B E STS E L L E R S

Fiction

1. Ready Player Two Ernest Cline (Ballantine: $29) A return to the world of OASIS in a sequel to “Ready Player One.”

2. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett (Riverhead: $27) Identical twin sisters run away from their small Black community in the South and live very different lives.

3. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey: $27) A woman is summoned to a mysterious home in rural Mexico to rescue her newlywed cousin.

4. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf: $27) An Elizabethan tale of love and grief in 16th century Stratford-Upon-Avon.

5. The Searcher by Tana French (Viking: $27) A recently divorced retired Chicago cop settles down in a quiet Irish village where he gets dragged into a mystery.

6. The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $29) Attorney Mickey Haller is framed for murder in Los Angeles.

7. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Atria: $28) After a botched bank robbery the perpetrator takes eight hostages in an apartment.

8. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Knopf: $28) A PhD candidate and Ghanaian immigrant seeks to cure depression and addiction.

9. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (Tor: $35) The latest installment of “The Stormlight Archive.”

10. The Archer by Paulo Coelho (Knopf: $21) A retired master of the bow and arrow takes on a young protégé. Nonfiction

1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Crown: $45) The first Black President of the U.S. offers a personal account of the issues faced early in his presidency.

2. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House: $32) A hidden caste system.

3. The Best of Me by David Sedaris (Little, Brown: $30) A collection of favorite stories from the humorist.

4. Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter: $35) A collection of 85 new recipes.

5. Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Dial: $28) The activist explores the peace that comes when we stop striving to meet the world’s expectations.

6. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Crown: $30) A memoir from the actor.

7. One Life by Megan Rapinoe (Penguin: $27) A memoir from the World Cup Women’s Soccer champion.

8. Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton, Robert K. Oermann (Chronicle: $50) An autobiography from the singer-songwriter, actress and country music legend.

9. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne (Liveright: $35) A comprehensive biography of Civil Rights icon Malcolm X.

10. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (Crown: $32) A portrait of Winston Churchill. 26 12 11 17 38

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