Fiction

1. ONLY THE DEAD
   Jack Carr
   The sixth book in the Terminal List series. The killing of a freshman congressman reverberates for decades and James Reece faces a global conspiracy.
2. HAPPY PLACE
   Emily Henry
   A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
3. FOURTH WING
   Rebecca Yarros
   Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
4. LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
   Bonnie Garmus
   A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
5. YELLOWFACE
   R.F. Kuang
   June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu’s just-finished masterpiece after Liu’s sudden death.
6. DEMON COPPERHEAD
   Barbara Kingsolver
   A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
7. THE 23RD MIDNIGHT
   James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
   The 23rd book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
8. QUEEN CHARLOTTE
   Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes
   Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz weds King George III and contends with the politics of the court.
9. SIMPLY LIES
   David Baldacci
   A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
10. THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT
    Christina Lauren
    A successful romance novelist stars as the romantic lead in a reality TV show.

Nonfiction

1. THE WAGER
   David Grann
   The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
2. OUTLIVE
   Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
   A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
3. SPARE
   Prince Harry
   The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
4. THE DADDY DIARIES
   Andy Cohen
   The host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” juggles fatherhood and his career.
5. I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED
   Jennette McCurdy
   The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
6. THE LIGHT WE CARRY
   Michelle Obama
   The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
7. KING: A LIFE
   Jonathan Eig
   A biography of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., which includes new archival material and reflections from some who worked, lived and fought with him.
8. LOOK FOR ME THERE
   Luke Russert
   The Emmy Award–winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way.
9. THE SHADOW DOCKET
   Stephen Vladeck
   The legal scholar examines the Supreme Court’s authority to issue emergency rulings and the potential consequences of doing so.
10. POVERTY, BY AMERICA
    Matthew Desmond
    The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor.

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Last updated: May 30, 2023