Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for this week.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the books of your choice.)
FICTION:
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones:
A newlywed couple’s relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen:
Jessica Farris’s life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields’s psychology study.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James:
A loner named Tracker teams up with a group of unusual characters in search of a mysterious boy.
THE CAST by Danielle Steel:
A magazine columnist meets an array of Hollywood professionals when a producer turns a story about her grandmother into a TV series.
CIRCE by Madeline Miller:
Zeus banishes Helios’ daughter to an island, where she must choose between living with gods or mortals.
CONNECTIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb:
Eve Dallas scours tattoo parlors and strip joints for clues to the cause of Lyle Pickering’s mysterious death.
DEVOTIONS by Mary Oliver:
A collection of more than 200 poems spanning 50 years of the author’s career.
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman:
A young woman’s well-ordered life is disrupted by the I.T. guy from her office.
FIRE AND BLOOD by George R.R. Martin:
Set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
I OWN YOU ONE by Sophie Kinsella:
A series of debts between Fixie Farr and a handsome stranger involves her childhood crush.
THE LAST ROMANTICS by Tara Conklin:
A family crisis tests the bonds and ideals of a renowned poet and her siblings.
LIAR LIAR by James Patterson and Candice Fox:
Detective Harriet Blue has become a dangerous fugitive from the law as she pursues the murderer Regan Banks.
THE LOST GIRLS OF PARIS by Pam Jenoff:
Grace Healey investigates the fates of 12 women who were sent to occupied Europe to help the resistance during World War II.
THE LOST MAN by Jane Harper:
Nathan and Bub Bright find their other brother dead at the border of their cattle ranches in the Australian outback.
THE RECKONING by John Grisham:
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides:
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris:
A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.
VENGEANCE ROAD by Christine Feehan
The second book in the Torpedo Ink series. Complications rev up between Breezy and Steele.
THE WEDDING GUEST by Jonathan Kellerman:
Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware investigate the death of a stranger at a wedding reception.
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens:
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
NON-FICTION:
BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou:
The rise and fall of Theranos, the biotech startup that failed to deliver on its promise to make blood testing more efficient.
BECOMING by Michelle Obama:
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
EDUCATED by Tara Westover:
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
THE FIRST CONSPIRACY by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch Flatiron:
The story of a secret plot to kill George Washington in 1776.
HEARTBEAT OF WOUNDED KNEE by David Treuer:
A kaleidoscopic portrait of Native American history from 1890 to the present.
INHERITANCE by Dani Shapiro:
Secrets and identity in a fast-paced age of science and technology are explored through the story of a woman who discovered her biological father.
LET ME FINISH by Chris Christie:
The former governor of New Jersey describes his relationship with President Trump and the tensions among others close to the president.
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean:
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
MAID by Stephanie Land:
An unexpected pregnancy forces the author to navigate challenges faced by the working poor.
THE POINT OF IT ALL by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer:
A collection of essays, speeches and unpublished writings by the late conservative columnist.
TEAM OF VIPERS by Cliff Sims:
The former special assistant to President Trump recalls what he considers his successes and failures in the White House.
THE TRUTHS WE HOLD by Kamala Harris:
A memoir by a daughter of immigrants who was raised in Oakland, Calif., and became the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate.
WOMEN ROWING NORTH by Mary Pipher:
Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow older.
ZUCKED by Roger McNamee:
A Silicon Valley investor and mentor to Mark Zuckerberg describes some of the negative effects of the attention economy on our democracy and the greater culture.
Have a great day!
Linda, SSL
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