Fiction
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens. A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
LIAR LIAR by James Patterson and Candice Fox. Detective Harriet Blue has become a dangerous fugitive from the law as she pursues the murderer Regan Banks.
THE RECKONING by John Grisham. A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor.
TURNING POINT by Danielle Steel. Four American trauma doctors face difficult choices when they join a mass-casualty training program in Paris.
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Jessica Farris’ life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields’ psychology study.
FIRE AND BLOOD by George R.R. Martin. The first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM by Marie Benedict, Hedy Lamarr flees to Hollywood where she becomes a screen star and develops technology that might combat the Nazis.
THE NEW IBERIA BLUES by James Lee Burke. Detective Dave Robicheaux and his new partner Bailey Ribbons investigate the death of a young woman by crucifixion.
EVERY BREATH by Nicholas Sparks. Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty. A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
Nonfiction
BECOMING by Michelle Obama. The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
THE FIRST CONSPIRACY by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. The story of a secret plot to kill George Washington in 1776.
EDUCATED by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
THE POINT OF IT ALL by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer. A collection of essays, speeches and unpublished writings by the late conservative columnist.
THE TRUTHS WE HOLD by Kamala Harris. A memoir by a daughter of immigrants who was raised in Oakland, Calif., and became the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate.
21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY by Yuval Noah Harari. Technological, political and social issues in the modern era, and the choices individuals might consider in facing them.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND by Michael Pollan. A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.
WOMEN ROWING NORTH by Mary Pipher. Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow older.
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean. The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou. The rise and fall of biotech startup Theranos.
Paperback fiction
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris.
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman.
THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by James Patterson.
A DOG’S WAY HOME by W. Bruce Cameron.
LESS by Andrew Sean Greer.
Paperback nonfiction
SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.
WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo.
THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham.
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk.
JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson.
Source: The New York Times