BESTSELLERS
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.