BEST-SELLERS
Fiction
1. THE RETURN by Nicholas Sparks. A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
2. TROUBLES IN PARADISE by Elin Hilderbrand. The final installment of the trilogy that includes “Winter in Paradise” and “What Happens in Paradise.”
3. LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam. A family vacation in an isolated part of Long Island is thrown into confusion when the home’s owners return claiming New York City is having a blackout.
4. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab. A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.
5. THE SEARCHER by Tana French. After a divorce, a former Chicago police officer resettles in an Irish village where a boy goes missing. 6. MAGIC LESSONS by Alice Hoffman. In a prequel to “Practical Magic,” Maria Owens invokes a curse that will haunt her family in Salem, Mass.
7. THE EVENING AND THE MORNING by Ken Follett. In a prequel to “The Pillars of the Earth,” a boatbuilder, a Norman noblewoman and a monk live in England under attack by the Welsh and the Vikings.
8. THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS by Jodi Picoult. After surviving a plane crash, a death doula travels to Egypt to reconnect with an old flame who is an archaeologist.
9. ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman. A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.
10. THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity.
Nonfiction
1. HUMANS by Brandon Stanton. Photos and stories of people from over 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”
2. IS THIS ANYTHING? by Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian shares material he collected in an accordion folder over the last 45 years.
3. THE 99% INVISIBLE CITY by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt. A look at the design and architecture of various and sometimes unexpected elements that make cities function.
4. RAGE by Bob Woodward. Based on 17 onthe-record interviews with President Trump and other reporting, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist details the president’s perspective on multiple crises.
5. CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
6. BLACKOUT by Candace Owens. The conservative commentator makes her case that Black Americans should part ways with the Democratic Party. 7. KILLING CRAZY HORSE by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The ninth book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series focuses on conflicts with Native Americans. 8. THE MEANING OF MARIAH CAREY by Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis.
9. UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
10. UNDAUNTED by John O. Brennan. The former CIA director recounts key moments from his career and evaluates national security policies and actions.
Paperback fiction
1. WALK THE WIRE by David Baldacci.
2. THE INSTITUTE by Stephen King.
3. THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell. 4. THE RISE OF MAGICKS by Nora Roberts. 5. CILKA’S JOURNEY by Heather Morris.
Paperback nonfiction
1. WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo. 2. MY OWN WORDS by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. 3. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk. 4. SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE by
Ijeoma Oluo. 5. JUST MERCY