fiction |
1 |
iron flame |
Rebecca Yarros |
The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves. |
2 |
fourth wing |
Rebecca Yarros |
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. |
3 |
the exchange |
John Grisham |
In a sequel to “The Firm,” Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world’s largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot. |
4 |
inheritance |
Nora Roberts |
After the death of her mysterious uncle, a graphic designer receives an inheritance that stipulates she must live in a haunted Victorian house for at least three years. |
5 |
lessons in chemistry |
Bonnie Garmus |
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. |
6 |
the little liar |
Mitch Albom |
The actions of an 11-year-old boy help facilitate the delivery of Jewish residents, including his family, to Auschwitz. |
7 |
the heaven & earth grocery store |
James McBride |
Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well. |
8 |
holly |
Stephen King |
The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance. |
9 |
alex cross must die |
James Patterson |
The 32nd book in the Alex Cross series. When a jet is gunned down, Cross goes back into action. |
10 |
the edge |
David Baldacci |
The second book in the 6:20 Man series. Travis Devine investigates the murder of the C.I.A. operative Jenny Silkwell in rural Maine. |
11 |
dirty thirty |
Janet Evanovich |
The 30th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Plum tracks a local jeweler’s former security guard and has an overnight stakeout with relatives. |
12 |
resurrection walk |
Michael Connelly |
The seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Haller and Bosch team up to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband. |
13 |
the ball at versailles |
Danielle Steel |
Four young women are invited to an event, which may change their lives, at the Palace of Versailles in the summer of 1959. |
14 |
the secret |
Lee Child and Andrew Child |
The 28th book in the Jack Reacher series. It’s 1992 and Reacher looks into the cause of a string of mysterious deaths. |
15 |
demon copperhead |
Barbara Kingsolver |
Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. |
nonfiction |
1 |
the woman in me |
Britney Spears |
The Grammy Award-winning pop star details her personal and professional experiences, including the years she spent under a conservatorship overseen by her father. |
2 |
friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing |
Matthew Perry |
The late actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety. |
3 |
my name is barbra |
Barbra Streisand |
The EGOT winner chronicles her journey in show business and reveals details about some of her personal relationships. |
4 |
the wager |
David Grann |
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events. |
5 |
prequel |
Rachel Maddow |
The MSNBC host and co-author of “Bag Man” details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II. |
6 |
elon musk |
Walter Isaacson |
The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence. |
7 |
i'm glad my mom died |
Jennette McCurdy |
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother. |
8 |
ghosts of honolulu |
Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr |
The story of a Japanese American naval intelligence agent, a Japanese spy and events in Hawaii before the start of World War II. |
9 |
my effin' life |
Geddy Lee with Daniel Richler |
The musician known for his work with the band Rush chronicles his life as the child of Holocaust survivors and his time in the limelight. |
10 |
behind the seams |
Dolly Parton with Holly George-Warren |
The country music legend shares stories about her favorite outfits she has worn on and off the stage. |
11 |
killing the witches |
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard |
The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass. |
12 |
teddy and booker t. |
Brian Kilmeade |
The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington. |
13 |
outlive |
Peter Attia with Bill Gifford |
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. |
14 |
being henry |
Henry Winkler with James Kaplan |
The Emmy Award-winning actor shares how playing roles such as the Fonz and his struggles with dyslexia affected his life. |
15 |
making it so |
Patrick Stewart |
The Olivier Award-winning actor recounts his classical theater training and onscreen portrayals of the iconic roles of Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier. |