New York Times Best Sellers
Fiction
1. THE RECKONING by John Grisham (Doubleday)
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
2. EVERY BREATH by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central)
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
3. THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom (Harper)
The sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” follows Annie on her heavenly journey.
4. UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper)
5. A SPARK OF LIGHT
by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) 6. AMBUSH
by James Patterson and James O. Born (Little, Brown) 7. HOLY GHOST
by John Sandford (Putnam) 8. THE WITCH ELM by Tana French (Viking)
9. VINCE FLYNN: RED WAR by Kyle Mills (Emily Bestler/Atria)
10. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens (Putnam)
Nonfiction
1. KILLING THE SS by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt)
A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.
2. THE MAMBA MENTALITY by Kobe Bryant (Melcher/ MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
The former Los Angeles Laker describes various skills and techniques he used on the court.
3. SHIP OF FOOLS by Tucker Carlson (Free Press)
The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
4. BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG
QUESTIONS by Stephen Hawking (Bantam)
A collection of essays from the late scientist’s personal archive that address 10 imponderables.
5. FEAR by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)
6. PRESIDENTS OF WAR by Michael Beschloss (Crown)
7. SHADE by Pete Souza (Little, Brown) 8. THE FIFTH RISK by Michael Lewis (Norton)
9. LEADERSHIP by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster)
10. EDUCATED by Tara Westover (Random House)