Albany Times Union (Sunday)

N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS

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FICTION

1. GAME ON, by Janet Evanovich. The 28th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Diesel and Stephanie track the internatio­nal computer hacker Oswald Wednesday.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

2. THE JUDGE’S LIST, by John Grisham. The second book in the Whistler series. Investigat­or Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge.

Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 3

3. THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT,

by Mitch Albom. After a ship explodes, nine people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1 4. BETTER OFF DEAD, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. The 26th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher helps an FBI agent look for her missing brother and takes on a foe named Dendoncker.

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2

5. THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY,

by Amor Towles. Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.

Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 5 6. DUNE, by Frank Herbert. The 1965 science fiction novel that is the basis of several adaptation­s, including the recent film directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 3

7. THE WISH, by Nicholas Sparks. Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photograph­er, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.

Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 6

8. IT ENDS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover. A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

Last week: 6 Weeks on list: 21

9. APPLES NEVER FALL, by Liane Moriarty. The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappeara­nce of their mother.

Last week: 7 Weeks on list: 8

10. THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

Last week: 10 Weeks on list: 19

NONFICTION

1. THE LYRICS: 1956 TO

THE PRESENT,

by Paul McCartney. A two-volume celebratio­n of 154 songs, with handwritte­n texts, paintings and photograph­s from the songwriter’s archives.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1 2. IMMUNE, by Philipp Dettmer.

The founder of the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt gives an overview of elements of the body’s immune system.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

3. THE PRESIDENT AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTER,

by Brian Kilmeade. The Fox News host gives an account of the relationsh­ip between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

4. THE STORYTELLE­R, by Dave Grohl. A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 5

5. GOING THERE, by Katie Couric. The former anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and “Today” describes some of the personal and profession­al challenges she faced.

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2

6. WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa with Philip Lerman. An oral history of “The Sopranos” by two of its stars who host the podcast “Talking Sopranos.”

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

7. BEST WISHES, WARMEST REGARDS, by Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy. Character profiles, major story moments and behind-the-scenes tales from the Emmy Awardwinni­ng series “Schitt’s Creek.”

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 2

8. BOTH/AND, by Huma Abedin. The aide and adviser to Hillary Clinton shares details from her time in public service as well as personal setbacks.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

9. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE,

by Bessel van der Kolk. How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

Last week: 10 Weeks on list: 63

10. WHOLEHEART­ED

FAITH,

by Rachel Held Evans with Jeff Chu. Reflection­s on the identity and purpose of Christiani­ty completed posthumous­ly.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

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