Nonfiction

1. Fire and Fury: By Michael Wolff. A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.

2. Enlightenment Now: By Steven Pinker. A case for using reason, science and humanism to counter pessimistic views of Western civilization.

3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: By Neil deGrasse Tyson. A straightforward, easy-tounderstand introduction to the universe.

4. Murder: All-American By James Patterson and Alex Abramovich with Mike Harvkey. The story of Aaron Hernandez, the New England Patriots tight end convicted of first-degree murder.

5. Promise Me, Dad: By Joe Biden. The former vice president recalls his toughest year in office.

6. All the Pieces Matter: By Jonathan Abrams. An oral history of the creation and development of the series “The Wire.”

7. Everything Happens for a Reason: By Kate Bowler. A divinity-school professor examines her tacit beliefs when she learns she has colon cancer.

8. Obama: By Pete Souza. More than 300 pictures of the former president by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories.

9. Directorate S: By Steve Coll. How the United States failed to understand a secret wing of a Pakistani intelligence agency and doomed two wars.

10. The Last Black Unicorn: By Tiffany Haddish. The comedian recounts growing up in South-Central Los Angeles and finding success after a period of homelessness.