Nonfiction

1. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE by Al Franken. A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former Saturday Night Live writer and performer. 2. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY by Neil deGrasse Tyson. A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

3. THEFT BY FINDING by David Sedaris. Excerpts from the writer’s diaries, 1977-2002.

4. OPTION B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Sandberg’s experience after her husband’s sudden death and Grant’s psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience.

5. HILLBILLY ELEGY by J. D. Vance. A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working class through his childhood.

6. THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by David McCullough. A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values.

7. THE VANISHING AMERICAN ADULT by Ben Sasse. The Nebraska Republican senator’s advice on how to raise resilient, responsible children.

8. 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. The fledgling FBI intervened, ineffectively.

9. SHATTERED by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. An examination of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

10. BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah. A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian and host of The Daily Show.