BESTSELLERS
Fiction weeks
on list 1. Beautiful World, 3 Where Are You by Sally Rooney (FSG: $28) The story of two modern couples struggling with love, sex and relationships, from the author of “Normal People.”
2. Bewilderment by 1 Richard Powers (Norton: $28) A widowed astrobiologist raises his 9 year old and searches for life in the cosmos.
3. Harlem Shuffle by 2 Colson Whitehead (Doubleday: $29) A salesman in Harlem is drawn into a world of crime, from the author of “The Underground Railroad.”
4. The Midnight Library 47 by Matt Haig (Viking: $26) A reader in an infinite library must choose what kind of life to lead.
5. Matrix by Lauren Groff 3 (Riverhead: $28) A teenager from a noble family in 12th century France is banished to an English abbey.
6. Apples Never Fall by 2 Liane Moriarty (Holt: $29) A mystery surrounding a dysfunctional family from the author of “Nine Perfect Strangers.”
7. The Book of Form and 1 Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki (Viking: $30) Following the death of his father, a boy begins hearing voices and his mother becomes a hoarder.
8. Under the Whispering 1 Door by TJ Klune (Tor: $27) At his own funeral a man realizes he's dead but not quite ready to cross over.
9. Malibu Rising by 17 Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $28) In 1983, a Malibu party spirals out of control in this new novel from the author of “Daisy Jones & the Six” and “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.”
10. The Love Songs of 5 W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (Harper: $29) A descendant of slaves is caught between her life in a Northern city and her family in the deep South.
Nonfiction
1. Peril by Bob Woodward, Robert Costa (Simon & Schuster: $30) An examination of the precarious state of American democracy during the Trump/ Biden transition.
2. Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson (Hachette: $29) A memoir from TV’s Mistress of the Dark.
3. Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe (Harper: $30) The Vanderbilt heir collaborates with the historian/novelist to profile his family’s dynasty.
4. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter of the band Japanese Breakfast.
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5. Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Dial: $28) The activist explores the peace that comes when we stop striving to meet the world’s expectations.
6. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper (Ten Speed: $17) A light-hearted illustrated guide to the macabre side of the English countryside.
7. Misfits by Michaela Coel (Holt : $20) The creator and star of HBO’s “I May Destroy You” offers a guide to not fitting in.
8. Fuzz by Mary Roach (Norton: $27) The author explores the science of humanwildlife conflict.
9. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Crown: $30) A memoir from the Oscar-winning actor.
10. Atomic Habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) The self-help expert’s guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones. 1 2 1 2 1 8