| fiction |
| 1 |
desert star |
Michael Connelly |
Ballard and Bosch bury old resentments as they go after two killers. |
| 2 |
the boys from biloxi |
John Grisham |
Two childhood friends follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law. |
| 3 |
fairy tale |
Stephen King |
A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war. |
| 4 |
no plan b |
Lee Child and Andrew Child |
The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications. |
| 5 |
going rogue |
Janet Evanovich |
The 29th book in the Stephanie Plum series. The man who abducted the office manager at Vinnie's Bail Bonds demands a mysterious coin in exchange for her. |
| 6 |
triple cross |
James Patterson |
Detective Alex Cross and the true-crime author Thomas Tull search for a serial killer known as the Family Man. |
| 7 |
dreamland |
Nicholas Sparks |
Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. |
| 8 |
mad honey |
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan |
After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee’s son gets accused of killing his crush. |
| 9 |
lessons in chemistry |
Bonnie Garmus |
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. |
| 10 |
demon copperhead |
Barbara Kingsolver |
A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. |
| 11 |
long shadows |
David Baldacci |
The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide. |
| 12 |
the passenger |
Cormac McCarthy |
The first of a two-volume story. Bobby Western discovers things have gone missing from a jet in an underwater crash site, including the 10th passenger. |
| 13 |
our missing hearts |
Celeste Ng |
Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner goes on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work he was taught to disavow. |
| 14 |
the cloisters |
Katy Hays |
A woman assigned to the Met Cloisters discovers a 15th-century deck of tarot cards that might help predict the future. |
| 15 |
verity |
Colleen Hoover |
Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth. |
| nonfiction |
| 1 |
friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing |
Matthew Perry |
The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety. |
| 2 |
surrender |
Bono |
The lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 offers details of his life, career and activism. |
| 3 |
i'm glad my mom died |
Jennette McCurdy |
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother. |
| 4 |
and there was light |
Jon Meacham |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life of Abraham Lincoln. |
| 5 |
the philosophy of modern song |
Bob Dylan |
In a collection of more than 60 essays, the musician and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature explores the nature of popular music. |
| 6 |
the revolutionary |
Stacy Schiff |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer details Samuel Adams’s contributions to the American Revolution. |
| 7 |
cinema speculation |
Quentin Tarantino |
The filmmaker shares his love of cinema with special attention given to key American films of the 1970s. |
| 8 |
the song of the cell |
Siddhartha Mukherjee |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles the discovery of cells and describes how modern medicine uses them. |
| 9 |
the myth of normal |
Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté |
The potential ways in which trauma and stress from modern-day living can affect our physical health. |
| 10 |
radio's greatest of all time |
Rush Limbaugh with Kathryn Adams Limbaugh and David Limbaugh |
A collection of the late conservative commentator’s on-air moments, with memories from his widow and brother. |
| 11 |
novelist as a vocation |
Haruki Murakami |
The author of “1Q84” and “Norwegian Wood” shares his journey as a novelist and looks at the role of the novel in society. |
| 12 |
beyond the wand |
Tom Felton |
The actor known for playing the villain Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies recounts his life on and off the set of the film series. |
| 13 |
the extraordinary life of an ordinary man |
Paul Newman |
The late movie star’s memoir reveals intimate details about his personal relationships and professional rivalries; compiled and edited by David Rosenthal. |
| 14 |
killing the legends |
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard |
The conservative commentator’s Killing series profiles Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Muhammad Ali. |
| 15 |
confidence man |
Maggie Haberman |
The New York Times White House correspondent traces events from Donald Trump’s rise in New York City through to his post-presidency. |
