BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. State of Terror
by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny. In the wake of the previous administration’s mishandling of international affairs, the new Secretary of State Ellen Adams confronts interconnected global threats.
2. The Wish
by Nicholas Sparks. Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.
3. The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles. Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York in 1954.
4. Cloud Cuckoo Land
by Anthony Doerr. An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future.
5. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappearance of their mother.
6. Silverview
by John Le Carré. A London spy chief’s investigation brings him to a quiet seaside town where Julian Lawndsley has relocated and opened a bookstore.
7. The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave. Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a prior relationship.
8. The Book of Magic
by Alice Hoffman. The fourth book in the “Practical Magic” series. Three generations of Owens women try to save a young man’s life.
9. Harlem Shuffle
by Colson Whitehead. Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters.
10. The Butler
by Danielle Steel. The working relationship between a man and woman from different worlds develops into something new for them.
Nonfiction
1. The Storyteller by Dave Grohl. A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
2. To Rescue the Republic
by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney. The Fox News chief political anchor recounts challenges faced by Ulysses S. Grant.
3. The Boys
by Ron Howard and Clint Howard. The Howard brothers credit their success in Hollywood to their Midwestern parents, Rance and Jean.
4. Peril
by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The Washington Post journalists detail the dangers and challenges during the transition to the Biden presidency.
5. Midnight in Washington
by Adam Schiff. The congressman from California describes risks to our democracy and the resurgence of autocracy.
6. The Beatles: Get Back
by the Beatles. The story of the making of the band’s final album, gathered from transcripts of their conversations.
7. Taste
by Stanley Tucci. The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian American heritage, meals and mishaps.
8. Vanderbilt
by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. The CNN host and descendant of the Vanderbilt family charts the rise and fall of this American dynasty.
9. American Marxism
by Mark R. Levin. The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.
10. It’s Better to Be Feared
by Seth Wickersham. The ESPN reporter traces the inner workings of the New England Patriots and their influence on the NFL over two decades.
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