N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. THE 23RD MIDNIGHT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The 23rd book in the “Women’s Murder Club” series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
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2. HAPPY PLACE, by Emily Henry. A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
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3. MEET ME AT THE LAKE, by Carley Fortune. A decade after a one-day adventure, Will appears again in Fern’s life at her mother’s lakeside resort.
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4. THE COVENANT OF WATER, by Abraham Verghese. Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.
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5. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
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6. THE WEDDING PLANNER, by Danielle Steel. An unmarried wedding planner contends with problems, secrets and scandals.
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7. IT ENDS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover. A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
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8. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, by Bonnie Garmus. A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
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9. SIMPLY LIES, by David Baldacci. A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
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10. IT STARTS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover. In the sequel to “It Ends With Us,” Lily deals with her jealous ex-husband as she reconnects with her first boyfriend.
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NONFICTION
1. THE WAGER, by David Grann. The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
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2. THE LIGHT WE CARRY, by Michelle Obama. The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
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by Luke Russert. The Emmy Award-winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way.
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4. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
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5. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, by Bessel van der Kolk. How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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6. SPARE, by Prince Harry. The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
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7. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy. The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
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8. CRYING IN H MART, by Michelle Zauner. 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.
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9. LESSONS LEARNED AND CHERISHED, by Deborah Roberts. Essays by celebrities about the teachers who impacted their lives.
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10. THE ESCAPE ARTIST, by Jonathan Freedland. Rudolf Vrba, who became one of the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz, warned others about the death camp.
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