New York Times Best Sellers

Fiction 1. THE LAW OF INNOCENCE

by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) The sixth book in the “Mickey Haller” series. Haller defends himself when police find the body of a former client in his car’s trunk. 2. I WOULD LEAVE ME IF I COULD by Halsey (Simon & Schuster)

A debut collection of poems by the Grammy Award-nominated musician.

3. A TIME FOR MERCY

by John Grisham (Doubleday)

The third book in the “Jake Brigance” series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Mississippi, in 1990.

4. THE RETURN by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central)

A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.

5. THE SENTINEL

by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Delacorte)

Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.

6. FORTUNE AND GLORY

by Janet Evanovich (Atria)

7. MARAUDER

by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (Putnam)

8. MOONFLOWER MURDERS

by Anthony Horowitz (Harper)

9. ANXIOUS PEOPLE

by Fredrik Backman (Atria)

10. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING

by Delia Owens (Putnam)

Nonfiction

1. HUMANS by Brandon Stanton (St. Martin’s) Photos and stories of people from over 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”

2. GREENLIGHTS

by Matthew McConaughey (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

3. UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN

by Emmanuel Acho (Flatiron)

A look at some questions and concepts needed to address systemic racism.

4. FIRST PRINCIPLES by Thomas E. Ricks (Harper)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explains the influence of the ancient Greeks and Romans on the thinking of America’s Founding Fathers.

5. CASTE

by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

6. UNTAMED

by Glennon Doyle (Dial)

7. THE ANSWER IS ...

by Alex Trebek (Simon & Schuster)

8. PAPPYLAND

by Wright Thompson (Penguin Press)

9. THE BEST OF ME

by David Sedaris (Little, Brown)

10. KILLING CRAZY HORSE

by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt)