San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. The Stranger in the Lifeboat
by Mitch Albom. After a ship explodes, 10 people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea.
2. The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly. A death on New Year’s Eve, an unsolved murder and serial rapists bring Bosch and Ballard together.
3. The Judge’s List
by John Grisham. Investigator Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge.
4. The Wish
by Nicholas Sparks. Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.
5. Never
by Ken Follett. Tensions escalate around the globe as President Pauline Green works to prevent a war.
6. Better Off Dead
by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Reacher helps an FBI agent look for her missing brother and takes on a foe named Dendoncker.
7. Game On
by Janet Evanovich. Diesel and Stephanie track the international computer hacker Oswald Wednesday.
8. The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles. Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.
9. The Sentence
by Louise Erdrich. A woman released from prison deals with the ghost of an annoying customer haunting a bookstore in Minneapolis during a contentious time.
10. Billy Summers
by Stephen King. A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption on one final job.
NONFICTION
1. Will
by Will Smith with Mark Manson. The actor, producer and musician tells his life story.
2. The Dawn of Everything
by David Graeber and David Wengrow. A reinvestigation of social evolution and suggestions for organizing society.
3. The President and the Freedom Fighter
by Brian Kilmeade. The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
4. The Storyteller
by Dave Grohl. A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
5. The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
by Paul McCartney. A two-volume celebration of 154 songs.
6. Immune
by Philipp Dettmer. The founder of the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt gives an overview of elements of the body’s immune system.
7. My Body
by Emily Ratajkowski. The model and actress explores the subjects of feminism, sexuality and power.
8. Taste
by Stanley Tucci. The actor reflects on his career, Italian American heritage, meals and mishaps.
9. Renegades
by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. Conversations between the 44th president and the multiple award-winning musician.
10. Going There
by Katie Couric. The former anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and “Today” describes some of the personal and professional challenges she faced.