New York Times Best Seller lists

Dangerous Gamesby Danielle Steel
A television correspondent investigates damning allegations against the vice president of the United States.

Silence Fallenby Patricia Briggs
The shape-shifter Mercy Thompson finds herself in the clutches of the world’s most powerful vampire.

Norse Mythologyby Neil Gaiman
A retelling of Norse folklore.

Lincoln in the Bardoby George Saunders
Visiting the grave of his recently deceased young son in 1862, Lincoln encounters a cemetery full of ghosts.

Exit Westby Mohsin Hamid
Lovers in a city overwhelmed with violence escape through mysterious doors.

A Gentleman in Moscowby Amor Towles
A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.

Heartbreak Hotelby Jonathan Kellerman
The psychologist Alex Delaware and the L.A.P.D. Lt. Milo Sturgis investigate a mysterious death.

The Whistlerby John Grisham
A whistleblower alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the Mob and Indian casinos.

The Underground Railroadby Colson Whitehead
A slave girl heads toward freedom on the network, envisioned as actual tracks and tunnels.

A Piece of the Worldby Christina Baker Kline
Imagining the life of the central figure of Andrew Wyeth’s iconic painting “Christina’s World.”

Echoes in Deathby J. D. Robb
Lt. Eve Dallas of the N.Y.P.D. investigates a fatal home invasion. By Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

Humans, Bow Downby James Patterson and Emily Raymond with Jill Dembowski
A woman is determined to save humanity from the robots.

Small Great Thingsby Jodi Picoult
A medical crisis entangles a black nurse, a white supremacist father and a white lawyer.

The Girl Beforeby J P Delaney
A sadistic architect builds a modern house that controls its (young, female) inhabitants in this psychological thriller.

Etched in Boneby Anne Bishop
The wolf-shifter leader Simon Wolfgard and the blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with a human pack to maintain a fragile peace.

Portraits of Courageby George W. Bush
Paintings with brief biographies of members of the military who have served since 9/11. By the former president.

Hillbilly Elegyby JD Vance
The Yale Law School graduate and 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

Killing the Rising Sunby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the final years of World War II.

Dear Ijeaweleby Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A feminist manifesto in 15 suggestions for empowering a daughter to become a strong, independent woman.

When Breath Becomes Airby Paul Kalanithi

The Book of Joyby the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams
Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find joy in the face of suffering.

Big Agendaby David Horowitz
A battle plan for the Trump White House.

The Magnolia Storyby Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino

South and Westby Joan Didion
Notebook excerpts about a Southern road trip and Patty Hearst’s trial.

Thank You for Being Lateby Thomas L. Friedman

The Stranger in the Woodsby Michael Finkel
The story of a hermit who lived by stealing food in the Maine woods for 27 years until caught in 2013.

Homo Deusby Yuval Noah Harari

Dodge Cityby Tom Clavin
This history of the “wickedest town in the West,” full of colorful characters, focuses on Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.

This Life I Liveby Rory Feek
The songwriter describes his difficult childhood, love for his wife, and her death from cancer in 2016.

Blitzedby Norman Ohler. Translated by Shaun Whiteside
An account of the Third Reich’s widespread use of drugs, particularly methamphetamines.