NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLERS
Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Oct. 31.
FICTION
1. THE SENTINEL, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy. (WEEKS ON LIST: 1)
2. A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the “Jake Brigance” series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Mississippi, in 1990. (3)
3. THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life. (5)
4. THREE WOMEN DISAPPEAR, by James Patterson and Shan Serafin. (Little, Brown) Detective Sean Walsh must solve a case involving three missing women who had access to a home where a man was murdered. (1) 5. SHAKEUP, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) The 55th book in the “Stone Barrington” series. A criminal mastermind turns out to be a person of influence. (1)
6. THE WONDER BOY OF WHISTLE STOP, by Fannie Flagg. (Random House) Bud Threadgoode returns to his hometown and sets off some life-changing events. (1) 7. THE SEARCHER, by Tana French. (Viking) After a divorce, a former Chicago police officer resettles in an Irish village where a boy goes missing. (4)
8. TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY, by Karen Kingsbury. (Atria) An 18year-old who wants to become a police officer falls in love with a young woman who has an aggressive form of cancer. (1)
9. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, by V.E. Schwab. (Tor/ Forge) A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. (4)
10. THE EVENING AND THE MORNING, by Ken Follett. (Viking) In a prequel to “The Pillars of the Earth,” a boatbuilder, a Norman noblewoman and a monk live in England under attack by the Welsh and the Vikings. (7)
11. THE NOEL LETTERS, by Richard Paul Evans. (Gallery) An editor of a publishing house inherits her father’s bookstore and receives letters from an anonymous source. (1)
12. ANXIOUS PEOPLE, by Fredrik Backman. (Atria) A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house. (8)
13. THE VANISHING HALF, by
Brit Bennett. (Riverhead) 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. (22)
14. MY LAST DUCHESS, by Eloisa James. (Avon) The Duke of Lindow, who has a castle and eight children, determines to woo Lady Astley. (1)
15. TROUBLES IN PARADISE, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown)
The final installment of the trilogy that includes “Winter in Paradise” and “What Happens in Paradise.” (4)
NONFICTION
1. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. (2) 2. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. (Dial) The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. (34) 3. CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. (Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today. (13) 4. GROUP, by Christie Tate. (Avid Reader) A law student grappling with feelings of sadness and isolation is invited to join a psychotherapy group. (1)
5. KILLING CRAZY HORSE, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The ninth book in the conservative commentator’s “Killing” series focuses on conflicts with Native Americans. (8)
6. SHADE, by Pete Souza. (Voracious/Little, Brown) The former White House photographer juxtaposes pictures of former President Barack Obama with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration. (11)
7. ONE VOTE AWAY, by Ted
Cruz. (Regnery) The Republican senator from Texas gives his views on what might happen if liberals gain a simple majority on the Supreme Court. (5) 8. BLACKOUT, by Candace Owens. (Threshold Editions) The conservative commentator makes her case that Black Americans should part ways with the Democratic Party. (7)
9. OBAMA, by Pete Souza. (Little, Brown) More than 300 pictures of the former president by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories. (18)
10. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, by Bessel van der Kolk. (Penguin) How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. (18)
11. MY OWN WORDS, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. (Simon & Schuster) A collection of articles and speeches by the Supreme Court justice. (5)
12. AMERICAN CRISIS, by Andrew Cuomo. (Crown) The New York governor gives his perspective on the COVID-19 crisis and prescribes ways to deal with future disasters. (2)
13. RAGE, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster) Based on 17 on-the-record interviews with President Donald Trump and other reporting, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist details the president’s perspective on multiple crises. (7)
14. IS THIS ANYTHING? by Jerry Seinfeld. (Simon & Schuster) The comedian shares material he collected in an accordion folder over the last 45 years. (4)
15. HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, by Ibram X. Kendi. (One World) A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. (26)