BESTSELLERS PAPERBACKS
MARCH 15, 2015
Fiction
1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead: $26.95) A London commuter is witness to a woman’s disappearance in this psychological thriller.
2. The Whites by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt (Henry Holt: $28) An unsolved murder and violent stalker rattles a NYPD detective. 3. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler (Knopf: $25.95) A middle-class family’s resilience in the face of life’s challenges.
4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner: $27) A blind French girl and a German teenager meet in occupied France in WWII.
5. Funny Girl by Nick Hornby (Riverhead: $27.95) The adventures of an ingénue turned comedy TV starlet in 1960s London.
6. Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel (Delacorte: $28) Estranged twin brothers reunite in their hometown after 20 years.
7. The First Bad Man by Miranda July (Scribner: $25) An eccentric woman faces challenges when her boss’ bombshell daughter moves in with her.
8. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s: $27.99) Two sisters embark on dangerous paths in German-occupied, war-torn France.
9. Mightier Than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s: $27.99) The latest in the Clifton Chronicles opens with the IRA bombing of the MV Buckingham.
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long
Haul by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) A Heffley road trip filled with crazed seagulls, a fender bender and a runaway pig.
Nonfiction 1. The Life-Changing Magic of
Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (Ten Speed Press: $16.99) A guru’s guide to de-cluttering your home and simplifying your life.
2. Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon (Dey Street: $27.99) The founding member of Sonic Youth opens up on her life in music, marriage and motherhood.
3. Bold by Peter H. Diamandis (S&S: $28) The tech CEO’s visionary road map for start-ups to think bigger to change the world.
4. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan: $26) The surgeon addresses modern medicine’s role in enhancing quality of life and comfort at the end.
5. The Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard (Hay House: $19.99) Battling through self-doubt and daily distractions to claim personal power and freedom.
6. Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (Dey Street: $28.99) A midcareer memoir from the comedian and star of “Parks and Recreation.”
7. Rich Bitch by Nicole Lapin (Harlequin: $24.95) The financial journalist offers a 12-step plan to financial freedom.
8. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald (Grove Press: $26) Mourning the death of her father, a woman resolves to train a wild goshawk.
9. Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller (Penguin Press: $26.95) The author details the collapse of her crumbling, unorthodox marriage.
10. American Sniper: Memorial
Edition by Chris Kyle (HarperCollins: $29.99) Remembrances of the late Navy SEAL by family and friends are featured in this commemorative edition