


Bestsellers

Hardcover Fiction

Place Weeks
on List
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A family discovers it is in peril after the father, a returning Vietnam War POW, moves them to Alaska.
(St. Martin's: $28.99)
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2
A new family and an adoption upend a quiet Cleveland suburb.
(Penguin Press: $27)
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3
In this Oprah Book Club 2.0 pick, a marriage is put to the test after the husband is wrongly imprisoned.
(Algonquin: $26.95)
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A story about relationships and power moves between a famous writer, a young editor and a detained Iraqi-American.
(Simon & Schuster: $26)
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5
Four siblings grapple with life after learning the dates of their demise from a psychic.
(Putnam: $26)
10
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Women's bodies become deadly weapons in this dystopian novel, the 2017 Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction.
(Little, Brown: $26)
10
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The Winner of the Man Booker Prize explores complex relationships between fathers and sons spanning seven decades in England.
(Knopf: $28.95)
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An Army Sergeant artist presumed dead is still alive and on the run.
(Grand Central: $28)
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A twisted tale with Hitchcockian undertones features a Manhattan recluse who spends her days spying on neighbors.
(Morrow: $26.99)
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In 1922, a Russian count is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel for the rest of his life.
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The playwrite’s first novel in 20 years hearkens back to prohibition era mobsters and newspapermen.
(Custom House: $26.99)
3
12
A portrait of a diverse Mexican-American family gathered in San Diego to honor its patriarch.
(Little, Brown: $27)
2
13
One of two missing victims of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer appears while his sister is alive and being held by the Sandman.
(Knopf: $27.95)
1
14
Can the Heffley family survive a tropical holiday vacation.
(Amulet: $13.95)
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15
A 16-year-old girl witnesses the police shooting of her childhood friend.
(Balzer + Bray: $17.99)
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A woman and her two children journey through the south to pick up their father from prison.
(Scribner: $26)
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A trip through the Hogwarts curriculum from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
(Arthur A. Levine: $19.99)
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18
A detective takes a risky assignment in a remote town in order to clear her brother's murder convictions.
(Little, Brown: $28)
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19
The ruthless First Order threatens the galaxy’s freedom in this adaptation of Star Wars:The Last Jedi
(Del Rey: $28.99)
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Hardcover Nonfiction

Place Weeks
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The journalist shares bits of wisdom and inspiration on living a meaningful life.
(Pamela Dorman Books: $20)
3
2
Michael Isikoff & David Corn
Behind the investigation of President Trump's campaign's ties to Russia.
(Twelve: $30)
1
3
A new guide to getting what you want in life and business by stop making excuses.
(Portfolio: $26)
1
4
How not being positive all the time will make us become happier people.
(HarperOne: $24.99)
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5
How to power of affirmation brings out the best in others.
(Wiley: $25)
1
6
The years-long search for The Golden State Killer by the late wife of actor Patton Oswalt.
(Harper: $27.99)
3
7
A case for reason, science, progress and fact-based argument in order to revive values of enlightenment.
(Viking: $35)
5
8
A journalists’ inside account of the dysfunctional first year of the Trump White House.
11
9
A hard-line, self-help manual of self-reliance and good behavior.
(Random House: $25.95)
4
10
A young woman raised without schooling by survivalists parents describes her path to Cambridge University
(Random House: $28)
4
11
The award-winning biographer, known for profiling geniuses, turns his attention to da Vinci.
(Simon & Schuster: $35)
21
12
A manifesto on why we must reverse the deterioration of the common good in order to save America's soul.
(Knopf: $22.95)
3
13
The White House photographer for President Obama shares his images and stories from behind-the-scenes.
(Little, Brown: $50)
12
14
An easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces that govern it.
(Norton: $18.95)
45
15
The Yale Law School graduate's account of growing up poor in a white working class neighborhood.
73
16
The dramatic shakeup of Hollywood studios and what the future holds for the movie business.
(Eamon Dolan: $27)
3
17
The Jesuit priest shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion.
(S&S: $26)
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18
The rise of Nazism in 1930s Los Angeles and the Jewish leaders and spies who stopped it.
(Bloomsbury: $30)
10
19
A collection of personal essays from the comedian, actress and foster child from South Central Los Angeles.
(Gallery Press: $26)
9
20
A manifesto tracing the origins of misogyny to its ancient roots.
(Liveright: $15.95)
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