Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the week that ends June 23, 2019.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the books of your choice.)
FICTION:
18TH ABDUCTION by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro:
The 18th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.
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ASK AGAIN, YES by Mary Beth Keane:
The lives of neighboring families in a New York City suburb intertwine over four decades.
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BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate:
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
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CITY OF GIRLS by Elizabeth Gilbert:
An 89-year-old Vivian Morris looks back at the direction her life took when she entered the 1940s New York theater scene.
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FALL by Neal Stephenson:
A dead multibillionaire’s brain is scanned and turned back on at a time when humans live as digital souls.
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FRIENDS WE KEEP by Jane Green:
Berkley A 30th reunion between three college friends reveals shattered hopes and a dark secret.
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THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake:
Evie Milton uncovers a story going back a couple generations that may shatter a family myth.
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng:
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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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.
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ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong:
Little Dog writes a letter to a mother who cannot read, revealing a family history.
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PAST TENSE by Lee Child:
Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.
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REDEMPTION by David Baldacci:
The fifth book in the Memory Man series. The first man Amos Decker put behind bars asks to have his name cleared.
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SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE by Jean Kwok:
An immigrant Chinese family’s secrets emerge as Amy looks for her older sister, who vanished after flying to the Netherlands.
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SKIN GAME by Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall:
The third book in the Teddy Fay series. Teddy Fay scours Paris’s underworld to find a treasonous criminal.
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SUNSET BEACH by Mary Kay Andrews:
Drue Campbell inherits a run-down beach bungalow and takes a job at her estranged father’s personal injury attorney office.
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TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris:
A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.
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UNSOLVED by James Patterson and David Ellis:
A string of seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths confound F.B.I. agent Emmy Dockery.
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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.
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NON-FICTION:
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.
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BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah:
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”
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THE BRITISH ARE COMING by Rick Atkinson:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.
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CONSERVATIVE SENSIBILITY by George F. Will:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist describes what he considers to be threats to conservatism.
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EDUCATED by Tara Westover:
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
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HOWARD STERN COMES AGAIN by Howard Stern:
The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.
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MOMENT OF LIFT by Melinda Gates:
The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society.
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THE MUELLER REPORT with an introduction by Alan Dershowitz:
Redacted findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by the president.
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THE MUELLER REPORT with related materials by The Washington Post:
Redacted findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by the president.
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NATURALLY TAN by Tan France:
A coming-of-age memoir by the “Queer Eye” star, with behind-the-scenes stories of the reality TV show.
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THE PIONEERS by David McCullough:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
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RANGE by David Epstein:
An argument for how generalists excel more than specialists, especially in complex and unpredictable fields.
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SEA STORIES by William H. McRaven:
A memoir by the retired four-star Navy admiral, including the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
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THE SECOND MOUNTAIN by David Brooks:
A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life.
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SIEGE by Michael Wolff:
The author of “Fire and Fury” weaves a story of the second year of the Trump White House.
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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.
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WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Sonia Purnell:
The true story of a Baltimore socialite who joined a spy organization during World War II and became essential to the French Resistance.
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Have a great day!
Linda Reimer, SSL
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