NEW YORK TIMES
FICTION
1 Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine)
Psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Lt. Milo Sturgis investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman.
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2 Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders. (Random House)
Visiting the grave of his recently deceased young son in 1862, Lincoln encounters a cemetery full of ghosts.
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3 Burn by Helen Hardt. (Waterhouse Press)
Jonah falls for his brother’s therapist while trying to unravel his family’s abduction.
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4 The Shack by William P. Young. (Windblown Media)
A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. THIS WEEK: 4
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WEEKS ON LIST: 4
5 A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. (Forge Books)
A canine narrator undergoes a series of reincarnations.
THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
6 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. (Washington Square)
A curmudgeon’s gruff exterior masks a generosity of spirit. Originally published in Sweden in 2014. THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 39
7 Echoes In Death by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin’s)
Lt. Eve Dallas of the NYPD investigates a fatal home invasion. By Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
8 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. (Berkley)
Who will end up dead, and how, when three mothers with children in the same school become friends?
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 27
9 Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. (Norton)
A retelling of Norse folklore. THIS WEEK: 9
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10 Gunmetal Gray by Mark Greaney. (Berkley)
Court Gentry, now working for the CIA, pursues a Chinese hacker who is on the run.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
NON-FICTION
1 Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins)
A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood in the Rust Belt. THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
2 Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. (Morrow/HarperCollins)
The story of the black female mathematicians at then-segregated NASA and its precursor. The basis of the movie.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
3 This Life I Live by Rory Feek. (W Publishing/Thomas Nelson)
The songwriter describes his difficult childhood, love for his wife, and her death from cancer in 2016. THIS WEEK: 3
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4 Killing The Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt)
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the final years of World War II.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
5 The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. (W Publishing/ Thomas Nelson)
The couple who star in the HGTV show “Fixer Upper.” THIS WEEK: 5
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6 Big Agenda by David Horowitz. (Humanix)
A battle plan for the Trump White House.
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7 The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman. (Norton)
How a Warsaw couple sheltered Jews and members of the Resistance during World War II. Originally published in 2007. THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
8 Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. (Penguin)
A biography of the first Treasury secretary. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway musical.
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 4
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9 Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. (Spiegel & Grau)
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian, now the host of “The Daily Show.”
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WEEKS ON LIST: 12
10 The Book Of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. (Avery)
A discussion between two spiritual leaders about how to find joy in the face of suffering. THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 13