Memorial Hall Library

New York Times Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

New York Times Fiction Best SellersAugust 4, 2024
The Women by Kristin Hannah
In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
The fifth book in the All Souls series. Diana faces her family’s dark past and determines to forge a different future.
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.
Iron Flame by 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.
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva
The 24th book in the Gabriel Allon series. Gabriel forges six impressionist canvases and enlists an unlikely team of operatives to go after a new foe.
When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.
You Like It Darker by Stephen King
A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.
The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
Ten years after a tragedy close to graduation, Hannah and her college friends grapple with turning points in their lives.
A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
During a summer vacation in Cape Cod, Rocky faces changes with her family, body and life.
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.
Funny Story by Emily Henry
After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

Hardcover Nonfiction

New York Times Nonfiction Best SellersAugust 4, 2024
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.
Jfk Jr. by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil
Twenty-five years after his death, an oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Ask Not by Maureen Callahan
The author of “American Predator” puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit.
On Call by Anthony S. Fauci
The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The War on Warriors by Pete Hegseth
The "Fox & Friends Weekend" host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.
Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.
An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin
A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.
Tiger, Tiger by James Patterson
The ups and downs in the life and career of the golf champion Tiger Woods.
A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko
The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
The Wager by David Grann
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
Elon Musk by 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.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.
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