New York Times Best Sellers
FICTION
1. FOURTH WING
by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
2. DEAD MOUNTAIN
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Grand Central)
The fourth book in the “Nora Kelly” series. Kelly and Swanson search for the ninth victim of a gruesome and bizarre incident that occurred in 2008.
3. TOM LAKE
by Ann Patchett. (Harper)
Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.
4. AFTER THAT NIGHT
by Karin Slaughter. (Morrow)
The 11th book in the “Will Trent” series. Trent’s investigation of a young woman’s assault reveals a link to an attack 15 years ago.
5. THE HOUSEMAID
by Freida McFadden. (Grand Central) Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.
6. TOO LATE
by Colleen Hoover. (Grand Central) Dangers develop when a drug trafficker becomes obsessed with a woman who has a mutual attraction to a DEA agent.
7. SHADOW DANCE
by Christine Feehan. (Berkley)
The eighth book in the “Shadow Riders” series. Geno connects to Amaranthe in the shadows and goes after his parents’ killer.
8. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
by Bonnie Garmus. (Doubleday) A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
9. IT ENDS WITH US
by Colleen Hoover. (Atria)
A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
10. RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE
by Casey McQuiston. (St. Martin’s Griffin) A staged friendship between the son of the president and his rival, the Prince of Wales, evolves into a dangerous romance.
NONFICTION 1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
by David Grann. (Doubleday)
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.
2. GAMBLER
by Billy Walters with Armen Keteyian. (Avid Reader)
The sports gambler shares his life story and gives insights on his betting system.
3. OUTLIVE
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
4. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
by Bessel van der Kolk. (Penguin) How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
5. AMERICAN PROMETHEUS
by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. (Vintage) A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”
6. THE WAGER
by David Grann. (Doubleday)
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
7. NECESSARY TROUBLE
by Drew Gilpin Faust
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The former Harvard president describes the misogyny and racism that compelled her to become a historian.
8. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED
by Jennette McCurdy. (Simon & Schuster) The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
9. CRYING IN H MART
by Michelle Zauner (Vintage)
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.
10. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions)
A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.