The New York Times Best Sellers- July 28, 2019
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The New York Times Best Sellers - July 28, 2019
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Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
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UNDER CURRENTS
by Nora Roberts
Echoes of a violent childhood reverberate for Zane Bigelow when he starts a new kind of family in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
44 weeks on the list
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
by Delia Owens
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
4 weeks on the list
SUMMER OF '69
by Elin Hilderbrand
The Levin family undergoes dramatic events with a son in Vietnam, a daughter in protests and dark secrets hiding beneath the surface.
22 weeks on the list
THE RECKONING
by John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
New this week
KNIFE
by Jo Nesbo
After Rakel kicks him out, Harry Hole begins anew with the Oslo police cold case office to investigate a serial rapist and killer from his past.
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
New this week
THREE WOMEN
by Lisa Taddeo
The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.
Read Review73 weeks on the list
EDUCATED
by Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
New this week
JUSTICE ON TRIAL
by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino
The conservative authors give their take on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Read Review10 weeks on the list
THE PIONEERS
by David McCullough
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
Read Review35 weeks on the list
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.
Hardcover Fiction
44 weeks on the list
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
by Delia Owens
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
New this week
UNDER CURRENTS
by Nora Roberts
Echoes of a violent childhood reverberate for Zane Bigelow when he starts a new kind of family in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
4 weeks on the list
SUMMER OF '69
by Elin Hilderbrand
The Levin family undergoes dramatic events with a son in Vietnam, a daughter in protests and dark secrets hiding beneath the surface.
Read Review6 weeks on the list
CITY OF GIRLS
by Elizabeth Gilbert
An 89-year-old Vivian Morris looks back at the direction her life took when she entered the 1940s New York theater scene.
3 weeks on the list
BACKLASH
by Brad Thor
Cut off from any support, Scot Harvath fights to get his revenge.
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Hardcover Nonfiction
- Read Review
73 weeks on the list
EDUCATED
by Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
New this week
THREE WOMEN
by Lisa Taddeo
The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.
- Read Review
10 weeks on the list
THE PIONEERS
by David McCullough
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
- Read Review
35 weeks on the list
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.
8 weeks on the list
UNFREEDOM OF THE PRESS
by Mark R. Levin
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.
Paperback Trade Fiction
8 weeks on the list
BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
by Lisa Wingate
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
Read Review45 weeks on the list
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ
by Heather Morris
A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.
Read Review10 weeks on the list
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
by Celeste Ng
An artist with a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
Read Review14 weeks on the list
THE OVERSTORY
by Richard Powers
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Nine people drawn to trees for different reasons fight for the last of the remaining acres of virgin forest.
4 weeks on the list
THE RECKONING
by John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
Paperback Nonfiction
12 weeks on the list
THE MUELLER REPORT
with related materials by The Washington Post
Redacted findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by the president.
22 weeks on the list
BORN A CRIME
by Trevor Noah
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”
61 weeks on the list
SAPIENS
by Yuval Noah Harari
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
53 weeks on the list
WHITE FRAGILITY
by Robin DiAngelo
Historical and cultural analyses on what causes defensive moves by white people and how this inhibits cross-racial dialogue.
Read Review282 weeks on the list
OUTLIERS
by Malcolm Gladwell
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous
135 weeks on the list
THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK
by Mark Manson
66 weeks on the list
GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE
by Rachel Hollis
19 weeks on the list
GIRL, STOP APOLOGIZING
by Rachel Hollis
25 weeks on the list
DARE TO LEAD
by Brené Brown
180 weeks on the list
YOU ARE A BADASS
by Jen Sincero
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Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
14 weeks on the list
DIARY OF AN AWESOME FRIENDLY KID
by Jeff Kinney
Greg’s best friend Rowley Jefferson writes his own diary.
205 weeks on the list
WONDER
by R.J. Palacio
A boy with a facial deformity starts school.
6 weeks on the list
POPULARMMOS PRESENTS ENTER THE MINE
by Pat and Jen from PopularMMOs. Illustrated by Dani Jones
Pat and Jen face a villain while trapped in an ore mine.
63 weeks on the list
REFUGEE
by Alan Gratz
Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven.
Read Review74 weeks on the list
WISHTREE
by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso
Red, an oak tree on which people leave their wishes, is threatened to be cut down after more than 200 years.
Children’s Picture Books
2 weeks on the list
THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL!
by Mo Willems
Pigeon deals with the anxieties of going to school for the first time.
2 weeks on the list
MOON'S FIRST FRIENDS
by Susanna Leonard Hill. Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
The Apollo 11 moon landing from the Moon's perspective.
193 weeks on the list
THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE
by Emily Winfield Martin
A celebration of future possibilities.
280 weeks on the list
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS
by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
What to serve your dragon-guests.
58 weeks on the list
WAITING IS NOT EASY!
by Mo Willems
Impatient Gerald has to wait for Piggie’s promised surprise.
Children’s Series
98 weeks on the list
DOG MAN
by Dav Pilkey
A dog’s head is combined with a policeman’s body to create this hybrid supercop hound.
539 weeks on the list
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney
The travails and challenges of adolescence.
538 weeks on the list
HARRY POTTER
by J.K. Rowling
A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil.
Read Review179 weeks on the list
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
Boys and their principal fight evil.
39 weeks on the list
THE BAD GUYS
by Aaron Blabey
Tough animals in suits take on some real villains.
Young Adult Hardcover
124 weeks on the list
THE HATE U GIVE
by Angie Thomas
A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend.
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WILDER GIRLS
by Rory Power
A disease known as the "Tox" keeps the Raxter School for Girls under quarantine.
32 weeks on the list
FIVE FEET APART
by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis
Stella and Will are in love, but they can't get within five feet of each other.
6 weeks on the list
GHOSTS OF THE SHADOW MARKET
by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Kelly Link and Robin Wasserman
A companion to the Mortal Instruments, the Infernal Devices and the Dark Artifices series.
6 weeks on the list
THE REST OF THE STORY
by Sarah Dessen
Emma Saylor falls in love when she spends the summer with her deceased mother's family.
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