Houston Chronicle Sunday

BESTSELLER­S

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Fiction

1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

2. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. An 89-year-old Vivian Morris looks back at the direction her life took when she entered the 1940s New York theater scene.

3. Unsolved by James Patterson and David Ellis. A string of seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths confounds a FBI agent.

4. Fall by Neal Stephenson. A dead multibilli­onaire’s brain is scanned and turned back on at a time when humans live as digital souls.

5. Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank. A beekeeper’s quiet life is unsettled by her demanding mother, outgoing sister and neighborin­g widower.

6. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Little Dog writes a letter to a mother who cannot read, revealing a family history.

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

8. 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.

9. Skin Game by Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall. The third book in the “Teddy Fay” series. Teddy Fay scours Paris’ underworld to find a treasonous criminal.

10. 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.

Nonfiction

1. Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin. The conservati­ve commentato­r and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.

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

3. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalis­ts leaves home for university.

4. Siege by Michael Wolff. The author of “Fire and Fury” weaves a story of the second year of the Trump White House.

5. 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.

6. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

7. Sea Stories by William H. McRaven. A memoir by the retired fourstar Navy admiral, including the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.

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

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

10. Naturally Tan by Tan France. A comingof-age memoir by the “Queer Eye” star, with behind-the-scenes stories of the reality-TV show.

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