BEST-SELLERS

Fiction

1. 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.

2. The 18th Abduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The 18th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.

3. The Night Window by Dean Koontz. The fifth book in the Jane Hawk series. The former FBI agent pursues a slew of bad guys, including a Vegas mob boss.

4. Redemption by David Baldacci. The fifth book in the Memory Man series. The first man Amos Decker put behind bars asks to have his name cleared.

5. Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel. Isabelle McAvoy faces challenges as she raises three daughters from three separate fathers on her own.

6. The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. Evie Milton uncovers a story going back a couple generations that may shatter a family myth.

7. Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews. Drue Campbell inherits a rundown beach bungalow and takes a job at her estranged father’s personal injury attorney office.

8. Neon Prey by John Sandford. The 29th book in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.

9. Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin. The first volume of the twopart history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

10. Normal People by Sally Rooney. The connection between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity College in Dublin.

Nonfiction

1. Howard Stern

Comes Again by Howard Stern. The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.

2. The Pioneers by David McCullough. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory.

3. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes her journey to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

4. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for a university.

5. The British Are

Coming by Rick Atkinson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.

6. The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates. The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society.

7. The Second Mountain by David Brooks. A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life.

8. Sacred Duty by Tom Cotton. The veteran and Republican senator from Arkansas describes the services enacted by the Army unit known as the Old Guard.

9. Furious Hours by Casey Cep. Harper Lee’s work on the true-crime story about a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members.

10. Life Will Be the

Death of Me by Chelsea Handler. The comedian chronicles going into therapy and becoming an advocate for change.

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