NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLERS
Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Nov. 9, and include both electronic- and print-edition sales.
FICTION 1. BLUE MOON, by Lee Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs. (Weeks on list: 2) 2. THE GUARDIANS, by John
Grisham. (Doubleday) Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case. (4)
3. FINAL OPTION, by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. (Putnam) The 14th book of the “Oregon Files” series. Juan Cabrillo’s enemy has replicated a state-of-the-art ship. (1) 4. THE STARLESS SEA, by Erin Morgenstern. (Doubleday) Zachary Ezra Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of stories. (1) 5. THE NIGHT FIRE, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard return to take up a case that held the attention of Bosch’s mentor. (3)
6. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. (Putnam) In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. (61)
7. KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM CRY, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster) An investigative journalist seeks to uncover sexual misconduct at a television news network. (1) 8. LEOPARD’S WRATH, by Christine Feehan. (Berkley) The 12th book in the “Leopard” Series. Will Mitya and Ania’s pasts get in the way of the hunger they have for each other? (1) 9. OLIVE, AGAIN, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House) In a follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Olive Kitteridge,” new relationships, including a second marriage, are encountered in a seaside town in Maine. (3)
10. THE GIVER OF STARS, by Jojo Moyes. (Pamela Dorman/Viking) In Depression-era America, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books throughout the mountains of Kentucky. (4)
11. THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS, by Lisa Jewell. (Atria) Libby Jones learns the identity of her parents and inherits a London mansion, but this comes with a mystery of multiple murders. (1)
12. THE DUTCH HOUSE, by Ann Patchett. (Harper) A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades. (7)
13. THE 19TH CHRISTMAS, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown) In the 19th installment of the “Women’s Murder Club” series, detective Lindsay Boxer and company take on a fearsome criminal known only as “Loman.” (5)
14. THE DESERTER, by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. (Simon & Schuster) Two members of the Criminal Investigation Division must bring back a Delta Force soldier who disappeared. (3)
15. THE INSTITUTE, by Stephen King. (Scribner) Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods. (9)
NONFICTION 1. TRIGGERED, by Donald Trump
Jr.. (Center Street) Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization. (1)
2. FINDING CHIKA, by Mitch Albom. (Harper) Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family. (1)
3. SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS, by Brian Kilmeade. (Sentinel) The “Fox & Friends” host gives an account of the battle against the Mexican Army in 1836. (1)
4. ME, by Elton John. (Holt) The multi-award-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles. (4)
5. ACID FOR THE CHILDREN, by Flea. (Grand Central) A memoir by the bassist and a founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1) 6. TALKING TO STRANGERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown) Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings. (9)
7. BLOWOUT, by Rachel Maddow. (Crown) The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians. (6) 8. EDUCATED, by Tara Westover. (Random House) The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university. (90) 9. CATCH AND KILL, by Ronan Farrow. (Little, Brown) The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details some surveillance and intimidation tactics used to pressure journalists and elude consequences by certain wealthy and connected men. (4)
10. THE BOOK OF GUTSY WOMEN, by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. (Simon & Schuster) Profiles of women from around the world who have blazed trails and challenged the status quo. (5)
11. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES, by Prince. Edited by Dan Piepenbring. (Spiegel & Grau) A memoir by the musician written before his death, with photos and other memorabilia detailing his evolution. (2)
12. THE MAN WHO SOLVED THE MARKET, by Gregory Zuckerman. (Portfolio/Penguin) How mathematician Jim Simons analyzed data to advance algorithmic trading, which has impacted financial and political spheres. (1)
13. I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES, by Charles Brandt. (Steerforth) A World War II veteran works for a crime boss and comes into contact with union boss Jimmy Hoffa. The basis of the movie “The Irishman.” (1)
14. THE BODY, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday) An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong. (4)
15. MOBITUARIES, by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg. (Simon & Schuster) The humorist spotlights frequently unnoticed aspects of deceased celebrities and historical figures. (1)