N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS FICTION CREDITS
1. LIFE AFTER DEATH, by Sister Souljah. In a sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time served and seeks revenge.
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2. LATER, by Stephen King. An NYPD detective asks the son of a struggling single mother to use his unnatural ability to track a killer.
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3. DARK SKY, by C.J. Box. The 21st book in the "Joe Pickett" series. The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a tech baron on an elk-hunting trip.
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4. 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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5. THE AFFAIR, by Danielle Steel. A French author’s extramarital relationship affects various members of his wife’s family.
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6. KLARA AND THE SUN, by Kazuo Ishiguro. An “Artificial Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion to an ailing 14-year-old girl.
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7. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD,
by Colson Whitehead. A teenage girl heads north on the network that helped slaves escape to freedom, envisioned in this novel as a secret system of actual tracks and tunnels.
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8. 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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9. 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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10. LIGHTNING GAME, by Christine Feehan. The 17th book in the "Ghostwalker" series. Rubin returns to his family’s homestead and Jonquille cannot control the lightning her body produces.
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NONFICTION
1. HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER, by Bill Gates. A prescription for what business, governments and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions.
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2. 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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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. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
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5. 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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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. THE SUM OF US, by Heather Mcghee. The chair of the board of the racial justice organization Color of Change analyzes the impact of racism on the economy.
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8. 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.
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9. NOMADLAND, by Jessica Bruder. A look at an expanding low-cost labor pool, which largely consists of transient older adults, and what this might portend.
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10. WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney. A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas.
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