The New York Times List of Best Sellers for the week ending July 28, 2019:
FICTION
1. Where The Crawdads Sing
A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
Nora Roberts
Echoes of a violent childhood reverberate for Zane Bigelow when he starts a new kind of family in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
Elin Hilderbrand
The Levin family undergoes dramatic events with a son in Vietnam, a daughter in protests and dark secrets hiding beneath the surface.
4. City of Girls
An 89-year-old Vivian Morris looks back at the direction her life took when she entered the 1940s New York theater scene.
5. Backlash – A Thriller
Cut off from any support, Scot Harvath fights to get his revenge.
6. Knife
After Rakel kicks him out, Harry Hole begins anew with the Oslo police cold case office to investigate a serial rapist and killer from his past.
7. The Chain
Rachel Klein is ensnared in a pay-it-forward criminal enterprise involving ransoms and kidnapping.
8. Lost and Found
A photographer embarks on a road trip to reconnect with three men she might have married.
In a seaside town in Maine, a former Major League pitcher and a grieving widow assess their pasts.
10. Mrs. Everything
The story of two sisters, Jo and Bethie Kaufman, and their life experiences as the world around them changes drastically from the 1950s.
11. Unsolved
A string of seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths confound F.B.I. agent Emmy Dockery.
In 1941, a society magazine writer turns up unsavory dealings when she investigates the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in the Bahamas.
Little Dog writes a letter to a mother who cannot read, revealing a family history.
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
Three close co-workers file a sexual harassment lawsuit against a top C.E.O. candidate at an athletic apparel brand in Dallas.
NON-FICTION
1. Educated
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
2. Three Women
Lisa Taddeo
The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.
3. The Pioneers
David McCullough
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
5. Unfreedom of the Press
Mark Levin
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.
6. Justice on Trial
Mollie Hemingway; Carrie Severino
The conservative authors give their take on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Steven M. Gillion
A historian describes John F. Kennedy Jr. through the lens of their decades-long friendship.
Jon Meacham; Tim McGraw
Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw explore how America was shaped by music.
9. The Second Mountain
David Brooks
A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life.
Rick Atkinson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.
11. Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern
The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.
12. The Sixth Man
Andre Iguodala
A memoir by the professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and 2012 NBA All-Star.
13. Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
Daniel R. Day; Mikael Awake
A memoir by the creator of 1980s high-end streetwear and owner of an eponymous boutique.
14. Alone at Dawn
Dan Schilling; Lori Longfritz
An account of the actions taken by Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman in Afghanistan that earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Joy-Ann Reid
The MSNBC host gives her analysis of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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