BESTSELLERS
Fiction
1. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $28) In 1983, a Malibu party spirals out of control and ends in disaster in this new novel from the author of “Daisy Jones & the Six” and “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.”
2. by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $29) A lone astronaut tries to complete a mission to save the sun and humanity.
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3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Viking: $26) A reader in an infinite library is torn between two versions of her life. 8 34
4. Klara and the Sun by 17 Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf: $28) A view of a technologically advanced society from the perspective of a child’s artificial friend.
5. The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman (Viking: $16) A special edition of the poem Gorman delivered at President Biden’s inauguration.
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6. The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria: $27) The only Black employee at a publisher starts to get threats after another Black woman is hired.
7. Widespread Panic by James Ellroy (Knopf: $28) An ex-cop confesses his sins on the dark side of 1950s Hollywood.
8. Animal by Lisa Taddeo (Avid Reader: $28) A woman traumatized by witnessing a violent act leaves New York City for Los Angeles.
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9. The Vanishing Half by 54 Brit Bennett (Riverhead: $27) Identical twin sisters run away from their small Black community in the South and live very different lives.
10. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster: $27) A woman’s husband leaves her a mysterious message before disappearing.
Nonfiction
1. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27) The bombing of Tokyo.
2. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter.
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3. 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.
4. The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Dutton: $28) The novelist explores the current geologic age.
5. How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith (Little, Brown: $29) A history-based tour of the United States with a focus on the legacy of slavery.
6. Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin (MCD: $27) A profile of the city of Los Angeles, its residents and cultural significance.
7. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne: $23) A modern fable explores life’s universal lessons.
8. The Premonition by Michael Lewis (Norton: $30) A real-life thriller in which medical professionals see a pandemic coming.
9. Breath by James Nestor (Riverhead: $28) New research yields breathtaking results.
10. We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters (Penguin: $26) The chef explores the slow food movement. 10 56
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