NEW YORK TIMES
FICTION
1 The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead)
A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals. THIS WEEK: 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 19
2 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown)
A video of a shocking crime surfaces, casting suspicion on a San Francisco detective’s colleagues. THIS WEEK: 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
3 All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner)
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II. THIS WEEK: 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 36
4 Memory Man by David Baldacci. (Grand Central)
A police detective who left the force when his family was murdered teams up with his former partner to solve the case. THIS WEEK: 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
5 Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. (Morrow/HarperCollins)
Five thousand years after a small number of survivors of the Moon’s explosion took refuge on an international space station, their descendants contemplate a return to Earth. THIS WEEK: 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6 Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews. (St. Martin’s)
Complications arise when a Hollywood location scout tries to arrange a shoot in a Florida Gulf Coast town. THIS WEEK: 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7 Gathering Prey by John Sandford. (Putnam)
Lucas Davenport is on the trail of killers who have targeted a group of vagabonds called the Travelers. THIS WEEK: 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4
8 Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. (Simon & Schuster)
The life of a successful New York magazine writer is shaken when secrets from her past are revealed. THIS WEEK: 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
9 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s)
Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris. THIS WEEK: 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 16
10 Love, Laughter, And Steamy Ever Afters by Bella Andre, Melissa Foster and others. (Bella Andre, Melissa Foster and others)
A collection of 10 romance novels by 10 different authors. THIS WEEK: 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1
NON-FICTION
1 The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster)
The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight. THIS WEEK: 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
2 Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance. (Ecco/HarperCollins)
A technology writer follows Musk’s life from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in Internet start-ups like the rocket company SpaceX, the electric-car company Tesla and the solar power installation company Solar City. THIS WEEK: 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3 The Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown. (Penguin)
The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. THIS WEEK: 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 53
4 The Road To Character by David Brooks. (Random House)
The New York Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a material age. THIS WEEK: 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6
5 And The Good News Is ... by Dana Perino. (Twelve)
The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career and shares lessons she has learned. THIS WEEK: 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
6 Dead Wake by Erik Larson. (Crown)
The last voyage of the Lusitania, the passenger liner sunk by a German torpedo in 1915; by the author of The Devil In The White City. THIS WEEK: 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 11
7 American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. (Morrow/HarperCollins)
A former member of the Navy SEALs discusses his battlefield experiences during the Iraq War; now a movie. THIS WEEK: 7 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 66
8 Bill O’Reilly’s Legends And Lies by David Fisher. (Holt)
Stories of the American West. THIS WEEK: 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
9 Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. (Metropolitan/Holt)
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better. THIS WEEK: 9 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 32
10 Clinton Cash by Peter Schweizer. (HarperCollins)
An examination of donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities. THIS WEEK: 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3