Fiction

1. 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.
2. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE
   V. E. Schwab
   A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.
3. THE RETURN
   Nicholas Sparks
   A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
4. READY PLAYER TWO
   Ernest Cline
   In a sequel to “Ready Player One,” Wade Watts discovers a technological advancement and goes on a new quest.
5. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
   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.
6. A TIME FOR MERCY
   John Grisham
   The third book in the Jake Brigance series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.
7. THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE
   Marie Benedict
   What might have happened during the 11 days in which a rising mystery author went missing in 1926.
8. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY
   Matt Haig
   Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
9. DEADLY CROSS
   James Patterson
   The 28th book in the Alex Cross series. An investigation of a double homicide sends Alex Cross to Alabama.

NonFiction

1. A PROMISED LAND
   Barack Obama
   In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.
2. GREENLIGHTS
   Matthew McConaughey
   The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
3. UNTAMED
   Glennon Doyle
   The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
4. CASTE
   Isabel Wilkerson
   The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
5. BECOMING
   Michelle Obama
   The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
6. WORLD OF WONDERS
   Aimee Nezhukumatathil
   In a collection of essays, the poet celebrates various aspects of the natural world and its inhabitants.
7. THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE
   Erik Larson
   An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.
8. BAG MAN
   Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz
   The MSNBC host gives an account of the 1973 investigation of then Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and its impact on politics and the media.
9. BREATH
   James Nestor
   A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.
10. HUMANS
    Brandon Stanton
    Photos and stories of people from over 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”

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Last updated: January 11, 2021