Houston Chronicle Sunday

BESTSELLER­S

- New York Times

FICTION

1. Lessons in Chemistry

By Bonnie Garmus. A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

By Gabrielle Zevin. Two friends find their partnershi­p challenged in the world of videogame design.

3. The House in the Pines

By Ana Reyes. Seven years after witnessing her best friend drop dead, Maya returns to her Berkshires hometown to piece together what happened.

4. Demon Copperhead

By Barbara Kingsolver. A reimaginin­g of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfiel­d” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

5. Maame

By Jessica George. Maddie, the daughter of an overbearin­g mother recently returned from Ghana and a father suffering from Parkinson’s, begins to build a life for herself in London.

6. The Boys From Biloxi

By John Grisham. Two childhood friends follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law.

7. The House of Wolves

By James Patterson and Mike Lupica. After her father is murdered, Jenny Wolf becomes the head of a powerful family in California.

8. Exiles

By Jane Harper. Questions surroundin­g the case of a missing woman, which have weighed on Aaron Falk for the past year, emerge at a gathering in the southern Australian wine country.

9. Fairy Tale

By Stephen King. A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war.

10. Mad Honey

By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee’s son is accused of killing his crush.

NONFICTION

1. Spare

By Prince Harry. The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British army and marriage to Meghan Markle.

2. Love, Pamela

By Pamela Anderson. The actress and activist details her childhood, rise to fame and the ways she is reclaiming the narrative of her life.

3. I’m Glad My Mom Died

By Jennette McCurdy. The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationsh­ip with her mother.

4. Never Give An Inch

By Mike Pompeo. The former secretary of state gives his account of his time serving under President Donald Trump, with a focus on an America First approach.

5. The Light We Carry

By Michelle Obama. The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

6. The Nazi Conspiracy

By Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. The story of a Nazi plot to kill President Roosevelt, Josef Stalin and Winston Churchill.

7. Cobalt Red

By Siddharth Kara. An investigat­ion into the cobalt mining practices in Congo and the moral implicatio­ns for users of many electronic devices.

8. Straight Shooter

By Stephen A. Smith. The ESPN analyst recounts the highs and lows of his life and career.

9. The 1619 Project

Edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstei­n. Viewing America’s entangleme­nt with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from the New York Times Magazine.

10. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

By Matthew Perry. The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

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