Nonfiction

1. Educated by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.

2. Becoming by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

3. The Pioneers by David McCullough. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.

4. Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.

5. Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin. The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.

6. Justice on Trial by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino. The conservative authors give their take on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

7. American Carnage by Tim Alberta. Politico Magazine’s chief political correspondent narrates a decadelong civil war inside the GOP and Donald Trump’s concurrent ascension.

8. America’s Reluctant Prince by Steven M. Gillon. A historian describes John F. Kennedy Jr. through the lens of their decadeslong friendship.

9. Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch. The digital world’s influence on the English language.

10. Range by David Epstein. An argument for how generalists excel more than specialists, especially in complex and unpredictable fields.