BEST-SELLERS
Fiction 1. Kingdom of the Blind
by Louise Penny. While on suspension, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is made an executor of a stranger’s will and tries to keep a deadly narcotic off Montreal’s streets.
2. Fire and Blood
by George R.R. Martin. This two-part history of the Targaryens in Westero, set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones.”
3. The Reckoning
by John Grisham. A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
4. Target: Alex Cross
by James Patterson. Alex Cross returns for the 26th book in the series bearing his name.
5. Every Breath
by Nicholas Sparks. Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
6. Past Tense
by Lee Child. Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born.
7. Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci. Atlee Pine, an FBI agent, haunted by a childhood trauma, must choose between protecting her career or the United States’ democracy.
8. Look Alive Twenty-Five
by Janet Evanovich. When several managers of a deli in Trenton, N.J., disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
9. Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty. A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
10. 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.
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. Educated
by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
4. Shade
by Pete Souza. Pictures of former President Barack Obama are juxtaposed with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.
5. Beastie Boys Book
by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz. The story of the New York band who achieved hip-hop stardom.
6. Ship of Fools
by Tucker Carlson. The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
7. Leadership
by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents.
8. Fear
by Bob Woodward. Debates and decisionmaking within the Trump White House.
9. Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen Hawking. A collection of essays from the late scientist’s personal archive that address 10 imponderables.
10. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson. A straightforward, easy-tounderstand introduction to the universe.