New York Times Best Sellers
Fiction 1. HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry (Berkley)
A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
2. THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE
by Tom Hanks (Knopf)
A World War II soldier’s experiences inspire a comic book, which gets adapted into a superhero movie.
3. FOURTH WING
by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
4. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday)
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
5. QUEEN CHARLOTTE
by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes (Avon) Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz weds
King George III and contends with the politics of the court.
6. THE 23RD MIDNIGHT
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)
The 23rd book in the “Women’s Murder Club” series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
7. DEMON COPPERHEAD
by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper)
A re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
8. THE COVENANT OF WATER
by Abraham Verghese (Grove)
Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.
9. SIMPLY LIES
by David Baldacci (Grand Central)
A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
10. HELLO BEAUTIFUL
by Ann Napolitano (Dial)
In an homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” a young man’s dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart.
Nonfiction 1. SPARE by Prince Harry (Random House)
The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
2. THE LIGHT WE CARRY
by Michelle Obama (Crown)
The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
3. THE WAGER
by David Grann (Doubleday)
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
4. THE DADDY DIARIES by Andy Cohen (Holt)
The host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” juggles fatherhood and his career.
5. OUTLIVE
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (Harmony)
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
6. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED
by Jennette McCurdy
(Simon & Schuster)
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
7. LOOK FOR ME THERE
by Luke Russert (Harper Horizon)
The Emmy Award-winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way.
8. WALKING WITH SAM
by Andrew McCarthy (Grand Central)
The actor and travel writer treks 500 miles across Spain’s Camino de Santiago with his elder son.
9. GREENLIGHTS
by Matthew McConaughey (Crown)
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
10. LESSONS LEARNED AND CHERISHED
by Deborah Roberts (Andscape)
Essays by celebrities about the teachers who impacted their lives.
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