Fiction

1. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
   Delia Owens
   A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
2. NEAR DARK
   Brad Thor
   The 19th book in the Scot Harvath series. With a bounty on his head, Harvath makes an alliance with a Norwegian intelligence operative.
3. THE ORDER
   Daniel Silva
   The 20th book in the Gabriel Allon series. The art restorer and spy cuts his family’s vacation short to investigate whether Pope Paul VII was murdered.
4. THE VANISHING HALF
   Brit Bennett
   The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity, but their fates intertwine.
5. 28 SUMMERS
   Elin Hilderbrand
   A relationship that started in 1993 between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light while she is on her deathbed and his wife runs for president.
6. THE GUEST LIST
   Lucy Foley
   A wedding between a TV star and a magazine publisher on an island off the coast of Ireland turns deadly.
7. AXIOM'S END
   Lindsay Ellis
   Cora Sabino finds herself caught between her estranged whistle-blower father and the extraterrestrials who have been living here for decades.
8. CAMINO WINDS
   John Grisham
   The line between fact and fiction becomes blurred when an author of thrillers is found dead after a hurricane hits Camino Island.
9. PEACE TALKS
   Jim Butcher
   The 16th book in the Dresden Files series. Chicago's only professional wizard tries to keep the peace during a summit of the Supernatural nations of the world.
10. AMERICAN DIRT
    Jeanine Cummins
    A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

NonFiction

1. TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH
   Mary L. Trump
   The clinical psychologist gives her assessment of events and patterns inside her family and how they shaped President Trump.
2. THE ANSWER IS...
   Alex Trebek
   Who is the Canadian-American who got his break on American TV by hosting the game show “The Wizard of Odds” and whose pronunciation of the word “genre” has been shared widely on social media?
3. HOW TO DESTROY AMERICA IN THREE EASY STEPS
   Ben Shapiro
   The conservative commentator describes what he perceives as threats to American history, ideals and culture.
4. HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
   Ibram X. Kendi
   A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.
5. THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED
   John Bolton
   The former national security advisor gives his account of the 17 months he spent working for President Trump.
6. UNTAMED
   Glennon Doyle
   The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
7. BEGIN AGAIN
   Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
   An appraisal of the life and work of James Baldwin and their meaning in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement and the Trump presidency.
8. BREATH
   James Nestor
   A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.
9. BECOMING
   Michelle Obama
   The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
10. EDUCATED
    Tara Westover
    The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

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Last updated: August 3, 2020