Albany Times Union (Sunday)

N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLER­S

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FICTION

1. VINCE FLYNN: CODE RED, by Kyle Mills. The 22nd book in the “Mitch Rapp” series. Rapp and his team try to foil a plot by Russia without being discovered.

Last week: —Weeks on list: 1

2. HOLLY, by Stephen King. Private detective Holly Gibney investigat­es whether a married pair of octogenari­an academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappeara­nce. Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2

3. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. Last week: 4 Weeks on list: 20

4. 23 1/2 LIES, by James Patterson. Three thrillers: “23 1/2 Lies” (written with Maxine Paetro), “Fallen Ranger” (written with Andrew Bourelle) and “Watch Your Back” (written with Loren D. Estleman). Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

5. THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND, by Lucy Score. The third book in the “Knockemout” series. A mogul and a small-town librarian share a dark secret from their past. Last week: 2 Weeks on list: 2

6. FALL OF RUIN AND WRATH, by Jennifer L. Armentrout. In a world where only nine cities were spared divine destructio­n, Calista must decide whether to follow her intuition to safety or court calamity by pursuing a love. Last week: — Weeks on list: 1

7. TOM LAKE, by Ann Patchett. Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationsh­ip with a famous actor. Last week: 6 Weeks on list: 7

8. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, by Bonnie Garmus. A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. Last week: 11 Weeks on list: 45

9. THE HOUSEMAID, by Freida McFadden. Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchester­s.

Last week: 9Weeks on list: 14

10. TOO LATE, by Colleen Hoover. Dangers develop when a drug trafficker becomes obsessed with a woman who has a mutual attraction to a DEA agent. Last week: 12

Weeks on list: 12

NONFICTION

1. ELON MUSK, by Walter Isaacson. The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploratio­n and artificial intelligen­ce. Last week: —

Weeks on list: 1

2. COUNTING THE COST, by Jill Duggar with Derick Dillard and Craig Borlase. A behind-the-scenes account of the reality TV series “19 Kids and Counting” and Duggar family. Last week: —

Weeks on list: 1

3. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

Last week: 1

Weeks on list: 94

4. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

Last week: 2

Weeks on list: 25

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: 3

Weeks on list: 160

6. THE WAGER, by David Grann. The survivors of a shipwrecke­d British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

Last week: 7

Weeks on list: 22

7. SCATTERSHO­T, by Bernie Taupin. A memoir by the lyricist best known for his collaborat­ions with Elton John.

Last week: —

Weeks on list: 1

8. TO INFINITY AND BEYOND, by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker. Science and pop culture intertwine in this exploratio­n of the cosmos, which includes parallel worlds and time travel.

Last week: —Weeks on list: 1

9. DOPPELGANG­ER, by Naomi Klein. The author of “On Fire” and “No Is Not Enough” explores the mirror-worlds of online paranoia and conspiracy theories in a divided culture. Last week: —; Weeks on list: 1

10. TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY, by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. The authors of “How Democracie­s Die” examine an authoritar­ian backlash happening in America.

Last week: —Weeks on list: 1

 ?? ?? Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Courtesy of Simon & Schuster

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