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FICTION
1. Dream Town, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central)
● The third book in the “Archer” series. Archer, Dash and Callahan search for a missing screenwriter who had a dead body turn up in her home.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. Beautiful, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte)
● A supermodel deals with the effects of a terror attack at an airport in Brussels on her life and appearance.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover. (Atria)
● A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 45
4. The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. (Washington Square/Atria)
● A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 43
5. 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: 5
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 157
6. Kingdom Of Bones, by James Rollins. (Morrow)
● The 16th book in the “Sigma Force” series. An unknown force is putting people in a catatonic state in a village in the Congo.
THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. Verity, by Colleen Hoover. (Grand Central)
● Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 20
8. Death Of The Black Widow, by James Patterson and J.D. Barker. (Grand Central)
● Detective Walter O’Brien is obsessed with an escape artist who bludgeoned her kidnapper and avoided police custody.
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. The Investigator, by John Sandford. (Putnam)
● Letty Davenport, the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, looks into oil thefts in Texas.
THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. Run, Rose, Run, by Dolly Parton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown)
● A singer-songwriter goes to Nashville seeking stardom but is followed by her dark past.
THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
11. Ugly Love, by Colleen Hoover. (Atria)
● Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
12. Sea Of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel. (Knopf)
● A detective investigating in the wilderness discovers that his actions might affect the timeline of the universe. THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
13. Part Of Your World, by Abby Jimenez. (Forever)
● A city doctor must choose between her family’s wishes of becoming a world-renowned surgeon or having a life with a ridiculously hot carpenter. THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
14. The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley. (Morrow)
● Jess has suspicions about her half-brother’s neighbours when he goes missing.
THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
15. What Happened To The Bennetts, by Lisa Scottoline. (Putnam)
● A brush with members of a drug-trafficking organisation ushers a suburban family to go into the witness protection programme.
THIS WEEK: 15
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
NON-FICTION
1. The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk. (Penguin)
● How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 87
2. Freezing Order, by Bill Browder. (Simon & Schuster)
● The author of Red Notice tells his story of becoming Vladimir Putin’s enemy by uncovering a US$230 million tax refund scheme.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. Playing With Myself, by Randy Rainbow. (St. Martin’s)
● A memoir by the three-time Emmy-nominated comedian known for his online musical and political satires.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. Hello, Molly!, by Molly Shannon with Sean Wilsey. (Ecco)
● The comedic actor shares stories of family tragedy and her years as a star of Saturday Night Live.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
5. Left On Tenth, by Delia Ephron. (Little, Brown)
● The author and screenwriter describes losing her sister and husband to cancer, finding love again and receiving a leukemia diagnosis.
THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. Crying In H Mart, by Michelle Zauner. (Knopf)
● The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer. THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
7. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. (Milkweed Editions)
● A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 36
8. All About Love, by bell hooks. (Morrow)
● The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarised society and the meaning of love.
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 19
9. Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. (Crown)
● The author of Quiet suggests ways to embrace loss and suffering within ourselves and others.
THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
10. Pandora’s Jar, by Natalie Haynes. (Harper Perennial)
● A re-examination of Greek myths and their female characters through a woman’s perspective.
THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
11. Red Notice, by Bill Browder. (Simon & Schuster)
● An American hedge fund manager in Russia is expelled by kleptocrats who then seize his property. Browder’s investigation into the death of his attorney led to the Magnitsky Act.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
12. The 1619 Project, edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein. (One World)
● Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.
THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
13. The Storyteller, by Dave Grohl. (Dey Street)
● A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana. THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
14. Greenlights, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown)
● The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 61
15. From Strength To Strength, by Arthur C. Brooks. (Portfolio)
● A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life. THIS WEEK: 15
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 6