BEST-SELLERS
Fiction 1. Look Alive Twenty-five
by Janet Evanovich. The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. When several managers of a deli in Trenton disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
2. Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci. Atlee Pine, an FBI agent haunted by the childhood kidnapping of her twin sister, must choose between protecting her career or America’s democracy.
3. The Reckoning
by John Grisham. A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
4. Past Tense
by Lee Child. Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.
5. Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty. A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
6. Every Breath
by Nicholas Sparks. Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
7. Dark Sacred Night
by Michael Renée Connelly. Ballard Detective teams up with retired detective Harry Bosch, who is working on a cold case.
8. Elevation
by Stephen King. A man who is losing weight without getting thinner forms an unlikely alliance with his neighbors who are dealing with prejudices.
9. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom. The sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” follows Annie on her heavenly journey.
10. 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.
Nonfiction 1. Becoming
by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
2. Killing the SS
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.
3. Ship of Fools
by Tucker Carlson. The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
4. Fear
by Bob Woodward. Based on hours of interviews with sources, the Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.
5. Educated
by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
6. Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back)
by Jeff Tweedy. The founding member of rock band Wilco discusses his life and artistic process.
7. Leadership
by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.
8. Beastie Boys Book
by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz. The story of the New York band that went from performing hard-core punk music to hip-hop stardom.
9. Shade
by Pete Souza. Pictures of former President Barack Obama are juxtaposed with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.
10. Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen Hawking. A collection of essays from the late scientist’s personal archive that address 10 imponderables.