| fiction |
| 1 |
sparring partners |
John Grisham |
Three novellas: “Homecoming,” “Strawberry Moon” and “Sparring Partners.” |
| 2 |
tom clancy: zero hour |
Don Bentley |
Jack Ryan Jr. appears to be the only person who can stop a second Korean war. |
| 3 |
meant to be |
Emily Giffin |
Joe, the disappointing scion of a family considered American royalty, and Cate, a budding model seeking to escape her surroundings, find each other. |
| 4 |
nightwork |
Nora Roberts |
Harry Booth, a master thief, breaks things off with Miranda when a dangerous contact might harm her. |
| 5 |
counterfeit |
Kirstin Chen |
As Ava Wong’s perfect life unravels, her old college roommate from China wants to enlist her help with a counterfeit scheme. |
| 6 |
the omega factor |
Steve Berry |
The UNESCO investigator Nick Lee winds up on the trail of a panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, which was stolen in 1934. |
| 7 |
run, rose, run |
Dolly Parton and James Patterson |
A singer-songwriter goes to Nashville seeking stardom but is followed by her dark past. |
| 8 |
nightcrawling |
Leila Mottley |
A young, struggling Black woman is identified as a key witness in a scandal within the Oakland Police Department. |
| 9 |
22 seconds |
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
The 22nd book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer returns as word gets around about a shipment of drugs and weapons. |
| 10 |
the midnight library |
Matt Haig |
Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. |
| 11 |
the summer place |
Jennifer Weiner |
A wedding between Ruby Danhauser and her pandemic boyfriend at a family beach house in Cape Cod brings to light family secrets. |
| 12 |
the last thing he told me |
Laura Dave |
Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship. |
| 13 |
one italian summer |
Rebecca Serle |
During a summer trip in Italy, Katy’s late mother reappears as a 30-year-old woman. |
| 14 |
dream town |
David Baldacci |
The third book in the Archer series. Archer, Dash and Callahan search for a missing screenwriter who had a dead body turn up in her home. |
| 15 |
the paris apartment |
Lucy Foley |
Jess has suspicions about her half-brother’s neighbors when he goes missing. |
| nonfiction |
| 1 |
james patterson |
James Patterson |
The author’s life, from growing up in small-town New York to working in the advertising industry to becoming a successful storyteller. |
| 2 |
killing the killers |
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard |
The 11th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives an account of the global war against terrorists. |
| 3 |
happy-go-lucky |
David Sedaris |
The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic. |
| 4 |
finding me |
Viola Davis |
The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success. |
| 5 |
battling the big lie |
Dan Pfeiffer |
The cohost of “Pod Save America” and former White House director of communications gives his take on the right-wing media apparatus. |
| 6 |
the palace papers |
Tina Brown |
This follow-up to “The Diana Chronicles” details how the royal family reinvented itself after the death of Princess Diana. |
| 7 |
scars and stripes |
Tim Kennedy and Nick Palmisciano |
The Green Beret and former mixed martial arts fighter describes how his failures shaped who he is today. |
| 8 |
here's the deal |
Kellyanne Conway |
The former senior counselor in President Trump’s White House gives her account of her time in politics. |
| 9 |
greenlights |
Matthew McConaughey |
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. |
| 10 |
crying in h mart |
Michelle Zauner |
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer. |
| 11 |
the pope at war |
David I. Kertzer |
A depiction of Pope Pius XII’s actions during World War II and why he bent to the wills of Hitler and Mussolini. |
| 12 |
river of the gods |
Candice Millard |
The story of the hardships encountered during 19th-century expeditions in Africa, and the complicated partnerships behind them. |
| 13 |
the facemaker |
Lindsey Fitzharris |
How the modern era of plastic surgery was ushered in by the work of a surgeon repairing the faces of World War I soldiers. |
| 14 |
the office bffs |
Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey |
Two stars of “The Office” celebrate the comedy series and their friendship. |
| 15 |
phil |
Alan Shipnuck |
An unauthorized biography of the golf champion Phil Mickelson. |
