Best-sellers

December 9, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

by THE NEW YORK TIMES

Best-sellers

Fiction

  1. FIRE AND BLOOD by George R.R. Martin. Set 300 years before the events of A Game of Thrones, this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
  2. TARGET: ALEX CROSS by James Patterson. Alex Cross returns for the 26th book in the series bearing his name.
  3. THE RECKONING by John Grisham. A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
  4. EVERY BREATH by Nicholas Sparks. Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
  5. LOOK ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE by Janet Evanovich. The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. When several managers of a deli in Trenton disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
  6. PAST TENSE by Lee Child. Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born.
  7. LONG ROAD TO MERCY by David Baldacci. Atlee Pine, an FBI agent who is haunted by the childhood kidnapping of her twin sister, must choose between protecting her career or the United States' democracy.
  8. THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom. The sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven follows Annie on her heavenly journey.
  9. NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty. A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
  10. ELEVATION by Stephen King. A man who is losing weight without getting thinner forms an unlikely alliance with his neighbors who are dealing with prejudices.

Nonfiction

  1. BECOMING by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
  2. KILLING THE SS by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler's inner circle.
  3. SHIP OF FOOLS by Tucker Carlson. The Fox News anchor argues that America's ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
  4. EDUCATED by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
  5. LEADERSHIP by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents.
  6. SHADE by Pete Souza. Pictures of former President Obama are juxtaposed with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.
  7. FEAR by Bob Woodward. Debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.
  8. CHURCHILL: WALKING WITH DESTINY by Andrew Roberts. A biography focusing on what motivated the war leader and how he learned from his mistakes.
  9. IN PIECES by Sally Field. A memoir by the two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award winner.
  10. BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS by Stephen Hawking. A collection of essays from the late scientist's personal archive that address 10 imponderables.

Paperback fiction

  1. THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris.
  2. CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan.
  3. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman.
  4. MILK AND HONEY by Rupi Kaur.
  5. THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS by Rupi Kaur.

Paperback nonfiction

  1. SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.
  2. BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff.
  3. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann.
  4. ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.
  5. WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo.

Source: The New York Times

Editorial on 12/09/2018

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