BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich. The 26th book in the “Stephanie Plum” series. A New Jersey gangster’s associates go after a bounty hunter’s widowed grandmother.
2. The Guardians by John Grisham. Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
3. Blue Moon by Lee Child. Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
5. The Night Fire by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard return to take up a case that held the attention of Bosch’s mentor.
6. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.
7. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout. In a follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Olive Kitteridge,” new relationships, including a second marriage, are encountered in a seaside town in Maine.
8. The Institute by Stephen King. Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.
9. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. Zachary Ezra Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of stories.
10. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. In Depression-era Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books.
Nonfiction
1. Triggered by Donald Trump Jr. Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
2. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers by Brian Kilmeade. The “Fox & Friends” host gives an account of the battle against the Mexican Army in 1836.
3. With All Due Respect by Nikki R. Haley. A memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and governor of
South Carolina.
4. Finding Chika by Mitch Albom. Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family.
5. Me by Elton John. The multiaward-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
6. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
7. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
8. Blowout by Rachel Maddow. The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians.
9. The Beautiful Ones by Prince. Edited by Dan Piepenbring. A memoir by the musician written before his death, with photos and other memorabilia showing his evolution.
10. A Song for You by Robyn Crawford. A friend and collaborator gives her account of various aspects of her relationship with the late pop star Whitney Houston.