NEW YORK TIMES
FICTION
1. The Institute by Stephen King. (Scribner)
● Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.
THIS WEEK: 1
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday)
● In a sequel to The Handmaid’s
Tale, old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay.
THIS WEEK: 2
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1 3. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. (Putnam)
● In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 53
4. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. (Little, Brown)
● A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy’s prize, guilt and burden.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 49
5. The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. (Putnam)
● The 11th book in the “Isaac Bell” series. Dirk Pitt finds a document that brings a mystery from 1911 back to life.
THIS WEEK: 5
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. Killer Instinct by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown)
● The second book in the “Instinct” series. When an act of terror strikes New York, Dr Reinhart and Detective Needham go after a sociopath.
THIS WEEK: 6
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1 7. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
● Men and women in a dystopian future. The basis of the Hulu series; originally published in 1985.
THIS WEEK: 7
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WEEKS ON LIST: 28 8. Vendetta In Death by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin’s)
● The 49th book of the “In Death” series. Eve Dallas looks into the misdeeds of a wealthy businessman while a vigilante named Lady Justice uses disguises to avenge women who were wronged. THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
9. It by Stephen King. (Scribner) ● The fears of seven teenagers are rekindled in their adult lives by the terrifying title character. Originally published in 1986.
THIS WEEK: 9
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WEEKS ON LIST: 16 10. The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz. (Knopf )
● Mikael Blomkvist helps Lisbeth Salander put her past behind her in the latest instalment of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” series. THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
NON-FICTION
1. Talking To Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown)
● Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
THIS WEEK: 1
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West. (Random House)
● The former Marine infantry officer and secretary of defence recounts key moments from his career and imparts his leadership philosophy.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. Educated by Tara Westover. (Random House)
● The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 82 4. The Only Plane In The Sky by Garrett M. Graff. (Avid Reader)
● An oral history of the events that occurred on Sept 11, 2001, based on transcripts, declassified documents and interviews.
THIS WEEK: 4
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. (Penguin Press) ● Two reporters for The New
York Times recount their investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuses of power and the subsequent global disclosure of women’s traumatic stories. THIS WEEK: 5
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1 6. The Education Of An Idealist by Samantha Power. (Dey St.)
● The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s journey from being an immigrant to being an activist outsider to serving in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. THIS WEEK: 6
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. How To by Randall Munroe. (Riverhead)
● The former Nasa roboticist dispenses complex and excessive solutions to common problems; reclassified this week as nonfiction.
THIS WEEK: 7
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. Becoming by Michelle Obama. (Crown)
● The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent. THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 44
9. Lifespan by David A. Sinclair and Matthew D. LaPlante. (Atria)
● A professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School expounds on some new technologies and lifestyle changes that may affect ageing.
THIS WEEK: 9
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1 10. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
by Caitlin Doughty. (Norton)
● A funeral director answers 35 questions from children about death.
THIS WEEK: 10
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WEEKS ON LIST: 1