BESTSELLERS

7. The Boys From Biloxi

By John Grisham. Two childhood friends follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law.

8. Verity

By Colleen Hoover. Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth. 9. Dreamland

By Nicholas Sparks. Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.

10. A World of Curiosities

By Louise Penny. The 18th book in the “Chief Inspector Gamache” series. When an attic room that was sealed off 160 years ago is opened, an old enemy returns.

NONFICTION

1. The Light We Carry

By Michelle Obama. The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

2. I’m Glad My Mom Died

By Jennette McCurdy. The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

3. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

By Matthew Perry. The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

4. Surrender

By Bono. The lead singer of

Irish rock band U2 offers details of his life, career and activism.

5. The Revolutionary

By Stacy Schiff. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer details Samuel Adams’ contributions to the American Revolution.

6. The Song of the Cell

By Siddhartha Mukherjee. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles the discovery of cells and describes how modern medicine uses them.

7. And There Was Light

By Jon Meacham. The Pulitzer

Prize-winning biographer portrays the life of Abraham Lincoln.

8. Crying in H Mart

By Michelle Zauner. The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

9. The Philosophy of Modern Song

By Bob Dylan. In a collection of more than 60 essays, the musician and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature explores the nature of popular music.

10. An Immense World

By Ed Yong. The Pulitzer Prizewinning science writer explains the sensory perceptions and ways of communication used by a variety of animals.

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