Hardcover fiction
1. Vigil by George Saunders (Random House: $28) A spirit guide must shepherd the soul of a dying, unrepentant oil tycoon into the afterlife as he confronts his legacy of corporate greed all while supernatural visitors demand a reckoning.
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past.
3. Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (Ballantine Books: $30) A teenager embarks on a secret relationship with her teacher.
4. Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman (Ace: $32) A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it.
5. Heart the Lover by Lily King (Grove Press: $28) A woman reflects on a youthful love triangle and its consequences.
6. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Flatiron Books: $29) As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman.
7. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai (Hogarth: $32) The fates of two young people intersect and diverge across continents and years.
8. Flesh by David Szalay (Scribner: $29) A man’s life veers off course due to a series of unforeseen circumstances.
9. My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books: $30) The bond between teenagers 25 years earlier has a powerful effect on a budding artist.
10. This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman (The Dial Press: $29) A portrait of an American family growing up and growing old.
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Hardcover nonfiction
1. Strangers by Belle Burden (The Dial Press: $30) A woman explores her marriage, its end and the man she thought she knew.
2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can’t control.
3. Firestorm by Jacob Soboroff (Mariner Books: $30) An account of the Palisades fire from a journalist who reported on the ground as his hometown was destroyed.
4. The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer (Celadon Books: $32) How three young visionaries — Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg — revolutionized American cinema.
5. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) Reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its values.
6. Lessons From Cats for Surviving Fascism by Stewart Reynolds (Grand Central Publishing: $13) A guide to channeling feline wisdom in the face of authoritarian nonsense.
7. Bread of Angels by Patti Smith (Random House: $30) A new memoir from the legendary writer and artist.
8. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer on how to be a creative person.
9. A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst (Riverhead Books: $28) The true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea.
10. Something From Nothing by Alison Roman (Clarkson Potter: $38) More than 100 recipes that make the most of a well-stocked pantry.
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Paperback fiction
1. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Carina Press: $19)
2. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Atria Books: $20)
3. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $22)
4. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Ace: $20)
5. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Penguin Books: $18)
6. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Vintage: $19)
7. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17)
8. Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (Riverhead Books: $19)
9. The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Gallery Books: $19)
10. The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Carina Press: $19)
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Paperback nonfiction
1. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster: $20)
2. All About Love by bell hooks (William Morrow Paperbacks: $17)
3. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $24)
4. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $14)
5. Breath by James Nestor (Riverhead Books: $20)
6. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21)
7. The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell (Atria/One Signal Publishers: $19)
8. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel (Harriman House: $20)
9. Fight Oligarchy by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Crown: $15)
10. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
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