BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci. When Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to investigate her sister’s kidnapping 30 years ago, she tracks a potential serial killer.
2. 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.
3. The Guardians by John Grisham. Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
4. 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 grandmother.
5. Blue Moon by Lee Child. Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
6. Tom Clancy: Code of Honor by Marc Cameron. President Jack Ryan learns of a plot against America when he tries to help an old friend who has been arrested in Indonesia.
7. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over decades.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
Nonfiction
1. A Warning by Anonymous. A senior official in the Trump administration offers an assessment of the president and makes a moral appeal.
2. Triggered by Donald Trump Jr. Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
3. Me by Elton John. The multiaward-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
4. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
5. 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.
6. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
7. Finding Chika by Mitch Albom. Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family.
8. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
9. The Body by Bill Bryson. An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong.
10. 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.