| fiction |
| 1 |
identity |
Nora Roberts |
After her roommate is killed by a con artist, a former Army brat builds a new life at her mother's home in Vermont. |
| 2 |
happy place |
Emily Henry |
A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. |
| 3 |
the covenant of water |
Abraham Verghese |
Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. |
| 4 |
lessons in chemistry |
Bonnie Garmus |
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. |
| 5 |
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. |
| 6 |
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. |
| 7 |
the 23rd midnight |
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
The 23rd book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer. |
| 8 |
simply lies |
David Baldacci |
A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection. |
| 9 |
tom clancy: flash point |
Don Bentley |
When aircraft from rival nations have a midair collision and the Campus is attacked, Jack Ryan Jr. tries to avert a war. |
| 10 |
yellowface |
R.F. Kuang |
June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu’s just-finished masterpiece after Liu’s sudden death. |
| 11 |
hello beautiful |
Ann Napolitano |
In a 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. |
| 12 |
tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow |
Gabrielle Zevin |
Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. |
| 13 |
the making of another major motion picture masterpiece |
Tom Hanks |
A World War II soldier’s experiences inspire a comic book, which gets adapted into a superhero movie. |
| 14 |
only the dead |
Jack Carr |
The sixth book in the Terminal List series. The killing of a freshman congressman reverberates for decades and James Reece faces a global conspiracy. |
| 15 |
rogue justice |
Stacey Abrams |
The second book in the Avery Keene series. The Supreme Court clerk suspects something sinister inside the nation’s third branch of government. |
| nonfiction |
| 1 |
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. |
| 2 |
outlive |
Peter Attia with Bill Gifford |
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. |
| 3 |
the book of charlie |
David Von Drehle |
The Washington Post columnist shares stories and wisdom he learned from a neighbor who was more than a century old. |
| 4 |
i'm glad my mom died |
Jennette McCurdy |
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother. |
| 5 |
spare |
Prince Harry |
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. |
| 6 |
on our best behavior |
Elise Loehnen |
An examination of the seven deadly sins and their influence over the lives of women today. |
| 7 |
the light we carry |
Michelle Obama |
The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations. |
| 8 |
the daddy diaries |
Andy Cohen |
The host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” juggles fatherhood and his career. |
| 9 |
raw dog |
Jamie Loftus |
The comedian and Emmy-nominated TV writer explains the cultural and culinary significance of hot dogs. |
| 10 |
look for me there |
Luke Russert |
The Emmy Award–winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way. |
| 11 |
poverty, by america |
Matthew Desmond |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor. |
| 12 |
king: a life |
Jonathan Eig |
A biography of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., which includes new archival material and reflections from some who worked, lived and fought with him. |
| 13 |
holding the note |
David Remnick |
A collection of profiles of popular musicians, including Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Patti Smith, from the editor of The New Yorker. |
| 14 |
the shadow docket |
Stephen Vladeck |
The legal scholar examines the Supreme Court’s authority to issue emergency rulings and the potential consequences of doing so. |
| 15 |
greenlights |
Matthew McConaughey |
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years. |
