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1. Blue Moon, by Lee Child. (Delacorte)
● Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. The Guardians, by John Grisham. (Doubleday)
● Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonises some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
3. The Night Fire, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown)
● Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard return to take up a case that held the attention of Bosch’s mentor.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2 4. 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: 4
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 60 5. The Giver Of Stars, by Jojo Moyes. (Pamela Dorman/Viking)
● In Depression-era America, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books throughout the mountains of Kentucky. THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 3 6. The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett. (Harper)
● A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.
THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
7. Find Me, by André Aciman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
● Years after the events of Call Me By
Your Name, Elio has become a classically trained pianist in Paris while Oliver is a New England college professor with a family.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1 8. The 19th Christmas, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown)
● In the 19th instalment of the “Women’s Murder Club” series, detective Lindsay Boxer and company take on a fearsome criminal known only as “Loman”. THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
9. The Deserter, by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. (Simon & Schuster)
● Two members of the Criminal Investigation Division must bring back a Delta Force soldier who disappeared. THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. 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: 10
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
11. Ravenous, by Helen Hardt. (Waterhouse)
● The 11th book in the “Steel Brothers Saga”.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King. (Scribner)
● Now grown up, Dan, the boy with psycho-intuitive powers in The Shining, helps another child with a spectacular gift.
THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 17 13. The Lost Causes Of Bleak Creek, by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal with Lance Rubin. (Crown)
● Two high school freshmen dig into the dark underpinnings of their hometown and a local reform school in North Carolina.
THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1 14. The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (One World)
● A young man who was gifted with a mysterious power becomes part of a war between slavers and the enslaved. THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 6 15. 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: 15
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
NON-FICTION
1. The Beautiful Ones, by Prince. Edited by Dan Piepenbring. (Spiegel & Grau)
● A memoir by the musician written before his death, with photos and other memorabilia detailing his evolution. THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. Me, by Elton John. (Holt)
● The multi-award-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
3. Blowout, by Rachel Maddow. (Crown)
● The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
4. Catch And Kill, by Ronan Farrow. (Little, Brown)
● The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details some surveillance and intimidation tactics used to pressure journalists and elude consequences by certain wealthy and connected men. THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 3 5. The Plot Against The President, by
Lee Smith. (Center Street)
● A narrative is depicted from the perspective of politician Devin Nunes. THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. 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: 6
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 89 7. Talking To Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown)
● Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
8. Dumpty, by John Lithgow. (Chronicle Prism)
● The multi-award-winning actor satirises the Trump administration with a collection of poems and illustrations. THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2 9. Three Days At The Brink, by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney. (Morrow)
● The Fox News host describes a meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran during World War II.
THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. The Body, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday)
● An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong.
THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 3 11. Guilty By Reason Of Insanity, by
David Limbaugh. (Regnery)
● The conservative commentator contends that liberals have declared a political war against the current president.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1 12. Permanent Record, by Edward Snowden. (Metropolitan/Holt)
● A memoir by the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the government’s mass surveillance program.
THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 5 13. The Way I Heard It, by Mike Rowe. (Gallery)
● The television personality relays stories from his podcast and personal anecdotes.
THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 3 14. The Book Of Gutsy Women, by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. (Simon & Schuster)
● Profiles of women from around the world who have blazed trails and challenged the status quo.
THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
15. 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: 15
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 49