BEST-SELLERS
Fiction
1. THE PANTHER, by Nelson DeMille. Posted to Yemen, anti-terrorist task force agent John Corey and his wife, an FBI agent, pursue a high-ranking al-Qaida operative—who is out to avenge the death of the Libyan terrorist Corey killed in New York.
2. THE TWELVE, by Justin Cronin. A sequel to The Passage continues its story of life after an apocalypse.
3. THE CASUAL VACANCY, by J.K. Rowling. The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town; a novel for adults by the creator of Harry Potter.
4. THE BONE BED, by Patricia Cornwell. A paleontologist’s disappearance in Canada turns out to be connected to crimes much closer to home for chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta; the 20th Scarpetta book.
5. NYPD RED, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Detective Zach Jordan and his beautiful partner (and ex-girlfriend) must stop a deranged killer who has targeted a glittering New York film festival.
6. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary; is her husband a killer?
7. WINTER OF THE WORLD, by Ken Follett. In Book 2 of the Century trilogy, members of five interrelated families from five countries grapple with the tumultuous historical events of the years 1939-1949.
8. THE SECRET KEEPER, by Kate Morton. A British actress searches for secrets in her 90-year-old mother’s past.
9. THE TIME KEEPER, by Mitch Albom. A fable about the inventor of the world’s first clock, who returns to our world after centuries of banishment; from the author of Tuesdays With Morrie.
10. MAD RIVER, by John Sandford. Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for a teenage Bonnie and Clyde.
Nonfiction
Paperback fiction
Paperback nonfiction
1. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis centers on the experiences of William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha. 2. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA
LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. The story of an African-American woman whose cancerous cells were extensively cultured without her permission in 1951.
3. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. A father recounts his 3-year-old son’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an emergency appendectomy. 4. IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT
ME?, by Mindy Kaling. The comedian and actress offers essays about her life.
5. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed—it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent. 1. KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
2. NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.
3. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
4. AMERICA AGAIN, by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Tom Purcell et al. The mock pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.
5. WHO I AM, by Pete Townshend. The rocker’s memoir.
6. IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE, by John Taylor with Tom Sykes. A memoir by the bass player and founding member of Duran Duran.
7. THE FINISH, by Mark Bowden. From 9/11 to the killing of Osama bin Laden, from the author of Black Hawk Down.
8. WAGING HEAVY PEACE, by Neil Young. The rocker’s memoir ranges over his personal life and his music, including his days with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
9. HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED, by Paul Tough. The author argues that the qualities that matter most have to do with character, not intelligence.
10. THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE, by Nate Silver. An examination of predictions, the ones that come true and the ones that don’t. 1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E.L. James. An inexperienced college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes; the first book in an erotic trilogy.
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E.L. James. Daunted by Christian’s dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship—but desire still dominates her every thought; the second book in a trilogy.
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E.L. James. Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face a world of possibilities, and unexpected challenges; the final volume in a trilogy.
4. CLOUD ATLAS, by David Mitchell. Six linked stories involve myriad characters and conflicts: from New Zealand in the mid-19th Century with a stowaway Moriori, to a Belgian estate in the 1930s, to 1970s California with a plucky journalist.
5. THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci. When something about his latest mission seems wrong, government assassin Will Robie refuses to kill. Now he’s a target himself, trying to protect a 14-year-old girl at the center of a vast cover-up.