a second chance after thinking an intimate encounter was just a dream.
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5. THE DUKE AND I, by Julia Quinn.
The first book in the Bridgerton series. Daphne Bridgerton’s reputation soars when she colludes with the Duke of Hastings. The basis of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.”
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6. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig. Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
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7. RAFAEL, by Laurell K. Hamilton. The 28th book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The king of wererats fights to defend his crown.
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8. THE SANATORIUM, by Sarah Pearse. Elin Warner must find her estranged brother’s fiancã©e, who goes missing as a storm approaches a hotel that was once a sanitarium in the Swiss Alps.
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9. THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME, by Julia Quinn. The second book in the Bridgerton series. Kate Sheffield
gets in the way of Anthony Bridgerton’s intent to marry.
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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.
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2. JUST AS I AM, by Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford. The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of Black women through her career choices.
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3. THINK AGAIN, by Adam Grant. An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
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4. A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama. In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.
Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 13 5. FOUR HUNDRED SOULS, edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. A compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of African American history.
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6. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew Mcconaughey. The Academy Awardwinning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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7. CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
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8. UNMASKED, by Andy Ngo. A former writer for the online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the activist movement antifa.
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9. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
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10. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, by Bessel van der Kolk. How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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CREDITS
Editor: Gary Hahn 518-454-5367 (ghahn@timesunion.com)
Cover photos: Books: Provided, Cari Scribner; Arts: Provided, Clark Institute. Travel: Photo by Jessica Kelly; Flavor: Konrad Odhiambo
Designers: Tyswan Stewart, Patti Shunk
Copy editors: Joe Stalvey, Lisa Morey