Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the week ending September 8, 2019.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the books of your choice.)
FICTION:
ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein:
An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.
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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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A BETTER MAN by Louise Penny:
The 15th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. The search for a missing girl is imperiled by rising floodwaters across the province.
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THE BITTERROOTS by C.J. Box:
The fourth book in the Cassie Dewell series. The black sheep of an influential family is accused of assault.
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THE DARK SIDE by Danielle Steel:
Painful childhood memories surface for Zoe Morgan when she has a child of her own.
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THE GIRL WHO LIVED TWICE by David Lagercrantz:
Mikael Blomkvist helps Lisbeth Salander put her past behind her in the latest installment of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series.
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GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt:
After his mother is killed in a museum explosion, a young man grapples with the world alone while hiding a prized Dutch painting.
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HOT SHOT by Fern Michaels:
The fifth book in the Men of the Sisterhood series. Trouble erupts when a community for seniors is built on a rival gang’s old stomping ground.
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INLAND by Téa Obreht:
The lives of a frontierswoman and a former outlaw intersect in the unforgiving climate of the Arizona Territory in 1893.
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THE INN by James Patterson and Candice Fox:
A former Boston police detective who is now an innkeeper must shield a seaside town from a crew of criminals.
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng:
An artist with a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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THE NEW GIRL by Daniel Silva:
Gabriel Allon, the chief of Israeli intelligence, partners with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, whose daughter is kidnapped.
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NICKEL BOYS by Colson Whitehead:
Two boys respond to horrors at a Jim Crow-era reform school in ways that impact them decades later.
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OLD BONES by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child:
An expedition into the Sierra Nevada uncovers new twists to the events involving the Donner party.
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ONE GOOD DEED by David Baldacci:
A World War II veteran on parole must find the real killer in a small town or face going back to jail.
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OUTFOX by Sandra Brown:
F.B.I. Agent Drex Easton has a hunch that the conman Weston Graham is also a serial killer.
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THE RECKONING by John Grisham:
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
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SAPPHIRE FLAMES by Ilona Andrews:
When her friend’s mother and sister are murdered, a magic user puts her own safety and reputation at risk.
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SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides:
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
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THE 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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TURN OF THE KEY by Ruth Ware:
A nanny working in a technology-laden house in Scotland goes to jail when one of the children dies.
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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:
BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou:
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
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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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BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates:
A meditation on race in America.
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BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk:
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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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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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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HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X. Kendi:
A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.
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JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson:
A civil rights lawyer and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb:
A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist’s patient.
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THE MOMENT OF LIFT by Melinda Gates:
The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society.
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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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RADICALS, RESISTANCE AND REVENGE by Jeanine Pirro:
The Fox News host posits those she labels anti-Trump conspirators have committed possible crimes and a plot to destroy liberty.
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THE RANGE by David Epstein:
An argument for how generalists excel more than specialists, especially in complex and unpredictable fields.
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SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari:
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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THANK YOU FOR MY SERVICE by Mat Best with Ross Patterson and Nils Parker:
An inside look into military life by the YouTube personality and former Army Ranger.
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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.
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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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WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo:
Historical and cultural analyses on what causes defensive moves by white people and how this inhibits cross-racial dialogue.
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Have a great day!
Linda Reimer, SSL
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