BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline. In a sequel to “Ready Player One,” WadeWatts discovers a technological advancement and goes on a new quest.
2. Deadly Cross by James Patterson. The 28th book in the “Alex Cross” series. An investigation of a double homicide sends Alex Cross to Alabama.
3. The Return by Nicholas Sparks. A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina, where two women change his life.
4. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham. The third book in the “Jake Brigance” series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.
5. Daylight by David Baldacci. FBI agent Atlee Pine’s search for her twin sister overlaps with a military investigator’s hunt for someone involved in a global conspiracy.
6. The Awakening by Nora Roberts. The first book in the “Dragon Heart Legacy” series. Breen Kelly travels through a portal in Ireland to a land of faeries and mermaids.
7. The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly. The sixth book in the “Mickey Haller” series. Haller defends himself when police find the body of a former client in his car’s trunk.
8. Rhythm ofWar by Brandon Sanderson. The fourth book in the “Stormlight Archive” series. Technological discoveries and an ensuing arms race change how a war is fought.
9. The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.
10. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine.
Nonfiction
1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama. In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.
2. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. The Academy Awardwinning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the past 35 years.
3. Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann. The country-music icon offers insights on 175 of her songs.
4. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
5. No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox. The actor discusses the challenges he has faced with Parkinson’s disease and other setbacks that caused him to reassess his outlook.
6. ModernWarriors by Pete Hegseth. The Fox News host and combat veteran interviews soldiers about the different kinds of battles they encountered.
7. Caste by IsabelWilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
8. Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian shares material he collected in an accordion folder over the past 45 years.
9. Humans by Brandon Stanton. Photos and stories of people fromover 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”
10. Saving Freedom by Joe Scarborough. The MSNBC host and former congressman describes the struggles Harry Truman faced before and during his time as president.