BESTSELLERS
Fiction
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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Park Row: $28) In 18th century London, a woman helps women in abusive relationships.
Nonfiction
1. World Travel by Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever (Ecco: $35) An irreverent guide to some of the late travel writer and TV personality’s favorite locales.
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The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman (Viking: $16) A special edition of the poem delivered at President Biden’s inauguration.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf: $28) A view of an advanced society from the perspective of a child’s artificial friend.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Viking: $26) A reader in an infinite library is torn between versions of her life.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s: $29) A woman must choose whether to migrate to California or stay in the 1930s Texas Dust Bowl.
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (Ballantine: $28) In a small town in Northern California, a San Francisco detective gets drawn into the case of a missing teenager.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Tor: $27) In 1714 France, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Riverhead: $27) Identical twin sisters run away from their small Black community.
First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $28) A collection of short stories that highlight mysterious personal events.
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf: $27) An Elizabethan tale of love and grief.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter of Japanese Breakfast.
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House: $32) America’s hidden caste system influences lives.
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday: $33) A profile of the Sackler family, whose fortune was built on the opioid crisis.
Goodbye, Again by Jonny Sun (Harper: $20) A collection of essays, short stories, poems and illustrations.
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster: $35) How Jennifer Doudna helped launch the gene editing revolution.
Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson (Holt: $28) The author explores depression, mental illness and other challenges.
Out of Many, One by George W. Bush (Crown: $38) The 43rd president profiles 43 immigrants to the U.S., illustrated with his own paintings.
Cook This Book by Molly Baz (Clarkson Potter: $33) A skills-building cookbook for novices from the food writer.
Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta, M.D. (Simon & Schuster: $28) The TV doctor debunks myths about the aging brain. weeks on list 4 25 12 47 33 38
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