N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS

FICTION

1. THE HOTEL NANTUCKET, by Elin Hilderbrand. The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

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

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 53

3. VERITY, by Colleen Hoover. Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.

Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 28

4. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 165

5. SPARRING PARTNERS, by John Grisham. Three novellas: “Homecoming,” “Strawberry Moon” and “Sparring Partners.”

Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 3

6. UGLY LOVE, by Colleen Hoover. Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.

Last week: 7 Weeks on list: 23

7. 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: 6 Weeks on list: 51

8. BOOK LOVERS, by Emily Henry. While on vacation in North Carolina, a literary agent keeps running into an editor.

Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 7

9. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION,

by Emily Henry. Opposites Poppy and Alex meet to vacation together in hopes of saving their relationship.

Last week: 11 Weeks on list: 30 10. NOVEMBER 9, by Colleen Hoover. Is Ben using his relationship with Fallon as fodder for his novel?

Last week: 10 Weeks on list: 13

NONFICTION

1. BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAN MIND, by Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin. The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host makes his case for what he calls classical Christian education.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

2. I’D LIKE TO PLAY ALONE, PLEASE,

by Tom Segura. The stand-up comedian and podcaster shares stories of parenting and strange encounters.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1 3. JAMES PATTERSON, by James Patterson. The author’s life, from growing up in smalltown New York to working in the advertising industry to becoming a successful storyteller.

Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2

4. KILLING THE KILLERS,

by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The 11th book in the conservative commentator’s “Killing” series gives an account of the global war against terrorists.

Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 7

5. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE,

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

Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 95

6. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, by David Sedaris. The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic.

Last week: 3 Weeks on list: 3

7. ROUGH DRAFT, by Katy Tur. The MSNBC anchor describes growing up with her helicopter journalist parents and her own journey in covering the news.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

8. RIVER OF THE GODS, by Candice Millard. The story of the hardships encountered during 19th-century expeditions in Africa, and the complicated partnerships behind them.

Last week: 14 Weeks on list: 5

9. FINDING ME, by Viola Davis. The multiple awardwinning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success.

Last week: 5 Weeks on list: 8

10. HOW TO RAISE AN

ANTIRACIST,

by Ibram X. Kendi. The ways in which children at different ages experience race, and how racist structures might impact them.

Last week: — Weeks on list: 1