E and P COMBINED FICTION
1. KINGDOM OF THE BLIND, by Louise Penny. (Minotaur)
While on suspension, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is made an executor of a stranger’s will and tries to keep a deadly narcotic off Montreal’s streets.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. EVERY BREATH, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central)
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
3. THE RECKONING, by John Grisham. (Doubleday)
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
4. THE GREAT ALONE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s)
A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
5. TARGET: ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown)
Alex Cross returns for the 26th book in the series bearing his name.
THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. FIRE AND BLOOD, by George R.R. Martin. (Bantam)
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.
THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
7. PAST TENSE, by Lee Child. (Delacorte)
Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
8. TOM CLANCY: OATH OF OFFICE, by Marc Cameron. (Putnam)
President Jack Ryan must contain the fallout of a flu epidemic, an undermining senator and two hijacked Russian nuclear missiles.
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. LONG ROAD TO MERCY, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central Publishing)
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.
THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
10. LOOK ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE, by Janet Evanovich. (Putnam)
The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. When several managers of a deli in Trenton, New Jersey, disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
11. NINE PERFECT STRANGERS, by Liane Moriarty. (Flatiron)
A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
12. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. (Putnam)
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
13. DARK SACRED NIGHT, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown)
Detective Renée Ballard teams up with retired detective Harry Bosch, who is working on a cold case.
THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
14. SOMEONE TO TRUST, by Mary Balogh. (Berkley)
The widowed Lady Overfield falls for the younger Lord Hodges during a white Christmas at Brambledean Court.
THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. ELEVATION, by Stephen King. (Scribner)
A man who is losing weight without getting thinner forms an unlikely alliance with his neighbors who are dealing with prejudices.
THIS WEEK: 15
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
E and P COMBINED NONFICTION
1. BECOMING, by Michelle Obama. (Crown)
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.
THIS WEEK: 1
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
2. EDUCATED, by Tara Westover. (Random House)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
THIS WEEK: 2
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 41
3. KILLING THE SS, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt)
A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.
THIS WEEK: 3
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
4. SHADE, by Pete Souza. (Little, Brown)
The former White House photographer juxtaposes pictures of former President Barack Obama with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.
THIS WEEK: 4
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
5. HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins)
A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.
THIS WEEK: 5
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 86
6. SAPIENS, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper)
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
THIS WEEK: 6
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 49
7. SHIP OF FOOLS, by Tucker Carlson. (Free Press)
The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
THIS WEEK: 7
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
8. BEASTIE BOYS BOOK, by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz. (Spiegel & Grau)
The story of the New York band who went from performing hardcore punk music to hip-hop stardom.
THIS WEEK: 8
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
9. LEADERSHIP, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster)
The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.
THIS WEEK: 9
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
10. FEAR, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster)
Based on hours of interviews with sources, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.
THIS WEEK: 10
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
11. TRUMP’S ENEMIES, by Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie. (Center Street)
The authors of “Let Trump Be Trump” give their perspectives on the president’s foes.
THIS WEEK: 11
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton)
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe.
THIS WEEK: 12
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 65
13. BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS, by Stephen Hawking. (Bantam)
A collection of essays from the late scientist’s personal archive that address 10 imponderables.
THIS WEEK: 13
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
14. THE LIBRARY BOOK, by Susan Orlean. (Simon & Schuster)
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
THIS WEEK: 14
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
15. JUST MERCY, by Bryan Stevenson. (Spiegel & Grau)
A law professor and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
THIS WEEK: 15
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.