BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. Life After Death
by Sister Souljah. In a sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time served and seeks revenge.
2. The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah. As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and farm or heading West.
3. Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro. An “Artificial Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion to an ailing 14-year-old girl.
4. Dark Sky
by C.J. Box. The 21st book in the “Joe Pickett” series. The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a tech baron on an elk-hunting trip.
5. The Affair
by Danielle Steel. A French author’s extramarital relationship affects various members of his wife’s family.
6. The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig. Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
7. The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner. An aspiring historian in London finds a clue that might put to rest unsolved apothecary murders from 200 years ago.
8. 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.
9. Infinite Country
by Patricia Engel. A kaleidoscopic story of a family occupying two different countries, Colombia and the United States.
10. A Court of Silver Flames
by Sarah J. Maas. The fifth book in “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. Nesta Archeron is forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian.
Nonfiction 1. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
by Bill Gates. A prescription for what business, governments and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions.
2. Just As I Am
by Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford. The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of Black women through her career choices.
3. Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
4. Think Again
by Adam Grant. An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
5. Untamed
by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
6. Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey. The Academy Awardwinning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the past 35 years.
7. 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.
8. Walk in My Combat Boots
by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney. A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas.
9. The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee. The chair of the board of the racial justice organization Color of Change analyzes the impact of racism on the economy.
10. Hunt, Gather, Parent
by Michaeleen Doucleff. A look at different approaches to rearing children from various parts of the planet.