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BESTSELLER­S

- New York Times

Fiction

1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas. Passion arises between Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar as they seek to avenge the deaths of Bryce’s friends.

2. Long Range by C.J. Box. The 20th book in the “Joe Pickett” series. A grizzly bear attack and an attempted assassinat­ion of a local judge baffle the Wyoming game warden.

3. 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.

4. The Numbers Game by Danielle Steel. An affair wrecks a marriage and a daughter seeks to get out from her family’s shadow while old dreams and new love are pursued.

5. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

6. Blindside by James Patterson and James O. Born. The 12th book in the “Michael Bennett” series. A serial-killing spree might impact national security.

7. You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Shay Miller’s bad luck may get even worse when she meets a pair of sisters who always get what they want.

8. Writers & Lovers by Lily King. Casey Peabody goes through a big transition as she tries to maintain a creative life.

9. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelide­s. Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

10. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. As a bill that may hurt the rights of Native Americans goes to Congress in 1953, domestic issues arise for plant workers near the Turtle Mountain Reservatio­n in North Dakota.

Nonfiction

1. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. An examinatio­n of the leadership of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

2. The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant. Various skills and techniques used on the court by the late Los Angeles Lakers player.

3. Unknown Valor by Martha MacCallum. The Fox News anchor weaves stories of combat veterans who fought during World War II.

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

5. The Maga Doctrine by Charlie Kirk. The founder of Turning Point USA espouses some ideas promulgate­d by President Donald Trump.

6. Open Book by Jessica Simpson with Kevin Carr O’Leary. The singer, actress and fashion designer discloses times of success, trauma and addiction.

7. The Hope of Glory by Jon Meacham. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer delves into the seven last sayings of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels.

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

9. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Famous examples of miscommuni­cation serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderst­andings.

10. A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig. The Pulitzer Prizewinni­ng journalist­s use firsthand accounts to chart patterns of behavior within the Trump administra­tion.

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