NEW YORK TIMES
FICTION
1 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: 1
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
2 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: 2
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 41
3 A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. (Forge Books)
A canine narrator undergoes a series of reincarnations.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
4 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: 4
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 29
5 Expecting To Die by Lisa Jackson. (Zebra)
Alvarez and Pescoli are back, dodging a reality-TV crew while tracking a serial killer stalking the woods of a remote Montana town. THIS WEEK: 5
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6 Into The Fire by Jeaniene Frost. (Avon)
A rival turns Vlad’s new love against him in this finale to the Night Prince series.
THIS WEEK: 6
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7 Bone Box by Faye Kellerman. (Morrow)
Rina Lazarus and Pete Decker discover evidence of a decades-old crime.
THIS WEEK: 7
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8 A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery. (Mira)
Romantic wranglings prove a not-always-welcome corrective to the solitary life.
THIS WEEK: 8
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9 Cole by Tijan. (EverAfter Romance)
Chance encounters spark an affair with a ruthless mob boss. THIS WEEK: 9
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly. (Ballantine)
A story of three women’s lives during and after World War II. THIS WEEK: 10
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
NON-FICTION
Portraits Of Courage by George W. Bush. (Crown)
Sixty-six colour paintings and a four-panel mural, accompanied by brief biographies, show members of the military who have served since 9/11. By the former president.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
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: 12
3 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: 3
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 32
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: 25
5 Dereliction Of Duty by H.R. McMaster. (HarperCollins)
This book by the newly appointed national security adviser, originally published in 1997, argues that officers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff failed to give President Lyndon Johnson candid advice about the Vietnam War. THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6 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: 6
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
7. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper)
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species. THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
8 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: 8
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
9 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: 9
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 20
10 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House)
A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36. THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 54