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New York Times Bestseller List

Fiction


  1. Knight and the Moth, by Rachel Gillig. (Orbit) Sybil Delling, who is gifted with the power of foresight, forms an alliance with a heretical knight when her sister Diviners disappear.
  2. Nightshade, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) The Los Angeles County sheriff's detective Stilwell gets reassigned to Catalina Island, where he investigates a poaching case and a Jane Doe found in the harbor.
  3. Great Big Beautiful Life, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
  4. My Friends, by Fredrik Backman. (Atria) A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith. 
  5. The Love Haters, by Katherine Center. (St. Martin's) A video producer looking to salvage her career goes to Key West to profile a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. 
  6. Onyx Storm, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Towers) The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
  7. A Curse Carved in Bone, by Danielle L. Jensen. (Del Rey) The second book in the Saga of the Unfated series. As war seem imminent, Freya fights a battle within herself. 
  8. James by Percival Evertt. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.

 

 

Nonfiction

  1. Mark Twain, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press) The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit.
  2. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
  3. Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. (Avid Reader) A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
  4. Everything is Tuberculosis, by John Green. (Crash Course) The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.

 

 

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