BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. 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.
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. Criss Cross by James Patterson. The 27th book in the Alex Cross series. Copycat crimes make the detective question whether an innocent man was executed.
4. The Institute by Stephen King. Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to exmany tract their gifts through harsh methods.
5. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci. When Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to investigate her sister’s kidnapping from 30 years ago, she winds up tracking a potential serial killer.
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 decades.
7. Blue Moon by Lee Child. Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
8. 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.
9. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. In a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay.
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. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
2. Me by Elton John. The multiaward-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
3. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
4. 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.
5. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
6. The Book of Gutsy Women by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. Profiles of women from around the world who have blazed trails and challenged the status quo.
7. The Body by Bill Bryson. An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong.
8. Finding Chika by Mitch Albom. Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family.
9. Blowout by Rachel Maddow. The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians.
10. Triggered by Donald Trump Jr. Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization.